Michael A. Mahtook

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 30, 1989 in Lafayette, Louisiana, US
High School: St. Thomas More HS (Lafayette, LA)
School: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)

Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 39th round of the 2008 from St. Thomas More HS (Lafayette, LA) and the Tampa Bay Rays in the 1st round (31st) of the 2011 from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA).

• 5/16 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Tim Beckham Has Huge Day in Bulls Victory: When one is considered a draft disappointment due to the players taken behind him, it can be hard to overcome that distinction....
• 5/15 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Leslie Anderson Hits Towering Home Run As Bulls Win: One of the knocks about Leslie Anderson during his time in the Rays system has been his lack of power. Last night, he clubbed...
• 5/12 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Ryan Carpenter Goes 7 Strong, Drew Vettleson Homers as Charlotte Wins: The past two days have seen Rays starting pitchers rack up some crazy strikeout numbers. But as Alex Cobb showed by lasting just...
• 5/11 Mets360.com: Could the Mets be the Rays of the future?: One look at the Rays’ farm system and it’s enough to make anyone jealous: Wil Myers – Ranked 4th Overall Taylor Guerreri...
• 5/4 Blog Red Machine: Raising Reds: Winless Edition: Louisville Bats Bats Lose in Extras Looked like a “W” was headed the way of the Bats heading into the home half of...
• 5/4 Rays Colored Glasses: The UnderCards: Mikie Mahtook Plays Key Role in Biscuits’ Victory: It was a rough night for the farm teams, as they went 1-4 overall, including being swept in a doubleheader. Fortunately, the great...
• 5/3 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Matt Buschmann Dominates Pensacola in Victory: Some days, everything seems to go your way, no matter what else is happening around you. Despite the struggles for the rest of...
• 5/2 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: 9th Inning Rally Not Enough for Hot Rods as They Fall in 10 Innings: Is it good for the wellbeing of a team to finish a game by having a rally fall short? Does it build momentum for the next frustration,...

• 4/30 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Taylor Guerrieri Sharp, Andrew Toles Wins It in 11 as Hot Rods Beat Peoria: In advance of the Rays taking on James Shields on Tuesday, the Durham Bulls faced fellow ex-Ray Wil Rhymes on Monday. Fine, that...
• 4/29 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Todd Glaesmann Has 3 Hits and 5 RBI, But Biscuits Lose in Slugfest: Sunday was a rarity in the Rays organization: in all four minor league games, plus the Rays game, the Rays affiliate won or lost...
• 4/28 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Merrill Kelly, Felipe Rivero Dominant in Shutout Outings: Especially for prospects in the minor leagues, stats certainly don’t mean everything. Seeing a pitcher’s stats tells...
• 4/23 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Tyler Goeddel, Hot Rods Support Taylor Guerrieri With 10 Runs: Of course it takes a mediocre outing for Taylor Guerrieri to finally nail down his first win of the 2013 season. Maybe that’s...
• 4/22 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Patrick Leonard Drills Go-Ahead Single in 9th as Hot Rods Rally to Beat Dayton: In his first season in the Rays organization, Patrick Leonard has had himself a tough time. The only piece acquired in the Wil...
• 4/19 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Blake Snell Goes 5 Shutout Frames as Hot Rods 3-Hit Great Lakes: Amazingly the Rays weren’t the only team in their organization to lose by 4 runs in an extra inning. But it was far from...
• 4/17 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Jeff Ames Strikes Out 8 as Hot Rods 1-Hit Great Lakes: Tuesday saw pitching all across the spectrum in the Rays system from dominance to frustration and even a position player making...
• 4/16 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Wil Myers Delivers Go-Ahead Hit in 9th as Bulls Beat Knights: The Rays traded for Wil Myers because they know he can be that player who you want coming to the plate with 2 outs in the 9th...
• 4/13 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Leslie Anderson Continues Power Surge in Bulls Loss: Leslie Anderson had put together a solid showing in Spring Training, catching the eye of the coaching staff with his improved...
• 4/9 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: No Blown Calls Here, Just Dominant Pitching From Rays Prospects: As we all know by now, things were hectic in the Rays Republic and the entire baseball universe after the egregious blown call...
• 4/7 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Jesse Hahn, Jake Floethe Shine As Stone Crabs Take No-Hitter Into 9th: The past six years, teams across baseball have been envious of the Rays’ seemingly endless supply of quality young pitching...

• 3/25 MLB Dirt: 2013 Tampa Bay Rays Top 16 Prospects: The Tampa Bay Rays continue to contend and continue to replenish their loaded farm system. The recent trade of James Shields and...

• 2/26 Motor City Bengals: MLB Farm System Rankings: #4 Tampa Bay Rays: It’s that time of year again. Time to give this prospect junkie his fix. Last year, I did farm system rankings for all of baseball,...

• 12/29 Rays Colored Glasses: Examining the 2012 Charlotte Stone Crabs Part 4: No Rays affiliate is closer to Tropicana Field than the High-A Charlotte Stone Crabs. All their players know that if everything...

