
Rays' No. 2 Pick Grady Emerson Begins Pro Career at Single-A Charleston
Tampa Bay Rays top prospect Grady Emerson, the No. 2 overall draft pick, made his professional debut at Single-A Charleston on Wednesday night.

Tampa Bay Rays top prospect Grady Emerson, the No. 2 overall draft pick, made his professional debut at Single-A Charleston on Wednesday night.

Tampa Bay Rays assign 18-year-old shortstop Grady Emerson, the No. 2 overall draft pick who signed for $9.75 million, to Single-A Charleston.

Tampa Bay Rays president Erik Neander says no prospect is untouchable as the AL-leading club eyes upgrades before the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline.

Eighteen-year-old shortstop Grady Emerson signed a record-breaking $9.75 million deal with the Tampa Bay Rays and visited Tropicana Field.

Tampa Bay Rays sign shortstop Grady Emerson to a $9.75 million bonus, the highest Draft signing bonus ever for a high school player.

Tampa Bay selected top prospect Grady Emerson first overall and took four high schoolers in five picks, while Miami landed local star Jacob Lombard at No. 14.

Tampa Bay Rays draft top-ranked prospect Grady Emerson at No. 2, the franchise's highest pick since back-to-back No. 1 selections in 2007 and 2008.