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Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 40 | Run: 50 | Arm: 45 | Field: 65 | Overall: 45 

A three-year starter at Louisiana State, Morgan has some of the best bat-to-ball skills in the Southeastern Conference and is an elite defender. But he doesn't really fit the first-base profile because he rarely hits home runs, and he did more damage as a freshman than he has since. Like former SEC star and 2017 Mariners first-rounder Evan White, he's a potential Gold Glove first baseman whose power is his worst tool, but he can't match White's average pop. 

A left-handed hitter, Morgan is a tale of two extremes at the plate. He focuses on working the ball from gap to gap and his uncanny hand-eye coordination means he rarely swings and misses, even against breaking balls and changeups. While he makes plenty of contact, it's not quality contact, as he puts the ball on the ground too much and produces lackluster exit velocities. 

More athletic than most first basemen, Morgan is an average runner who covers a lot of ground at first. He also has soft hands and makes difficult plays look easy, such as when he made a spectacular game-saving play on a safety squeeze in the College World Series semifinals, without which LSU wouldn't have won the championship. He moves well enough that the Tigers gave him significant action this spring in left field, where he's a fringy defender with arm strength to match.

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Scouting grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 45 | Run: 50 | Arm: 45 | Field: 65 | Overall: 50

On the surface, Morgan profiles almost exactly as the opposite of Xavier Isaac, Tampa Bay’s Top 100 first-base prospect. Whereas Isaac is all power, Morgan came out of Louisiana State in 2023 highly regarded for his bat-to-ball skills and elite defense. Meanwhile, Morgan hit only 20 home runs during his entire three-year career as a starter for LSU. Nevertheless, the Rays selected the 2023 national champion in the third round of last year’s Draft and signed him for roughly slot value at $781,300.

Why would the Rays be so aggressive on a first baseman who doesn’t seem like a prototypical slugger? For one, they view him as a truly elite defensive player at first, a rangy infielder with soft hands and thus a potential future Gold Glove Award winner. He proved it in college, even in the biggest moments, like when he made a game-saving play on a safety squeeze in the College World Series semifinals with the Tigers’ season on the line. He could play left field, as he did at LSU, but he’d be a fringy defender there with uninspiring arm strength. The Rays want to watch him play first, anyway.

There might also be more at the plate than Morgan showed in college. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 215 pounds, he has the plate discipline to walk more than he struck out during his final spring at LSU and his professional debut. He rarely swung and missed at LSU, although that often resulted in weak contact. With his physicality and his selectivity, it wouldn’t be surprising if the Rays give Morgan the freedom to tinker with his setup and swing, thereby taking more chances on pitches he can hit hard in the air. Time will tell if he successfully implements those changes, but if he does, he’d be an all-around, everyday position player to watch in the Rays' system.

Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 40 | Run: 50 | Arm: 45 | Field: 65 | Overall: 40

A three-year starter at Louisiana State, Morgan showed some of the best bat-to-ball skills in the Southeastern Conference and was an elite defender. But he didn’t really fit the first-base profile because he rarely hits home runs, and he did more damage as a freshman than he has since. Like former SEC star and 2017 Mariners first-rounder Evan White, he's a potential Gold Glove first baseman whose power is his worst tool, but he can't match White's average pop. Tampa Bay selected the 2023 national champion in the third round and signed him for about slot at $783,800.

A left-handed hitter, Morgan is a tale of two extremes at the plate. He focuses on working the ball from gap to gap and his uncanny hand-eye coordination means he rarely swings and misses, even against breaking balls and changeups. While he makes plenty of contact, it's not quality contact, as he puts the ball on the ground too much and produces lackluster exit velocities. 

More athletic than most first basemen, Morgan is an average runner who covers a lot of ground at first. He also has soft hands and makes difficult plays look easy, such as when he made a spectacular game-saving play on a safety squeeze in the College World Series semifinals, without which LSU wouldn't have won the championship. He moves well enough that the Tigers gave him significant action this spring in left field, where he's a fringy defender with arm strength to match.

Awards

MiLB Awards All-MiLB Prospect Second Team

Year	Team
2024

SOU Player of the Week

Week	Team
08/25/2024

SAL Player of the Week

Week	Team
08/11/2024
05/19/2024

Futures Skills Showcase Participant

Year	Team
2024

Futures Game Selection

Year	Team
2024

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	09/25/2024	1B Tre' Morgan assigned to Mesa Solar Sox.
	08/20/2024	1B Tre' Morgan assigned to Montgomery Biscuits from Bowling Green Hot Rods.
	07/12/2024	1B Tre' Morgan assigned to American League Futures.
	05/14/2024	1B Tre' Morgan assigned to Bowling Green Hot Rods from Charleston RiverDogs.
	03/14/2024	1B Tre' Morgan assigned to Tampa Bay Rays.
	03/07/2024	Tampa Bay Rays Prospects activated 1B Tre' Morgan.
	09/20/2023	Charleston RiverDogs activated 1B Tre' Morgan from the 7-day injured list.
	08/30/2023	Charleston RiverDogs placed 1B Tre' Morgan on the 7-day injured list.
	08/09/2023	1B Tre' Morgan assigned to Charleston RiverDogs from FCL Rays.
	08/04/2023	1B Tre' Morgan assigned to FCL Rays.
	07/21/2023	Tampa Bay Rays signed 1B Tre' Morgan.
	06/15/2023	1B Tre' Morgan assigned to College Workout.
	07/02/2022	USAB Stars Team activated 1B Tre' Morgan.
	07/01/2022	1B Tre' Morgan and assigned to College Workout.
	03/01/2022	1B Tre' Morgan and assigned to Louisiana State Tigers.