ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Zach Eflin had hoped for a long time to be a Ray.
As a kid, he and his friends were big fans of the team and occasionally drove from their Orlando-area home to watch it play.
Coming out of Oviedo’s Hagerty High as a promising prospect, Eflin was invited to a predraft workout and meeting with Rays officials at Tropicana Field. He thought there was a good chance the team would take him in 2012 with their No. 25 pick.
