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Down on the Farm: The Cincinnati Reds – September 2026

September 22, 2026 · Cincinnati Reds · Ross Jensen
Down on the Farm: The Cincinnati Reds – September 2026

Down on the farm: Cincinnati Reds

September 2026 – powered by OOPSY peak projections
3top 100 prospects
22.6avg prospect age
Alfredo Duno#1 ranked prospect
Top 10 prospects
1

Alfredo Duno
C AA — Age 20
120.1 wRC+, 0.253/0.348/0.437, 21 HR, 1 SB, 75 Runs, 76 RBI — 4.0 WAR
Hit 55Power 55Speed 30
2

Hector Rodriguez
RF MLB — Age 22
115.3 wRC+, 0.272/0.317/0.467, 23 HR, 6 SB, 82 Runs, 79 RBI — 2.6 WAR
Hit 50Power 55Speed 45
3

Jirvin Morillo -33
C A — Age 19
101.1 wRC+, 0.232/0.319/0.402, 20 HR, 2 SB, 73 Runs, 68 RBI — 2.6 WAR
Hit 50Power 55Speed 30
4

Steele Hall -53
SS A — Age 18
91.1 wRC+, 0.227/0.307/0.378, 17 HR, 23 SB, 65 Runs, 66 RBI — 2.3 WAR
Hit 50Power 50Speed 55
5

Carlos Jorge
CF MLB — Age 22
87.4 wRC+, 0.239/0.303/0.370, 14 HR, 28 SB, 69 Runs, 59 RBI — 1.9 WAR
Hit 50Power 45Speed 60
6

Carlos Sanchez -61
3B AA — Age 21
88.7 wRC+, 0.230/0.315/0.356, 12 HR, 10 SB, 69 Runs, 57 RBI — 1.8 WAR
Hit 50Power 45Speed 50
7

Leo Balcazar -15
SS AAA — Age 22
89.3 wRC+, 0.247/0.308/0.373, 13 HR, 2 SB, 64 Runs, 61 RBI — 1.8 WAR
Hit 50Power 45Speed 30
8

Ryjeteri Merite -864
SP A — Age 20
4.24 ERA, 102 IP, 54 BB, 96 K, 8.5 K/9, 1.50 WHIP — 1.6 WAR
9

Ricardo Cabrera -27
3B A+ — Age 21
91.2 wRC+, 0.237/0.305/0.381, 16 HR, 14 SB, 67 Runs, 64 RBI — 1.6 WAR
Hit 45Power 50Speed 50
10

Liberts Aponte -516
SS DSL — Age 18
84.4 wRC+, 0.218/0.298/0.362, 16 HR, 4 SB, 65 Runs, 63 RBI — 1.5 WAR
Hit 45Power 50Speed 40