• 9/9 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Biscuits Throttled in SL Playoffs Game 3: The Rays system had just one minor league game on tap after the Renegades’ playoff game was rained out, and unfortunately...
• 9/8 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: David Price,Ultimate Standings, Prospects, Wade Davis, Tim Beckham: The big news for the Rays yesterday was that Price will miss his start today with some soreness in shoulder, although David Price...
• 9/7 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Hot Rods Eliminated From Postseason, Biscuits Lose Playoff Opener: There is so much variability in baseball. There are always different players thriving and struggling and no team is going to be...

• 8/31 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Hudson Valley Renegades Clinch First Playoff Birth Since 1999: It is always a pleasure to make the postseason. For the Hudson Valley Renegades, that hasn’t happened in quite a while....
• 8/29 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Bullpen Great, Dietrich Drives in 3 as Biscuits Come Back to Win: The Biscuits had lost 4 in a row from the Suns to fall out of first place in the Southern League’s South Division. But even...
• 8/28 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Matt Buschmann Tosses 1-Hitter for 8 Innings And Loses: They say that pitching wins ballgames. That’s mostly true, but unfortunately you need at least 1 run to win. Rays fans have...
• 8/24 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Rivero, Pitching Dominant as Hot Rods Walk Off in 13: It was one of those days in the Rays system where every game was either a satisfying win or a stunning loss. Unfortunately, Rays...
• 8/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Future Power Rankings, Rays’ Turnaround: The ESPN MLB Insider writers released an Future Power Rankings for all 30 MLB teams in an Insider-only piece. Buster Olney, Jim...
• 8/23 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Exciting Night (Everywhere But Charlotte): There’s always somebody left out of the party. Sometimes they try to go in twice and still can’t get in. Rays affiliates...
• 8/22 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: 5-1 Day Completely Overshadowed By Billy Hamilton: Pretty unbelievable. Rays affiliates had an incredible day, imitating the Rays with a 1.87 collective ERA on their way to a 5-1...
• 8/17 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Shaffer Homers, Pitching K’s 13 in ‘Gades Win: Slam a bunch of homers, and most of your problems will go away. As the Rays slammed 3 home runs the day after getting perfect-gamed...
• 8/11 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Minors Have Rough Night, Going 0-5:   Rains wrecked havoc upon the minor league slate tonight, causing the suspension of one game, and the postponement of another....
• 8/9 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Pitching Duels Highlight Minor League Action:   Two extra inning games highlighted the action Wednesday night, as the Rays minor league system engaged in multiple pitchers...
• 8/3 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards:Seventeen Inning Marathon Highlights Action:   The Princeton Rays and the **** Mariners played to a seventeen inning draw, highlighting a 5-1 night for the farm system....

• 7/29 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Archer, Bulls 4-Hit Norfolk as Rays Affiliates Go 7-0: Always great when everybody wins. Add in the Rays victory (although we had to stay up late on Saturday night to see it), and what...
• 7/26 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Marty Gantt Walk-off Single Wins It as Renegades Find Magic Again: It’s special to find a team on such a roll that no matter how a game starts, even if they’re getting blown out, they...
• 7/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Shaffer Debuts, Mahtook and Glaesmann Promoted, Kazmir Interviewed: Big moment for Rays 2012 first round pick Richie Shaffer on Monday as he made his professional debut, going 1 for 3. Shaffer’s...
• 7/10 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Ames, Snell, Cedeno Sharp as Pitching Rules Lower Levels: One thing you can count on: even during the All-Star Break, there is minor league baseball. And there will always be some thrillers...
• 7/8 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Bad News for Longoria, Rays Sign IFA Jose Castillo: Mixed emotions over the last few days for the Rays, with the bad outweighing the good right now. The results have not been good...
• 7/4 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Joyce, Lobaton, Rickard, Dukes, Minors Injuries: What’s so great about injuries in baseball is that they’re something we can all relate to- but I don’t think...
• 7/2 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Hot Rods Offense Explodes for 20: Nice to find the level of offense that even an utter pitching disaster turns into an easy win. Triple-A International League:...

• 6/21 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Taylor Guerrieri Impresses in Pro Debut: It’s your debut. The adrenaline is pumping, the pressure is mounting. But when you come through, there’s no better...
• 6/3 Bus League Baseball: Back-To-Back: How Teams Have Done With Consecutive Picks in the Draft: I was following along with the first round of Minor League Ball’s Community Mock Draft last weekend when I realized that the...

• 4/30 MLB Dirt: 2011 MLB Draft First Round Player Update: Part 2: The other day I posted part one of the article as I took a look at how the top fifteen picks in 2011’s MLB First Year Player...
• 4/22 Rays Colored Glasses: Minor League Review: Are the Rays Pushing Mikie Mahtook for a 2014 OF Spot?: Mikie Mahtook, the Rays’ second first round pick in the 2011 MLB … [visit site to read more]Minor League Review: Are...

• 3/8 MLB Dirt: 2012 Tampa Bay Rays Top 16 Prospects: Every year the Tampa Bay Rays appear to be in the top 5 of all farm systems and this year is no different. Armed with the best...

• 2/13 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: Vlad, Theo, Red Sox: One AL East player has avoided arbitration in designated hitter David Ortiz, and another is close in reliever Casey Janssen.  The...