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Cincinnati Reds touted prospect Chase Petty gave up six walks, four runs and pitched to just 3 batters into the fourth in his second big-league start.
Cincinnati Reds top prospect Chase Burns climbed 12 spots to No. 11 in MLB Pipeline’s new top 100 rankings.
In his first three starts for the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, Burns has posted a 1.93 ERA with 21 strikeouts and just two walks in 14 innings.
The second overall pick in the 2024 MLB draft was promoted to the Lookouts April 21st. He posted a 3.09 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 11 2/3 innings in the three starts he made for the High-A Dayton Dragons.
Burns didn’t pitch professionally last year. He struck out six in four shutout innings in his pro debut in April.
Five other Reds prospects rank in MLB Pipeline’s latest top 100:
No. 31: RHP Rhett Lowder
Sunday, the Reds transferred Lowder’s rehab assignment (right forearm strain) to High A-Dayton. Lowder posted a 1.17 ERA in six starts last season for the big-league Reds.
No. 70: 3B/2B Sal Stewart
The 21-year-old Stewart, a first-round pick of the Reds in the 2022 MLB draft, is batting .304 with two homers and nine stolen bases in 126 plate appearances for the Lookouts.
No. 75: 3B Cam Collier
Like Stewart, Collier was a first-round pick of the Reds in 2022. The 20-year-old infielder hasn’t played this season. He suffered a thumb injury during spring training.
No. 76: SS Edwin Arroyo
Arroyo is batting .274 in 83 plate appearances this season for the Lookouts. The Reds acquired Arroyo from Seattle in a 2022 trade for starting pitcher Luis Castillo.
No. 90: RHP Chase Petty
Petty has made two MLB starts for the Reds, with an impressive start for Triple-A Louisville in between.
In his MLB debut, he allowed nine earned runs in 2 1/3 innings. Sunday in Houston, he lost his second start, allowing four earned runs and six hits while walking six and striking out four.