Greene, Senzel, Trammell Reds pipeline looking good

[CJD]

We've had a lot of really talented prospects making the roster lately as well, with the likes of Jesse Winker, Luis Castillo, Tyler Mahle, Sal Romano, Jose Peraza, Scott Schebler and Amir Garrett being the most obvious graduates in the last 2 and a half years.

We've definitely "hit" on more prospects than "missed" lately. Even the prospects that have missed, like Stephenson, Reed and Finnegan can still potentially add value to the club at some point down the road. They have had success at AAA, so they aren't far away (although at this point anything we get out of them is pure bonus). 

We also have a few other players, like Blandino and Ervin who can't necessarily be called busts but just haven't found a spot in the regular roster yet.


The good news is that, as far as "hyped prospects" go, the only one that has really fallen flat on his face is Stephenson. The others are all in the first list above. So I'd expect the same out of Senzel, Trammel and, eventually, Hunter Greene.

We'll have to wait until next year, but I am expecting good things from Senzel's rookie year in the majors (which really should have begun this season, but stupid Super Twos rules incentivized the Reds to tank the beginning of the year.)