Scouting Report

Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 40 | Run: 50 | Arm: 50 | Field: 50 | Overall: 40

No, Pitre never played hockey growing up. Yes, that’s unusual for a kid who grew up in a Montreal suburb. Instead, Pitre played soccer and baseball, with a particular fondness for hitting. He became well-known on the Canadian amateur circuit, playing travel ball that took him into the United States for the first time as a teenager, and he starred on Canadian provincial teams before playing for the National Junior Team. But Pitre was undersized, saying he weighed 130 pounds in high school, so even as Quebec’s top position player prospect in 2021, he needed time in college. He learned English in Ontario during the COVID pandemic and wound up attending Kentucky, sight unseen, where he played well enough to become a second-round pick in the 2024 Draft.

Pitre’s experience and polish prompted the Rays to send him straight to Single-A Charleston after he was drafted, and he slashed .299/.402/.403 with more walks (12) than strikeouts (11) in 21 games. His skills were as advertised: mature approach, excellent hand-eye coordination, great strike-zone awareness and contact to all fields with playable power despite a flat swing that will likely limit his home-run output. He got away from some of that when he moved to High-A last year, perhaps attempting to sell out for more power, and his performance slipped in the early going. He rediscovered a more gap-to-gap, contact-oriented mentality and wound up having a solid season at the plate, with a 122 wRC+ in 118 games.

Pitre has solid speed, and he used it aggressively in college and in his pro debut. He only stole 14 bases while being caught six times in 2025, limiting his overall impact, but he’s been much more efficient on the basepaths early in ‘26. Before his trade to the Mets in August as part of the Freddy Peralta deal, he was one of the most technically sound infielders in Tampa Bay’s system, with good pre-pitch preparation, strong footwork and efficient angles on grounders, although he needs to be more consistent nailing down the routine plays. He saw some time at shortstop in 2025 and third in ‘26 but has been primarily locked in at second base.

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 55 | Arm: 50 | Field: 55 | Overall: 40

Growing up in a suburb of Montreal, Pitre admitted he was “kind of an outlier” in one sense: He never played hockey. The Quebec native preferred soccer and, of course, baseball. Specifically, he loved hitting. He played travel ball as a teenager, his first time playing in the United States, and starred on Canadian provincial teams before playing for the National Junior Team. That made him Quebec’s top position player prospect in 2021, but the undersized infielder -- he said he weighed 130 pounds in high school -- needed an opportunity to grow in college. He learned English in Ontario during the pandemic and wound up playing at Kentucky, despite having never visited the campus, where he eventually turned into the Rays’ second-round pick in the 2024 Draft.

Pitre went straight to Single-A Charleston to make his professional debut, and he was as advertised there. He has a mature approach, excellent hand-eye coordination and a lot of strikezone awareness. All that allows him to make contact to all fields, and his surprising strength gives him playable power at the plate even though his flat left-handed swing might top out at 10 homers per season in the professional ranks.

Pitre is a solid runner and uses his speed aggressively on the bases, like when he swiped 26 bags for Kentucky in his final season there or when he stole seven down the stretch for Charleston. He is regarded as a quality defensive second baseman, and he showed enough range in the Rays early looks that he could get some time at shortstop this year. His arm strength will likely limit his overall effectiveness if he winds up in a utility role, but he has the defensive ability and offensive profile to hold down a job at second base.

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 30 | Run: 55 | Arm: 50 | Field: 55 | Overall: 40

Pitre starred on Canadian provincial teams and played for the national junior team, ranking as Quebec's best position player prospect in 2021 before heading to college at Kentucky. He played sparingly as a freshman before becoming a catalyst for the Wildcats the past two seasons. One of the better second-base prospects available in this year’s Draft, he went to the Rays in the second round -- above many projections -- and signed for $1,522,700.

Pitre has a mature approach, working deep counts and concentrating on making all-fields contact so he can get on base. He pulled more pitches and produced solid exit velocities in 2024, but he still had a flat left-handed swing that generated a lot of grounders and cuts into his power production. He struggled with wood bats in the Cape Cod League and may top out at 10 homers per season in pro ball.

A solid runner, Pitre is an aggressive basestealer. He has good infield actions and covers a lot of ground at second base, where he's a quality defender. His fringy-to-average arm strength will limit his effectiveness at shortstop and third base if he winds up in a utility role.

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Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 30 | Run: 55 | Arm: 50 | Field: 55 | Overall: 40

Pitre starred on Canadian provincial teams and played for the national junior team, ranking as Quebec's best position player prospect in 2021 before heading to college at Kentucky. He played sparingly as a freshman before becoming a catalyst for the Wildcats the past two seasons. One of the better second-base prospects available, he could fit into the first five rounds.

Pitre has a mature approach, working deep counts and concentrating on making all-fields contact so he can get on base. He's pulling more pitches and producing solid exit velocities in 2024, but he still has a flat left-handed swing that generates a lot of grounders and cuts into his power production. He struggled with wood bats in the Cape Cod League and may top out at 10 homers per season in pro ball.

A solid runner, Pitre is an aggressive basestealer. He has good infield actions and covers a lot of ground at second base, where he's a quality defender. His fringy-to-average arm strength will limit his effectiveness at shortstop and third base if he winds up in a utility role.

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	08/18/2026	SS Émilien Pitre assigned to Syracuse Mets from Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
	08/04/2026	Binghamton Rumble Ponies activated SS Émilien Pitre.
	08/02/2026	New York Mets traded RHP Freddy Peralta to Tampa Bay Rays for RHP Gary Gill Hill, OF Aidan Smith and SS Émilien Pitre.
	08/02/2026	SS Émilien Pitre assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
	06/11/2026	2B Émilien Pitre assigned to Montgomery Biscuits from Bowling Green Hot Rods.
	06/11/2026	Montgomery Biscuits activated 2B Émilien Pitre.
	06/11/2026	Montgomery Biscuits activated SS Émilien Pitre.
	03/05/2026	SS Émilien Pitre assigned to Tampa Bay Rays Prospects.
	02/25/2026	SS Émilien Pitre assigned to Tampa Bay Rays.
	03/06/2025	activated SS Émilien Pitre.
	03/06/2025	SS Émilien Pitre assigned to Tampa Bay Rays.
	09/15/2024	SS Émilien Pitre assigned to Bowling Green Hot Rods from Charleston RiverDogs.
	08/10/2024	2B Émilien Pitre assigned to Charleston RiverDogs.
	07/22/2024	Tampa Bay Rays signed 2B Émilien Pitre.
	06/16/2024	College Workout activated SS Émilien Pitre.
	02/22/2024	SS Emilien Pitre assigned to College Workout.
	06/08/2023	SS Emilien Pitre assigned to College Workout.
	03/11/2020	SS Emilien Pitre assigned to Canada Jr. Team.
	09/21/2019	3B Emilien Pitre assigned to Team Roberto Alomar.
	09/04/2019	SS Emilien Pitre assigned to Navy.
	09/04/2019	SS Emilien Pitre assigned to Navy.