{"id":539913,"date":"2026-01-27T02:32:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/539913\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T02:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:32:26","slug":"cincinnati-reds-land-four-prospects-in-mlb-pipelines-preseason-top-100-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/539913\/","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Reds Land Four Prospects in MLB Pipeline’s Preseason Top 100 Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cincinnati Reds<\/a> are building a strong foundation for the future, and MLB Pipeline’s preseason Top 100 list proves it.<\/p>\n

The organization placed four prospects on the list heading into the 2026 season, showing the depth of talent working its way through the system.<\/p>\n

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Who Made the Cut?<\/p>\n

Infielder Sal Stewart leads the way at No. 22 after jumping 62 spots from last year.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old corner infielder made his big league debut in September 2025 and slashed .255\/.293\/.545<\/a> with five home runs across 18 games.<\/p>\n

He became the youngest player in franchise history to start a postseason game when the Reds faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Wild Card Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Catcher Alfredo Duno checks in at No. 38 and is considered the catcher of the future for Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old dominated the Florida State League in 2025 and was named league MVP after leading the circuit in home runs (18), RBIs (81), on-base percentage (.430), slugging (.518), doubles (32), walks (95), and runs scored (78).<\/p>\n

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Shortstop Steele Hall landed at No. 79 after the Reds selected him ninth overall in the 2025 draft.<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old has drawn comparisons to Trea Turner and Dansby Swanson due to his speed, defensive ability, and arm strength.<\/p>\n

Right-hander Rhett Lowder<\/a> rounds out the group at No. 86 after falling 51 spots from a year ago.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old missed the entire 2025 season due to injuries but looked healthy during his return to the mound in Arizona Fall League action and is expected to compete for a rotation spot<\/a> this spring.<\/p>\n

Who Could Reach the Majors in 2026?<\/p>\n

Stewart is the most MLB-ready prospect on the list and should be a fixture in the Reds lineup from Opening Day forward.<\/p>\n

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Manager Terry Francona told fans at Redsfest that the organization does not want to block Stewart after trading Gavin Lux to the Tampa Bay Rays in January.<\/p>\n

Lowder also has a clear path to the big leagues if he stays healthy.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati needs rotation depth, and the former Wake Forest standout has the command and pitch mix to slot into the back end of the rotation.<\/p>\n

Duno and Hall are further away from contributing at the major league level, though Duno could move quickly if he continues to rake at High-A Dayton.<\/p>\n

What It Means for Cincinnati<\/p>\n

The Reds finished 83-79 in 2025 and made their first full-season playoff appearance since 2013.<\/p>\n

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With young stars like Elly De La Cruz, Hunter Greene, and Nick Lodolo already making an impact, the organization hopes these prospects<\/a> can help push them over the top.<\/p>\n

Having four players on the Top 100 puts Cincinnati among the top third of organizations in prospect depth, with Stewart and Lowder poised to make immediate contributions this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cincinnati Reds are building a strong foundation for the future, and MLB Pipeline’s preseason Top 100 list…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539914,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2400],"tags":[2001,5,757,708,535,50,4259,733,1177,5195,730,1178,2102,57,4,991,1331,761,536,6967,6513,7458,68,973,8167,1713],"class_list":["post-539913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cincinnati-reds","tag-andrew-abbott","tag-baseball","tag-brady-singer","tag-chase-burns","tag-cincinnati","tag-cincinnati-reds","tag-cincinnatireds","tag-dansby-swanson","tag-elly-de-la-cruz","tag-florida-state-league","tag-gavin-lux","tag-graham-ashcraft","tag-hunter-greene","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-pipeline","tag-nick-lodolo","tag-nick-martinez","tag-reds","tag-rhett-lowder","tag-sal-stewart","tag-steele-hall","tag-tampa-bay-rays","tag-the-reds","tag-tj-friedl","tag-trea-turner"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115964723162506932","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}