Overview

• Rays shortstop Carson Williams reached MLB on August 22, flashing power and defense but carrying over steep swing-and-miss issues, including 12 strikeouts in his first 30 at-bats.
• Rays right-hander Brody Hopkins is now the club’s top-ranked pitching prospect after a sub-1.00 ERA in August and a 2.94 ERA with a 34.8% strikeout rate over 137 1/3 organizational innings.
• Tampa Bay’s July acquisition Forrest Whitley has stabilized at Triple-A Durham with a 2.38 ERA and an improved sub-9% walk rate across nine starts.
• Blue Jays ace prospect Trey Yesavage moved to Triple-A Buffalo on August 22 and has 156 strikeouts in 94 2/3 innings, with Pitcher List projecting an Opening Day rotation role next spring.
• Toronto right-hander Gage Stanifer earned a promotion to Double-A after a 2025 breakout featuring a 2.56 ERA, higher strikeout rates, and a sharply reduced walk rate.