THAT’S WHAT I ALWAYS TRY TO DO. MLB DRAFT OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY REDS TAKING HIGH SCHOOL SHORTSTOP STEELE HALL WITH THE NUMBER NINE OVERALL PICK. HE’S ONLY 17 YEARS OLD, RECLASSIFIED TO GRADUATE EARLY, AND WAS COMMITTED TO TENNESSEE IN HIS JUNIOR SEASON. HALL HIT 484 WITH EIGHT HOME RUNS EN ROUTE TO BEING NAMED ALABAMA’S MR. BASEBALL. BASEBALL IS GOING TO BE MY LIFE NOW, SO I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. CINCINNATI IS A PRETTY GOOD PLACE TOO, SO IT’S PRETTY PRETTY. A SIGH OF RELIEF. BUT ALSO, I KIND OF TEARED UP A LITTLE BIT. SO A LOT OF JUST LIKE HAPPINESS HAPPENED AND LIKE I THOUGHT IT WAS COOL AND DEFINITELY WANTED TO BE A CINCINNATI RED. REDS ALSO SELECTING TWO PITCHERS IN THE NEXT COUPLE ROUNDS. AND WE HAVE TWO LOCAL PRODUCTS. DEVIN TAYLOR AND LANDON VIDRIK, WHO HAVE ALSO BEEN SELECTED ALREADY. SO CONGRATS TO EVERYONE. EXCITING STUFF THERE. GOOD TO
Cincinnati Reds draft tracker: Reds to complete 2025 draft class Monday
Updated: 5:03 PM EDT Jul 14, 2025
The Cincinnati Reds will round out their 2025 draft class on Monday, as all 30 clubs will race through 16 rounds to complete this year’s affair.Sunday, the Reds welcomed three players to the organization: shortstop Steele Hall (Hewitt-Trussville HS, Alabama) and pitchers Aaron Watson (Trinity Christian, Florida) and Mason Morris (Ole Miss).Monday, the draft will conclude with 16 new players picked. The Reds have selections in each round.This story will be updated throughout the day as the Reds make their picks.Round 4, Pick 114: Mason Neville, OF, OregonA second-straight Mason is headed to the Queen City, with the Reds taking one of the best players still on the board at the start of day two.Ranked the No. 35 player in the draft class by MLB.com, Neville was previously drafted by the Reds (18th round in 2022) before opting to go to Arkansas, where he played sparingly.After transferring to Oregon, he broke out, slashing .290/.429/.742 this past season, with 26 home runs, the most in the nation, and 57 RBI. Neville was named to the All-Big Ten First Team after leading the league in home runs and slugging percentage.Round 5, Pick 145: Eli Pitts, OF, North Atlanta High School (GA)Ranked inside the 150 players in high school this year by Perfect Game, Pitts ranks as the No. 10 prep player in the Peach State and the No. 2 outfielder.A commit to South Florida, ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel ranked him the No. 194 draft prospect. Round 6, Pick 174: Braden Osbolt, RHP, Kennesaw StateThe third arm of the class, Osbolt appeared in just four games for the Kennesaw State Owls this year, pitching a total of 17.0 innings.As a junior in 2024, he went 6-2 with a 4.48 ERA in 15 appearances (14 starts), striking out 51 hitters. His efforts earned him Third Team All-Conference honors in the Atlantic Sun.Round 7, Pick 204: Justin Henschel, RHP, Florida Gulf Coast UniversityAnother college pitcher drafted by the Reds whose 2025 campaign ended early due to injury, Henschel threw just 12.o innings before hurting his elbow in his third outing of the season, leading to his undergoing Tommy John surgery.Boasting a fastball around 94 mph, he went 6-2 for the Eagles in 2023 and 5-2 with a 4.91 ERA in 2024, throwing one complete game. In the two full seasons he pitched for FGCU, he struck out 56 and 55 batters, respectively.Round 8, Pick 234: Kyle McCoy, LHP, MarylandMcCoy pitched a full season in 2025, going 6-3 with a 3.32 ERA in 14 starts, but did undergo Tommy John surgery at the end of the 2023 season, resulting him to miss all of the 2024 campaign. This past season, he struck out 71 hitters, the 13th-most in the Big Ten, and earned a spot on the All-Big Ten Third Team. MLB.com ranked him the No. 197 prospect in the class.MLB.com’s analysis says McCoy’s fastball is “somewhat pedestrian,” but he boasts a hard slider (up to 87 mph) and a mid-80s changeup. Round 9, Pick 264: Kien Vu, OF, Arizona StateThe third outfielder taken by Cincinnati in the 2025 draft, Vu was one of the best hitters in the Big 12 conference last season after building on a strong 2024 season.Over his last two seasons with the Sun Devils, Vu hit 24 home runs, stole more than 30 bases and reached base at well over a .400 clip. Despite being 5-foot-11, Vu packs a punch from the left side of the plate.Vu has played all three outfield positions in college but played mostly in right field in 2025.Round 10, Pick 294: Ty Doucette, 1B, RutgersA native of Canada, Doucette exploded in his second season with Rutgers in 2025, hitting .350/.431/.557 with 13 home runs, 54 runs batted in, 57 runs scored and 83 hits.Doucette’s approach at the plate is strong for a 21-year-old, with the lefty slugger drawing 48 walks to only 67 strikeouts in two seasons of college baseball.Round 11, Pick 324: Jake Brink, RHP, College of CharlestonThe Reds went back to the pitching side with the 11thselection in the 2025 draft, taking Brink after back-to-back strong seasons with the College of Charleston.Brink pitched to an ERA under 4.00 in each of the last two seasons, including a career-best 3.58 ERA with 82 strikeouts last season. Round 12, Pick 294: Carson Latimer, RHP, Sacramento StateLatimer struggled in his lone college season at Sacramento State in 2025 but the Reds liked his potential enough to take him in the 12thround. His ERA of 6.14 in 36.2 innings for Sacramento State was far off from the 0.87 ERA he put up across two seasons in the West Coast League. Latimer was named to the Canadian Junior National Team in 2022 and started against the US at the WBSC U18 World Cup.Round 13, Pick 384: Brody Afthim, RHP, ConnecticutOne of the best relief pitchers in the Big East over his four-year career, the right-handed Afthim was named Second Team-All Big East in 2025 as he pitched to a 2.70 ERA with nine saves.Throughout his time at UConn, Afthim saved 17 games, struck out 130 and allowed only 7.1 hits per nine innings. The Reds still have the following picks to make: Round 14, Pick 414Round 15, Pick 444Round 16, Pick 474Round 17, Pick 504Round 18, Pick 534Round 19, Pick 564Round 20, Pick 594
CINCINNATI —
The Cincinnati Reds will round out their 2025 draft class on Monday, as all 30 clubs will race through 16 rounds to complete this year’s affair.
Sunday, the Reds welcomed three players to the organization: shortstop Steele Hall (Hewitt-Trussville HS, Alabama) and pitchers Aaron Watson (Trinity Christian, Florida) and Mason Morris (Ole Miss).
Monday, the draft will conclude with 16 new players picked. The Reds have selections in each round.
This story will be updated throughout the day as the Reds make their picks.
Round 4, Pick 114: Mason Neville, OF, Oregon
A second-straight Mason is headed to the Queen City, with the Reds taking one of the best players still on the board at the start of day two.
Ranked the No. 35 player in the draft class by MLB.com, Neville was previously drafted by the Reds (18th round in 2022) before opting to go to Arkansas, where he played sparingly.
After transferring to Oregon, he broke out, slashing .290/.429/.742 this past season, with 26 home runs, the most in the nation, and 57 RBI.
Neville was named to the All-Big Ten First Team after leading the league in home runs and slugging percentage.
Round 5, Pick 145: Eli Pitts, OF, North Atlanta High School (GA)
Ranked inside the 150 players in high school this year by Perfect Game, Pitts ranks as the No. 10 prep player in the Peach State and the No. 2 outfielder.
