Get your popcorn ready!
Each year here at Red Reporter you, the fine folks who fuel the ship, put your heads together and rank the top prospects down on the Cincinnati Reds farm. Our Community Prospect Rankings have become the single biggest crowdsourcing event we do around these parts, and it always brings with it the requisite surprises.
The Reds farm is in an interesting place at the moment. Graduated from the rankings is one Chase Burns, who took his electric arm to the big leagues in 2025 for long enough to no longer retain ‘prospect’ status. That’s not the case yet for Sal Stewart, however, who retains his despite his electric work at the end of last season.
Rhett Lowder’s back and healthy, while young Steele Hall has been drafted into the mix. Alfredo Duno has all the makings of a franchise backstop after a breakout 2025 season in the minors, while former 1st rounder Cam Collier looks like he’s over the thumb injury that sapped some of his power last year.
Where do CPR ‘veterans’ like Chase Petty and Edwin Arroyo fit in? How high do Tyson Lewis’ statcast numbers take him in this year’s ranks? Will there be a player you pine for that we’ve initially overlooked who comes parachuting into the ranks out of seemingly nowhere?
We’ll find out beginning this Friday, January 9th. CPR voting will open for the #1 spot in the rankings that morning and we’ll leave them open all weekend long, giving you several days to weigh in on the top overall spot for the top prospect on the farm. From there, we’ll race through spots #2 through #20 in the run-up to pitchers and catchers reporting to spring camp in Goodyear, Arizona.
Put it on your calendar! The CPR is back!
Category: General Sports
