Ryne Thomas Stanek is an American professional baseball pitcher.
Education
Stanek attended the University of Arkansas, where he played for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team Prior to that, he attended Blue Valley High School in Stilwell, Kansas, and played for the school"s baseball team Stanek attended Blue Valley High School in Stilwell, Kansas.
Career
He was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft and signed with the team on July 2, 2013. Out of high school, Baseball America ranked Stanek as the 42nd best available player in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. The Seattle Mariners selected Stanek in the third round, with the 99th overall selection, but he did not sign.
Stanek then enrolled at the University of Arkansas to play college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team
He was named to the All-Tournament Team in the 2012 Houston College Classic. That summer, he played with the United States collegiate national baseball team
Prior to the 2013 season, Stanek was named a pre-season All-American by Baseball America, Perfect Game, and Collegiate Baseball, and the Southeastern Conference (Securities and Exchange Commission) Pre-season Pitcher of the Year. On March 25, 2013, Stanek was named the Securities and Exchange Commission Pitcher of the Week.
He finished his junior year with a 10–2 record, a 1.39 European Research Area, 79 strikeouts, and 41 walks in 97 1⁄3 innings.
In his three years at Arkansas, he compiled a 22–8 record and a 2.55 European Research Area, with a batting average against of.216. Stanek was considered one of the top available prospects in the 2013 MLB Draft, and was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays with the 29th pick in the first round. Stanek signed with the Rays for a $1,758,300 signing bonus.
He did not pitch professionally after he signed, and had surgery on his right acetabular labrum during the 2013-2014 offseason, and missed the start of the 2014 season.
He made his professional debut with the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the Class A Midwest League on May 8, 2014. After pitching to a 3–4 record and a 3.63 European Research Area for Bowling Green, the Rays promoted Stanek to the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in July.
Stanek began the 2015 season with Charlotte, and was promoted to the Montgomery Biscuits of the Class Associate of Arts Southern League in May.