A commit to South Florida, ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel ranked him the No. 194 draft prospect.
Round 6, Pick 174: Braden Osbolt, RHP, Kennesaw State
The third arm of the class, Osbolt appeared in just four games for the Kennesaw State Owls this year, pitching a total of 17.0 innings.
As a junior in 2024, he went 6-2 with a 4.48 ERA in 15 appearances (14 starts), striking out 51 hitters. His efforts earned him Third Team All-Conference honors in the Atlantic Sun.
Round 7, Pick 204: Justin Henschel, RHP, Florida Gulf Coast University
Another college pitcher drafted by the Reds whose 2025 campaign ended early due to injury, Henschel threw just 12.o innings before hurting his elbow in his third outing of the season, leading to his undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Boasting a fastball around 94 mph, he went 6-2 for the Eagles in 2023 and 5-2 with a 4.91 ERA in 2024, throwing one complete game. In the two full seasons he pitched for FGCU, he struck out 56 and 55 batters, respectively.
Round 8, Pick 234: Kyle McCoy, LHP, Maryland
McCoy pitched a full season in 2025, going 6-3 with a 3.32 ERA in 14 starts, but did undergo Tommy John surgery at the end of the 2023 season, resulting him to miss all of the 2024 campaign.
This past season, he struck out 71 hitters, the 13th-most in the Big Ten, and earned a spot on the All-Big Ten Third Team. MLB.com ranked him the No. 197 prospect in the class.
MLB.com’s analysis says McCoy’s fastball is “somewhat pedestrian,” but he boasts a hard slider (up to 87 mph) and a mid-80s changeup.
Round 9, Pick 264: Kien Vu, OF, Arizona State
The third outfielder taken by Cincinnati in the 2025 draft, Vu was one of the best hitters in the Big 12 conference last season after building on a strong 2024 season.
Over his last two seasons with the Sun Devils, Vu hit 24 home runs, stole more than 30 bases and reached base at well over a .400 clip. Despite being 5-foot-11, Vu packs a punch from the left side of the plate.
Vu has played all three outfield positions in college but played mostly in right field in 2025.
Round 10, Pick 294: Ty Doucette, 1B, Rutgers
A native of Canada, Doucette exploded in his second season with Rutgers in 2025, hitting .350/.431/.557 with 13 home runs, 54 runs batted in, 57 runs scored and 83 hits.
Doucette’s approach at the plate is strong for a 21-year-old, with the lefty slugger drawing 48 walks to only 67 strikeouts in two seasons of college baseball.
Round 11, Pick 324: Jake Brink, RHP, College of Charleston
The Reds went back to the pitching side with the 11thselection in the 2025 draft, taking Brink after back-to-back strong seasons with the College of Charleston.
Brink pitched to an ERA under 4.00 in each of the last two seasons, including a career-best 3.58 ERA with 82 strikeouts last season.
Round 12, Pick 294: Carson Latimer, RHP, Sacramento State
Latimer struggled in his lone college season at Sacramento State in 2025 but the Reds liked his potential enough to take him in the 12thround.
His ERA of 6.14 in 36.2 innings for Sacramento State was far off from the 0.87 ERA he put up across two seasons in the West Coast League. Latimer was named to the Canadian Junior National Team in 2022 and started against the US at the WBSC U18 World Cup.
Round 13, Pick 384: Brody Afthim, RHP, Connecticut
One of the best relief pitchers in the Big East over his four-year career, the right-handed Afthim was named Second Team-All Big East in 2025 as he pitched to a 2.70 ERA with nine saves.
Throughout his time at UConn, Afthim saved 17 games, struck out 130 and allowed only 7.1 hits per nine innings.
The Reds still have the following picks to make:
Round 14, Pick 414
Round 15, Pick 444
Round 16, Pick 474
Round 17, Pick 504
Round 18, Pick 534
Round 19, Pick 564
Round 20, Pick 594