▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁( 9 0 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁ML B ▁draft . ▁He ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁R ays ▁for ▁$ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Coast ▁R ays , ▁pitch ing ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 - 2 ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 7 0 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁games ▁( n ine ▁starts ). ▁ ▁Franklin ▁spent ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁with ▁the ▁Hudson ▁Valley ▁Ren eg ades , ▁going ▁ 4 - 2 ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 2 1 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ 1 3 ▁starts , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁with ▁the ▁Bow ling ▁Green ▁Hot ▁Rod s ▁where ▁he ▁went ▁ 6 - 5 ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 . 6 2 ▁E RA ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 . 3 2 ▁WH IP ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁games ▁( 1 5 ▁starts ). ▁Franklin ▁missed ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁injury . ▁ ▁Tr istan ▁Gray ▁ ▁Tr istan ▁Col by ▁Gray ▁( born ▁March ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁professional ▁baseball ▁second ▁bas eman ▁in ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays ▁organization . ▁ ▁Gray ▁graduated ▁from ▁El kins ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Missouri ▁City , ▁Texas ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁As ▁a ▁senior