Reds June 2025 Thread

[*ochocincos*]

Looking at the Reds Top 30 prospects list right now, the cupboard seems pretty bare for OF.
None of their OF in the Top 30 list are in AAA right now. Closest is Hector Rodriguez in AA. We're probably not seeing him until 2026 or 2027 though.

Hinds is noticeably not on this list, but that might be because he's played in enough MLB games at this point where he cannot qualify to be on the prospects list.
Reds demoted him in mid-May and then signed Hampson to take his spot.
I know Hinds's BA was terrible when called up this year (.158), but he still had .726 OPS because of so much SLG.
He's about the only hope on the farm to get a call up to the Reds this season.
Looking at Hampson's stats though 8 games with Reds vs Hinds 7 games, is it really worth keeping Hampson over Hinds on the roster?

Hampson:
Plate Appearances - 19
BA - .167
OBP - .211
OPS - .433 (not a typo)
HR - 0

Hinds:
Plate Appearances - 20
BA - .158
OBP - .200
OPS - .726
HR - 2

Personally, I'd roll the dice on Hinds and let him rotate in RF with Fraley/Benson and get some opps at DH too.
Having another hammer in the lineup could really help.