Baseball America ranks Reds Farm system #28

[JaxRed]

Baseball America ranks Reds Farm system #28 down 20 spots. Can't read article but obviously, Senzel graduating, Trammell being traded, Greene injury and bad years by India, Santillan hurt us.

I think system had chance to bounce back a lot. Greene being healthy, India finally hitting, Lodolo have continued success, Garcia and Stevenson putting together good years again. Plus some of our HS/JUCA draftees from last year doing well. (Callihan/Hinds)

[TRF]

That's quite the drop...

Hopefully the Reds winning the 2020 WS helps the bitterness of the ranking go down a little easier.

[M2]

They were a lot worse than where they got rated last year. Hopefully they'll be a lot better than where they're rated this year. Some flourishes in Dayton would really help.

[RedTeamGo!]

I kinda think this is off the mark. I find it difficult to believe 27 other organizations have a top 5 as talented as the reds top 5 prospects in addition to having some really upside kids like Callihan and Hinds.

In the end the difference in ranking from last year to this year shows how dumb these rankings are.

[757690]

I kinda think this is off the mark. I find it difficult to believe 27 other organizations have a top 5 as talented as the reds top 5 prospects in addition to having some really upside kids like Callihan and Hinds.

In the end the difference in ranking from last year to this year shows how dumb these rankings are.

The Reds don’t have a single top 50 MLB prospect. And their two top prospects are pitchers, who are much higher risk than position players.

You might be right that 27 is too low, but their farm system is in the bottom of the league for sure.

[RedTeamGo!]

The Reds don’t have a single top 50 MLB prospect. And their two top prospects are pitchers, who are much higher risk than position players.

You might be right that 27 is too low, but their farm system is in the bottom of the league for sure.

I agree that it is bottom of the league. Bottom 3 I do not buy.

[Kinsm]

I agree that it is bottom of the league. Bottom 3 I do not buy.

Opting out of signing good international players for 2 whole years doesn't help this club when it comes to these rankings. Especially when you factor in how the 3 guys they blew their wad on, to receive that penalty, have performed (Garcia, Gutierrez, and AlfRod). Other orgs have 5,6,7,8 fairly good prospects from their Dominican/Venezuelan hauls in their top 30.

[RedTeamGo!]

Opting out of signing good international players for 2 whole years doesn't help this club when it comes to these rankings. Especially when you factor in how the 3 guys they blew their wad on, to receive that penalty, have performed (Garcia, Gutierrez, and AlfRod). Other orgs have 5,6,7,8 fairly good prospects from their Dominican/Venezuelan hauls in their top 30.

Garcia is like really good tho?

[DocRed]

Trading away Downs and Gray really hurt as well.

[RED VAN HOT]

I have started looking at the prospect structure a little differently. The key for me is whether they have the prospects necessary to fill the holes opening up or the team's weak areas in the near future. Reds look fine to me with C, SS, and P covered.

[RedlegJake]

I have started looking at the prospect structure a little differently. The key for me is whether they have the prospects necessary to fill the holes opening up or the team's weak areas in the near future. Reds look fine to me with C, SS, and P covered.

And CF is possibly good with Fairchild. But too much is riding on all those guys making it, there are few "backup plans" if any of them bust. I think the org will be in much better shape next year with some guys advancing - Triano, Medrano, Heatherly, Davis etc. plus a good draft. It's hard to argue that the system isn't really thin, though.

[50YrRedsFan]

MLB has the Reds #24. Not very encouraging. https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-farm-system-rankings

[Rojo Rijo]

MLB has the Reds #24. Not very encouraging. https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-farm-system-rankings

Nor is it very surprising. #1 Senzel graduated, #2 Trammell was traded, #3 Greene was out all season after TJ, #4 India scuffed in 2019, and #5 Lodolo was just drafted and only pitched 18 innings. All of that coupled with a system that has taken a hit to its depth (losing Long, Downs, Moss and Gray) and I completely understand the ranking they've been given.

[Cooper]

They haven't really been able to development anyone from a low level classification to the major leagues- their development piece is terrible and has been for 6-8 years. Players do make it to the majors but they have to be almost MLB ready or they get traded and THEN take a step forward. I got into a kind of throw down about a year and a half ago stating they were a bottom 5 team then -- it's not any better- the rating makes sense. Most of the milb guru's had them rated in the middle or much higher. They had no history of development then and i'm not sure why that was always overlooked.

I think it might improve with the Driveline guys and more of MLB pitching coach philosophy.

[fearofpopvol1]

ESPN has the Reds system at 19, which is probably about right.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/sto...s-all-30-teams