David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports He’ll be back with a healthy knee in 2024! Leonardo Balcazar got off to a rip-roaring start to the 2023 season, posting an .897 OPS thorugh the season’s first 18 games for the Daytona Tortugas. Alas, an awful ACL injury struck, and he was sidelined for the remainder of the year. There’s a ton to like about Balcazar’s numbers, but he’s got the … [Read more...] about 2024 Community Prospect Rankings: Leonardo Balcazar is the #17 prospect in the Reds system!
2024 Community Prospect Rankings: Julian Aguiar is the #16 prospect in the Reds system!
Dave Clark/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The former 12th round draftee is rocketing up the ranks! Julian Aguiar fired 70.1 IP of 1.92 ERA ball for the Dayton Dragons last year, ripping through Midwest League opposition with a tidy 0.97 WHIP. Sure, he got knocked around a little bit once he reached AA Chattanooga, but his work on the whole - 2.95 ERA, 1.10 WHIP in … [Read more...] about 2024 Community Prospect Rankings: Julian Aguiar is the #16 prospect in the Reds system!
2024 Community Prospect Rankings: Lyon Richardson is the #15 prospect in the Reds system!
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images After a fully healthy offseason, is 2024 when he truly breaks out? Lyon Richardson just turned 24 years old, comes with the pedigree of having been a 2nd round draft pick who could throw 100 mph, and just put up a 2.15 ERA in 15 starts at the AA level in 2023. It’s almost as if he’s one of the absolute best pitching prospects … [Read more...] about 2024 Community Prospect Rankings: Lyon Richardson is the #15 prospect in the Reds system!
Five Cincinnati Reds prospects named among MLB Pipeline’s Top 100
Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images The robust farm system continues to carry its growing reputation! Matt McLain, Spencer Steer, and Elly De La Cruz each received at least one vote for the National League’s Rookie of the Year Award after the 2023 season, an indication that the youth movement within the Cincinnati Reds system was in full, healthy swing. And while each … [Read more...] about Five Cincinnati Reds prospects named among MLB Pipeline’s Top 100
2024 Community Prospect Rankings: Blake Dunn is the #14 prospect in the Reds system!
Photo by Aaron Doster/Getty Images Will he make his MLB debut this year? Perhaps no hitter within the Cincinnati Reds system is as polarizing as Blake Dunn, the player you just voted as the #14 prospect in the system. He hits the crap out of the ball! That OPS! Haven’t you seen those exit velocities?! He’s so old for his level! And he’s hurt all the time! Didn’t you see … [Read more...] about 2024 Community Prospect Rankings: Blake Dunn is the #14 prospect in the Reds system!