As a freshman at Cal State Fullerton in 2016,Cardenas appeared in 44 games,batting .233 with three home runs and 28 RBIs,and played in only 16 games in 2017 due to a back injury.[9] In 2018,his junior year,he hit .292/.355/.432 with four home runs,38 RBIs,and 12 stolen bases over sixty games. Following the season's end,he was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[10]
On July 28,2019,Cardenas and international signing period slot money were traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Christian Arroyo and Hunter Wood.[13] He was the assigned to the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the Class A Midwest League. Over 114 games between Lake County and Bowling Green,he slashed .271/.338/.450 with 13 home runs and seventy RBIs.[14] He returned to Bowling Green,now members of the High-A East,to begin the 2021 season before he was promoted to the Montgomery Biscuits of the Double-A South in mid-June.[15] He was named the Double-A South Player of the Month for July after batting .340 with eight home runs and 22 RBIs with 11 multi-hit games.[16] Over 105 games for the 2021 season between Bowling Green and Montgomery,Cardenas slashed .292/.333/.523 with 25 home runs and 78 RBIs.[17] He was assigned to the Durham Bulls of the Triple-AInternational League for the 2022 season.[18] Over 82 games with Durham,he batted .208 with 16 home runs and 41 RBIs.[19] For the 2023 season,he returned to Durham.[20] Over 132 games,Cardenas hit .269 with 22 home runs and 82 RBIs.[21]
Cermak played college baseball at Illinois State for three seasons. He slashed .208/.296/.396 with three doubles,two home runs,and seven RBIs in 13 games during his true freshman season before it was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cermak was named first-team Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) after batting .284 with 11 home runs and 40 RBIs.[23] As a junior,he repeated as a first-team All-MVC selection after hitting .340 with 19 home runs.[24]
Cermak was selected in the Competitive Balance section of the second round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[25] He signed with the Rays on July 21,2022,and received a $750,000 signing bonus.[26] Cermak was assigned to the Florida Complex League Rays after signing and batted .273 with two home runs and five RBIs in seven games.[27]
Curet signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent on July 2,2019. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[28]
On November 14,2023,the Rays added Curet to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[29] He was optioned to the Triple–A Durham Bulls to begin the 2024 season.[30]
Considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft,Goss was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays with the 36th overall pick in the Competitive Balance Round A.[36][37][38] He signed for $2.05 million and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Rays.[39] Over nine games (eight starts),he went 1–3 with a 5.82 ERA,striking out 16 over 17 innings.[40] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[41] Goss returned to the Gulf Coast Rays in 2021,pitching a total of 10+1⁄3 innings while recovering from a shoulder injury.[42][43] He was assigned to the Charleston RiverDogs for the 2022 season.[44] Over 25 starts, he went 4–5 with a 4.00 ERA and 101 strikeouts over 101+1⁄3 innings.[45]
Montgomery played college baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders for three seasons. He went 5–3 with a 3.82 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 63+2⁄3 innings pitched over 14 outings as a junior.[54]
As a freshman for LSU in 2021,Morgan played in 63 games and hit .357 with six home runs,42 RBIs,and 15 stolen bases.[60] He batted .324 with five home runs and 54 RBIs over 62 games as a sophomore in 2022,and spent that summer playing for the United States national baseball team.[61] As a junior in 2023,he played in 69 games and batted .316 with nine home runs and 53 RBIs,helping lead LSU to win the 2023 Men's College World Series.[62] After the season,Morgan was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the third round with the 88th overall pick of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[63][64] He signed with the team for $783,800.[65][66]
Morgan made his professional debut with the Florida Complex League Rays and was quickly promoted to the Charleston RiverDogs. Over 14 games between the two teams,he hit .396 with one home run and six RBIs.[67]
Rock played college baseball for the Ohio Bobcats. He pitched in 16 games with 11 starts as a freshman and went 2–4 with a 5.19 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 59 innings pitched.[82] In 2019,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[83] In 2020,Rock was declared academically ineligible as a sophomore and redshirted the season.[84] He started 14 games as a redshirt sophomore and pitched to an 8–3 record with a 2.33 ERA and 117 strikeouts.[85]
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