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Wil Myers | Outfielder

Team: Tampa Bay Rays
Age / DOB:  (22) / 12/10/1990
Ht / Wt:  6'3' / 205
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
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Wil Myers (foot) played in the second game of Triple-A Durham's doubleheader on Saturday.
Myers was dealing with a bruised right foot that held him out of action Friday, but the injury obviously wasn't too serious. Myers is one of the top prospects in the game, and his MLB debut this season is more an issue of when than if. When he does arrive, he'll be a name to know. Apr 20 - 8:54 PM
Source: Joe Smith on Twitter

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Wil Myers - OF - Rays

Wil Myers (foot) said that he felt "great" on Friday and only remained out of the lineup at Triple-A Durham for precautionary reasons.

Myers, who suffered a bruise when he fouled a ball off his right foot during Thursday's game, hopes to return to the lineup on Saturday. The highly-touted prospect is hitting .304/.404/.391 with 11 RBI through his first 13 games at Triple-A and should find his way to the majors before long.
Source: Joe Smith on Twitter
Apr 19 - 7:25 PM
Wil Myers - OF - Rays

Rays prospect Wil Myers was pulled from a game Thursday at Triple-A Durham with a right foot contusion.

Myers fouled a ball off his right foot and is considered day-to-day. The 22-year-old outfielder entered Thursday's game batting .304/.404/.391 through 12 games.
Source: Buster Olney on Twitter
Apr 18 - 2:03 PM
Wil Myers - OF - Rays

Wil Myers has been sidelined recently due to a minor right wrist injury.

Myers, who was reassigned to minor league camp earlier this month, is expected to return to action soon. The top prospect will begin the year at Triple-A Durham.
Source: Joe Smith on Twitter
Mar 24 - 11:07 AM
Wil Myers - OF - Rays

Rays reassigned RF Wil Myers and RHPs Juan Sandoval, J.D. Martin and Will Inman to minor league camp.

Myers was never expected to make the Opening Day roster, and the Rays will likely stash him in the minors for a few months to keep him from gaining "Super 2" status. He has little left to prove at the Triple-A level after batting .304 with 24 homers and 79 RBI in 99 games last season. Sandoval, Martin, and Inman were in camp as non-roster invites.
Mar 16 - 1:11 PM
Wil Myers - OF - Rays

Wil Myers went 0-for-4 with a couple of strikeouts Friday versus the Phillies.

Myers isn't embarrassing himself by hitting .25 this spring, but with no homers, one RBI and 10 strikeouts in 34 at-bats, he also isn't making any sort of a push for a spot in Tampa Bay's outfield. Which might be for the best; the Rays have always intended to send him down in order to push back his free agency and arbitration clocks.
Mar 15 - 4:17 PM
Wil Myers - OF - Rays

Wil Myers had an RBI double Sunday as the Rays topped the Twins 10-7 in 10 innings.

Myers is almost surely Triple-A bound no matter how well he plays this spring; the Rays will want to push back his free agency until after 2019 and can do that by sending him down for a few weeks. Myers figures to make right field his own at some point, but it might not happen until June or July.
Feb 24 - 5:27 PM
Wil Myers - OF - Rays

Roger Mooney of the Tampa Tribune writes that Wil Myers "will most surely" begin next season at Triple-A Durham.

The Rays want to delay Myers' arbitration clock, and manager Joe Maddon also thinks it's better for young players to break into the majors with a season already in progress. "I've always felt that it should be easier for a young player to make the team season in progress as opposed to out of spring training," Maddon said. "When they make the team out of spring training expectations get raised even higher, and I think if you're really looking for a young man to apply pressure to himself it's then, when he makes it out of camp and Opening Day comes and all the stuff is being written and it's tough." While it looks like Myers will begin the year at Durham, he'll undoubtedly spend most of the season in Tampa.
Source: Tampa Tribune
Sun, Dec 23, 2012 10:11:00 AM
Wil Myers - OF - Rays

Rays acquired OF Wil Myers, RHP Jake Odorizzi, LHP Mike Montgomery and 3B Patrick Leonard from the Royals for RHPs James Shields and Wade Davis and a player to be named later.