11
Kien VuLF
AA — 22 — 88.3 wRC+, 0.217/0.301/0.373 — 1.3 WAR
12
Iker RedonaSP
A — 18 — 4.49 ERA, 112 IP — 1.3 WAR
13
Ivan JohnsonLF
MLB — 27 — 86.2 wRC+, 0.221/0.299/0.370 — 1.2 WAR
14
Cam Collier1B
AA — 21 — 97.1 wRC+, 0.238/0.315/0.391 — 1.1 WAR
15
Jay Allen IICF
AAA — 23 — 82.2 wRC+, 0.218/0.303/0.342 — 1.1 WAR
16
Pablo NunezCF
A — 19 — 92.4 wRC+, 0.231/0.324/0.353 — 1.1 WAR
17
Juan Brito2B
MLB — 24 — 90.0 wRC+, 0.229/0.315/0.360 — 1.1 WAR
18
Brandon JaimeC
CPX — 21 — 77.0 wRC+, 0.216/0.298/0.332 — 1.0 WAR
19
Hansel JimenezSS
CPX — 19 — 81.3 wRC+, 0.219/0.297/0.351 — 1.0 WAR
20
Aaron WatsonSP
A — 19 — 4.81 ERA, 133 IP — 0.8 WAR
21
Ben WereskiSP
AAA — 28 — 4.91 ERA, 168 IP — 0.8 WAR
22
Levi JordanSS
MLB — 30 — 73.0 wRC+, 0.229/0.287/0.335 — 0.8 WAR
23
Diorland Zambrano1B
CPX — 19 — 79.1 wRC+, 0.228/0.289/0.357 — 0.8 WAR
24
Chase SoleskySP
MLB — 28 — 4.63 ERA, 118 IP — 0.8 WAR
25
Eider GutierrezRF
DSL — 17 — 89.1 wRC+, 0.233/0.297/0.393 — 0.7 WAR
26
Jacob FriendC
A+ — 23 — 84.6 wRC+, 0.194/0.310/0.337 — 0.7 WAR
27
Zach MaxwellRP
MLB — 25 — 3.93 ERA, 37 IP — 0.7 WAR
28
Ty Doucette1B
A+ — 22 — 96.1 wRC+, 0.235/0.310/0.394 — 0.6 WAR
29
Tyson LewisSS
A+ — 20 — 75.8 wRC+, 0.233/0.273/0.372 — 0.6 WAR
30
Nestor LorantSP
AA — 24 — 4.89 ERA, 135 IP — 0.6 WAR
Future depth chart (peak projections)
C
Alfredo Duno
Jirvin Morillo
Tyler Stephenson
1B
Sal Stewart
Spencer Steer
Cam Collier
2B
Matt McLain
Juan Brito
Alfredo Alcantara
SS
Elly De La Cruz
Edwin Arroyo
Steele Hall
3B
Eugenio Suarez
Carlos Sanchez
Ke’Bryan Hayes
LF
Kien Vu
Ivan Johnson
Garrett Hampson
CF
Carlos Jorge
JJ Bleday
Dane Myers
RF
Hector Rodriguez
Blake Dunn
Noelvi Marte
Projected rotation and bullpen
Starting rotation
SP1Chase Burns3.08 ERA, 161 IP, 190 K
SP2Hunter Greene3.42 ERA, 172 IP, 193 K
SP3Graham Ashcraft3.55 ERA, 79 IP, 80 K
SP4Nick Lodolo4.05 ERA, 170 IP, 151 K
SP5Ryjeteri Merite4.24 ERA, 102 IP, 96 K
DepthCarson Spiers4.47 ERA, 146 IP, 125 K
DepthBrady Singer4.60 ERA, 175 IP, 142 K
DepthIker Redona4.49 ERA, 112 IP, 83 K
DepthRhett Lowder4.61 ERA, 151 IP, 117 K
DepthAndrew Abbott4.78 ERA, 173 IP, 139 K
Bullpen
CloserLuis Mey3.66 ERA, 40 IP, 43 K
SetupEmilio Pagan3.83 ERA, 31 IP, 32 K
SetupTejay Antone3.84 ERA, 32 IP, 31 K
Next upBrock Burke3.89 ERA, 31 IP, 31 K
Next upZach Maxwell3.93 ERA, 37 IP, 39 K
DepthJulian Garcia3.99 ERA, 55 IP, 57 K
DepthPierce Johnson4.13 ERA, 29 IP, 28 K
DepthZach McCambley4.14 ERA, 49 IP, 48 K
DepthConnor Phillips4.25 ERA, 66 IP, 69 K
DepthJosh Staumont4.26 ERA, 33 IP, 31 K
Top prospects by tool
Hit
Alfredo Duno 55
Pablo Nunez 55
Juan Brito 55
Power
Alfredo Duno 55
Hector Rodriguez 55
Jirvin Morillo 55
Speed
Carlos Jorge 60
Kyle Henley 60
Steele Hall 55
Stuff
Zach Maxwell 55
Chase Solesky 50
Julian Garcia 50
Command
Sam Benschoter 60
Julian Aguiar 60
Cameron Cotter 60
Power (arm)
Zach Maxwell 60
Julian Garcia 50
Chase Petty 50

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