Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images But only two made the ZiPS Top 100! The Cincinnati Reds made Chase Burns the highest pitcher selected in the 2024 MLB Draft last summer, using the #2 overall pick to pluck the righty from Wake Forest University. Burns has a heater that reaches triple digits and an absolutely devastating slider, a combination that fueled him to the … [Read more...] about Four Cincinnati Reds prospects listed among FanGraphs Top 100
2025 Community Prospect Rankings: Zach Maxwell is the Reds #15 prospect!
Photo by Jason Hanna/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will he make his big league debut in 2025? We’ll see! Zach Maxwell can hum a fastball straight through a sequoia, and it appears that’s something of incredible value to the Community Prospect Rankings voters here at Red Reporter. In his first time on the ballot, Maxwell was voted as the #15 prospect in the Cincinnati Reds … [Read more...] about 2025 Community Prospect Rankings: Zach Maxwell is the Reds #15 prospect!
Matt McLain has a home at 2B with the Reds, and the rest of the lineup is taking shape
Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images That’s the ‘hope,’ at least. If it feels like you have read fifty articles about the logjam within the Cincinnati Reds infield, you are not alone. This certainly feels like the thousandth time I’ve approached the topic over the last calendar year even if some of the key faces within it have changed significantly. Matt … [Read more...] about Matt McLain has a home at 2B with the Reds, and the rest of the lineup is taking shape
2025 Community Prospect Rankings: Luke Holman is the Reds #14 prospect!
Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images What will his debut professional season have in store? After a pair of standout seasons for the University of Alabama, righthander Luke Holman took his talents to SEC rival Louisiana State for the 2024 season. While there, he refined his offerings and led all Tiger pitchers in IP (91.2), strikeouts (127), and WHIP … [Read more...] about 2025 Community Prospect Rankings: Luke Holman is the Reds #14 prospect!
Reds Spring Training Notes – Spencer Steer, Rhett Lowder still banged up
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Notes from the first smatterings of Reds baseball from Goodyear. It has been 136 days since the Cincinnati Reds wrapped their 2024 season with a 3-0 win over the Chicago Cubs, a game that came just one day after Rhett Lowder put the finishing touches on his first professional season. Lowder, Cincinnati’s 1st round pick from the 2023 … [Read more...] about Reds Spring Training Notes – Spencer Steer, Rhett Lowder still banged up