BA came out with their list today. Three Reds were in the top 36-- Jose Barrero (33), Hunter Greene (35), and Nick Lodolo (36). Elly De La Cruz also made the list, at #77.
Good showing for the Red pipeline, which BA vilified last off-season. (Their discussions on obvious-bust Jonathan India and suspect-at-best Tyler Stephenson have turned out to be regrettable, in retrospect.)
Some points:
1. It's great to see the baseball cognisetti get excited about Elly De La Cruz's toolset. Number 77 is super high for a kid with major K and patience issues. Those tools must be LOUD.
2. After two years of development and performance, the Reds' minor league system is getting some (minor) love. Greene's still too low, IMO. Especially when looking at the pitchers above him. There's not one of them with his fastball or his upside.
3. Lodolo being ranked that high indicates that his late-season injury doesn't worry the Reds (else they'd have likely said something to temper expectations) or other teams' scouts. That's great to know.
BP releases their list tomorrow, fwiw, with fangraphs releasing one in a couple of weeks.