We are moving forward to the next part of the 2026 Cincinnati Reds Top 25 Prospects list. Everyday this week we will unveil five new spots on the list, working our way through the best 25 prospects in the organization. If you were supporting the site on Patreon then you would have already been able to see the entire Top 25 list last week and had early access to this and plenty of other benefits throughout the year. Click here to see what all you can get for helping keep the site alive and kicking via support through Patreon.

These write ups are not going to be full scouting reports. Those will be included with the Season Reviews, which will start next week – first working my way through the Top 25 prospects before then branching out into another group of 20-25 prospects that are outside of that top 25 through the remainder of the offseason.

*To be eligible for the list a player must have 2026 Rookie of the Year eligibility (Fewer than 130 at bats in the big leagues, fewer than 50 innings pitched, or less than 45 days on the active MLB roster)*

All ages listed are as of April 1st, 2026

6. Edwin Arroyo | SS | Age: 22

2025 Team: Chattanooga | Acquired: Trade (Seattle, 2022) | Height: 5′ 11″ | Weight: 173 lbs | B/T: S/R

What to like: He’s got all the tools needed to be a good defender at shortstop, has some speed, and he’s hit just about everywhere he’s been. At the plate he cut down on his strikeouts in 2025, lowering his strikeout percentage to 16.9%. He had never been below 21% before in his career.

What he needs to improve on: While Arroyo has hit for power in the past, after his shoulder surgery that cost him the 2024 regular season, he’s had 602 plate appearances between the Arizona Fall League and Double-A and has hit just three home runs.

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2025 Stats

7. Steele Hall | SS | Age: 18

2025 Team: Did not play | Acquired: 1st Round, 2025 Draft | Height: 6′ 0″ | Weight: 180 lbs | B/T: R/R

What to like: Hall has elite speed and was perhaps the fastest player in the 2025 draft. While that is the best tool he’s got, it’s not the only one. He’s got 5-tool potential and is a strandout athlete.

What he needs to work on: Pretty much everything. Hall didn’t turn 18 until the end of July and didn’t play in any official games following the draft. While things did improve in 2025, he had some struggles when facing quality secondary offerings from pitchers and some teams were still concerned about that during the draft.

8. Hector Rodriguez | OF | Age: 22

2025 Teams: Chattanooga/Louisville | Acquired: Trade (2022, Mets) | Height: 5′ 10″ | Weight: 200 lbs | B/T: L/L

What to like: Despite being among the youngest players at every level he’s ever played at he’s hit well everywhere he’s been. He’s got pop and shows off high exit velocities routinely. While he is aggressive at the plate he makes a lot of contact and in 2025 he had career highs in both home runs and in walks.

What he needs to work on: While he did have a career high in walks, when he moved up to Triple-A his walk rate dropped off. Even in Double-A his walk rate was solid at best. He’s still just 21-years-old, so time is on his side, but shrinking his “swing zone” would likely allow him to walk a little more often and get better use of his hitting tools – which already play quite well.

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2025 Stats

9. Cam Collier | 1B | Age: 21

2025 Teams: Dayton/Chattanooga | Acquired: 1st round, 2022 Draft | Height: 6′ 1″ | Weight: 210 lbs | B/T: L/R

What to like: He’s got plenty of raw power and he has shown that power in games in the past. He can and does use the entire field and has a good hit tool. Collier has a patient approach and has had a high walk rate throughout his career.

What he needs to work on: After breaking his thumb and having surgery led to him missing March, April, and most of May he began to rehab late in the month and then joined Dayton for about two weeks before heading to Chattanooga. The power he showed in Dayton in 2024 didn’t show up in 2025 as he hit just two home runs in 74 games. Getting back that power will be a big step as he gets further out from the thumb injury.

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2025 Stats

10. Julian Aguiar | RHP | Age: 24

2025 Team: Did Not Play | Acquired: 12th Round, 2021 Draft | Height: 6′ 3″ | Weight: 180 lbs | B/T: L/R

What to like: His fastball has hit triple digits in the past (2024). Prior to his Tommy John surgery that cost him the 2025 he was MLB ready and even got a taste of the big leagues in 2024. He throws four average to above-average pitches and has a long history of throwing strikes.

What he needs to work on: Coming off of Tommy John surgery he’s got to show he’s back to where he was before the injury. If he is, then he’s going to have to take that next step to establish himself in the big leagues after having found success in the minor leagues at every level.

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