Cincinnati Reds Top 20 Prospects

CINCINNATI REDS TOP 20 Prospects

1. Homer Bailey, RHP, Grade B+
   
2. Travis Wood, LHP, Grade B
   
3. Jay Bruce, OF, Grade B
   
4. B.J. Szymanski, OF, B-
   
5. Phil Dumatrait, LHP, B-
   
6. Chris Denorfia, OF, C+
   
7. Tyler Pelland, LHP, C+
   
8. Joey Votto, 1B, C+
   
9. Justin Germano, RHP, C+
   
10. Zach Ward, RHP, C+
    
11. Sam Lecure, RHP, C+
    
12. Bobby Basham, RHP, C+
    
13. Adam Rosales, SS, C+
    
14. Jeff Stevens, RHP, C+
    
15. William Bergolla, 2B, C
    
16. Travis Chick, RHP, C
    
17. Elizardo Ramirez, RHP, C
    
18. Rafael Gonzalez, RHP, C
    
19. James Avery, RHP, C
    
20. Miguel Perez, C, C

Not exactly a top system by any means. Bailey is a potentially excellent pitcher if he continues making progress with his command. I like both 2005 draftees Wood and Bruce, but we need to see them in a full season context. Guys like Szymanski, Dumatrait, Denorfia, and Pelland all have significant positives in their profile, but also major questions of one sort or another. Then you have a large mass of Grade C+/C type guys, more or less interchangeable.