Earlier this week the crew at Baseball America unveiled their Prime 100 prospect listing in baseball and it solely featured three Cincinnati Reds gamers on the listing. All three of the gamers on the listing had been pitchers, headlined by back-to-back rankings within the 20’s of Rhett Lowder and Chase Burns. On Friday evening the oldsters at MLB Pipeline launched their Prime 100 prospect listing and the Reds did fairly a bit higher. On this listing they’d 5 prospects make it, and three of these guys weren’t on the listing from Baseball America earlier this week.
Chase Burns leads the listing at #26 on the listing. 2024’s #2 total decide within the draft, Burns went 10-1 at Wake Forrest with a 2.70 ERA. In his 100.0 innings he struck out 191 batters and walked simply 30. Following the draft, he, like many different pitchers within the draft didn’t get again on the mound through the common season. Earlier this week, he was certainly one of 15 gamers to obtain a non-roster invite to huge league camp. You may see the complete scouting report for Chase Burns right here.
Rhett Lowder was not far behind Burns on the listing and got here in at #35. After starting the 2024 season in Excessive-A Dayton, 2023’s 1st spherical decide moved as much as Double-A really shortly however then struggled for practically two months. By means of 10 begins in Chattanooga he had an ERA of 6.85 and gave up 60 hits in 43.1 innings. However nearly in a single day it was like a change flipped on for him. He made six extra begins for the Lookouts, then moved as much as Triple-A Louisville for a begin, after which completed the yr with six begins for Cincinnati. In these 13 begins he posted a 1.02 ERA in 70.2 innings and held hitters to a .497 OPS. You may learn the complete scouting report for Rhett Lowder right here.
Infielder Sal Stewart was fairly a bit down the listing after Lowder and he got here in on the 84th spot on the listing. In 2024 his season got here to an finish sooner than he would have favored after struggling an off-the-field wrist damage that in the end required surgical procedure. However in his 80 video games earlier than that damage he had hit .279/.391/.454 with 50 walks and simply 57 strikeouts. The infielder spent extra time at second base than at third base, however he was enjoying each positions with regularity. You may get the complete scouting report for Sal Stewart right here.
Rating 91st on the listing was one other 1st spherical decide by the Reds – Cam Collier. The highest decide by the Reds in 2022, Collier did one thing that just one different Reds prospect has performed since Johnny Bench – hit 20 residence runs in a season as a youngster in a minor league season. One of some on daily basis gamers who was a youngster within the Midwest League in 2024, Collier hit .248/.355/.443 – simply having the perfect OPS amongst his teenage counterparts within the league. You may see the complete scouting report for Cam Collier right here.
Rounding out the listing for Cincinnati one spot behind Collier was Edwin Arroyo. The 92nd rated prospect on the listing, Arroyo missed all the 2024 season after struggling a shoulder damage throughout spring coaching and present process surgical procedure. Again in 2023 he spent nearly his complete season at Excessive-A Dayton the place he hit .248/.321/.427, however that line was a lot better after an extremely powerful first two months. In his ultimate 87 video games of the season – together with 4 with Double-A Chattanooga to finish the yr – he hit .282/.360/.486. The shortstop was capable of return to the sector in 2024 in time to play within the Arizona Fall League. In 18 video games with Glendale he hit .253/.309/.333. You may get the complete scouting report for Edwin Arroyo right here.
This was a greater exhibiting for Cincinnati than the one we noticed earlier this week from Baseball America. There have been 5 guys right here, however on my prospect listing for the Reds, two guys had been ranked forward of the ultimate three gamers from the group on this listing however didn’t make it right here. Relying on the place you look, there’s a bit extra depth on the prime of the farm system than different locations.
