{"id":661712,"date":"2026-04-03T23:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/661712\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T23:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:16:16","slug":"is-reds-rookie-sal-stewart-different-next-in-line-for-mlb-mega-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/661712\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Reds rookie Sal Stewart different, next in line for MLB mega deal?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cincinnati Reds<\/a> rookie Sal Stewart is different from many of the other top MLB prospects.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

For starters, the 2022 No. 32 overall draft pick has already graduated to the major leagues and is starting to\u00a0establish\u00a0himself with a mature approach to the game. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The third baseman entered Friday\u2019s game against the Texas Rangers<\/a> batting .474 with two home runs and a 1.563 OPS.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another difference is financial. The three minor leaguers signed life-changing deals before dressing in a\u00a0major-league\u00a0game.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

With team owners scrambling to lock up young talent before the league\u2019s labor issues resurface this winter, Stewart could be next in line for a multi-year contract extension<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reds\u00a0rookie Sal Stewart proving to be different\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over the past week, three clubs moved to secure their top prospects: \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Seattle Mariners kicked things off Tuesday by signing Colt Emerson\u00a0to\u00a0an eight-year, $95 million deal.\u00a0\u00a0Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin, who made his MLB debut Friday, signed a record-setting nine-year, $140 million deal a day earlier.\u00a0\u00a0The Milwaukee Brewers on Friday signed Cooper Pratt\u00a0to\u00a0an eight-year, $50.75 million deal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

How much longer should the Reds make Stewart wait?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Batting clean-up during Friday\u2019s 5-3 victory over the Texas Rangers<\/a> at Globe Life Field, Stewart opened the season 9 of 16 with two home runs and four runs scored. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stewart\u2019s scouting report details how he\u00a0utilizes\u00a0unique power and contact skills, projecting 25-plus home runs and solid hot-corner defense.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old Miami native, who signed a $2.09 million bonus in 2022, is playing on a $760,000 deal, according to Spotrac.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

But for how much longer?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Reds rookie Sal Stewart is different from many of the other top MLB prospects.\u00a0\u00a0 For starters, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":659560,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2400],"tags":[5,535,50,4259,4,536],"class_list":{"0":"post-661712","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cincinnati-reds","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-cincinnati","10":"tag-cincinnati-reds","11":"tag-cincinnatireds","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-reds"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116343327185986460","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661712","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=661712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/659560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}