Myers, 22, batted .314/.387/.600 with 37 homers and 109 RBI over 134 games in the Royals' minor league system last season and was recently named Baseball America's minor league player of the year. Arguably the best hitting prospect in the game, Myers projects to open 2013 with the Rays in a starting role and has the potential to add some much needed power to their lineup. It hurts to give up Shields and Davis, but Myers is quite a get.
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 11:43:00 PM
Wil Myers - OF - Rays

Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star believes that the Royals "won't hesitate" to trade Wil Myers for James Shields.

Not only that, but Dutton thinks it "probably would require more than Myers" to get Shields. It's clear that the Royals are dead set on adding a frontline starter, but they would be going overboard here. Dealing arguably the best hitting prospect in the game for two years of a very good but not elite starter wouldn't make much sense for any team, much less one that might not even contend in 2013.
Source: Bob Dutton on Twitter
Wed, Dec 5, 2012 10:42:00 PM
Wil Myers - OF - Rays

According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com, the Royals "may be at a critical stage" in a decision whether or not to trade top prospect Wil Myers for a starter.

Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star reported Tuesday that the Royals would not trade Myers for R.A. Dickey, but it appears they might be considering bartering him for someone else like James Shields. Shields probably makes a bit more sense than Dickey because he's younger and signed reasonably for the next two years, but it would be quite a risk to deal Myers for any short-term starter fix.
Source: Ken Rosenthal on Twitter
Wed, Dec 5, 2012 10:29:00 PM
Wil Myers - OF - Rays

ESPN New York's Adam Rubin reports that the Mets are pushing for Royals' prospect Wil Myers in trade talks for R.A. Dickey.

The Mets want a huge return for Dickey and this is just the latest example. The Royals would prefer to deal some lower-profile prospects, so unless they blink, the two clubs are unlikely to have a match. Myers, 21, batted .314/.387/.600 with 37 home runs and 109 RBI in 134 games this summer between Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha and is considered one of the top position prospects in the game.
Related: Mets, R.A. Dickey
Source: ESPN New York
Tue, Dec 4, 2012 12:52:00 PM
Wil Myers - OF - Rays

According to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman, Kansas City "isn't looking to trade" outfield prospect Wil Myers.

Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star reported earlier this week that Myers was being dangled in trade talks for a front-line starter. And that could still be the case, but the Royals certainly aren't pushing the 21-year-old slugger out the door. Myers batted .314/.387/.600 with 37 home runs and 109 RBI in 134 games this summer between Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha.
Source: CBS Sports
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 11:59:00 AM
Wil Myers - OF - Rays

Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star reports that the Royals have had discussions about trading top prospect Wil Myers for either James Shields or Jon Lester.

The Royals have already added Ervin Santana via trade this offseason from the Angels and recently signed Jeremy Guthrie to a three-year contract, but they want a true front-line starter and are apparently willing to deal one of the most promising young hitters in the game in order to acquire one. Myers, 21, batted .314/.387/.600 with 37 home runs and 109 RBI in 134 games this past season between the Double-A and Triple-A levels.
Related: Jon Lester, James Shields
Source: Kansas City Star
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 08:07:00 PM
Wil Myers - OF - Rays

According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, the Royals are shopping top prospect Wil Myers on the trade market in an attempt to upgrade their pitching staff.

After trading for Ervin Santana and re-signing Jeremy Guthrie, the Royals are now trying to land a frontline starter. Salvador Perez and Alcides Escobar are likely off-limits because of their team-friendly contracts, but pretty much anyone else is available in the right deal. Passan hears that the Royals have talked to the Rays, Diamondbacks, Mariners and Athletics. Myers, who hit .314/.387/.600 with 37 homers and 109 RBI across two minor league levels as a 21-year-old in 2012, could command an impressive return in a trade.
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Fri, Nov 23, 2012 10:03:00 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Jose Molina
2Jose Lobaton
1B1James Loney
2B1Kelly Johnson
2Sean Rodriguez
SS1Yunel Escobar
3B1Evan Longoria
LF1Matt Joyce
2Sam Fuld
CF1Desmond Jennings
RF1Ben Zobrist
DH1Luke Scott
2Ryan Roberts
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1David Price
2Jeremy Hellickson
3Matt Moore
4Alex Cobb
5Roberto Hernandez
6Jake Odorizzi
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Fernando Rodney
2Joel Peralta
3Kyle Farnsworth
4Jake McGee
5Cesar Ramos
6Jamey Wright
7Brandon Gomes
8Josh Lueke
9Jeff Niemann
10Juan Carlos Oviedo