the team. The Rays received the 31st pick in 2010 as compensation. Key Picks See also Tampa Bay Rays minor league players Footnotes Through the 2012 draft, free agents were evaluated by the Elias Sports Bureau and rated "Type A", "Type B", or not compensation-eligible. If a team offered arbitration to a player but that player refused and subsequently signed with another team, the original team was able to receive additional draft picks. If a "Type A" free agent left in this way, his previous team received a supplemental pick and a compensatory pick from the team with which he signed. If a "Type B" free agent left in this way, his previous team received only a supplemental pick. Since the 2013 draft, free agents are no longer classified by type; instead, compensatory picks are only awarded if the team offered its free agent a contract worth at least the average of the 125 current richest MLB contracts. However, if the free agent's last team acquired the player in a trade during the last year of his contract, it is ineligible to receive compensatory picks for that player. The Rays lost their first-round pick in 1998 to the San Francisco Giants as compensation for signing free agent Roberto Hernández. Now known by his birth name of Melvin Upton Jr. The Rays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 2010 as compensation for not signing first-round draft pick LeVon Washington. The Rays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2010 as for losing free agent Gregg Zaun. The Rays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 2011 from the Boston Red Sox for losing free agent Carl Crawford. The Rays gained a compensatory first-round pick in 2011 from the New York Yankees for losing free agent Rafael Soriano. The Rays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2010 for losing free agent Rafael Soriano. The Rays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2010 for losing free agent Carl Crawford. The Rays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2010 for losing free agent Grant Balfour The Rays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2010 for losing free agent Brad Hawpe. The Rays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2010 for losing free agent Joaquín Benoit. The Rays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2010 for losing free agent Randy Choate. The Rays gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2010 for losing free agent Chad Qualls. The