The division reports debuted last year. The goal of this article series is to provide a quick overview of all dynasty-relevant information from each division. Each team has multiple minor league levels, each containing plenty of impactful prospects, which can feel impossible to keep up with. This article series, which will be updated once per month, will help dynasty managers stay up-to-date on performances, injuries, promotions, and more. New this season is the inclusion of tiers in the rankings. Next to their rank, each prospect is assigned a tier. The tier range is 1-5.
- Tier 1: A potential difference-making dynasty prospect. Somebody who would rank in the top-20ish prospects for dynasty baseball
- Tier 2: A still very good dynasty prospect who holds plenty of value. This prospect would typically rank in the 21-75 range
- Tier 3: A mid-tier prospect who could be valuable but has questions and concerns present in his profile, ranking in the 76-150 range
- Tier 4: A prospect who is worth knowing, but is reserved for deeper leagues. This prospect would rank 151-250
- Tier 5: The rest of the prospects fall into Tier 5
Years of anchoring down at the bottom of the NL Central have given the Reds ample opportunity to build a strong system, and they’ve done just that. Headlined by Cam Collier and Chase Burns, this group of young stars has an exciting blend of raw talent and projectability, giving Cincinnati something to look forward to. The top prospects in the Queen City are right here!
Notable Prospect Promotions and News
- What a month it was for top prospect Chase Burns. The 22-year-old got the bump to AAA on June 12th, making two starts with Louisville before getting a quick call to the majors on 6/24. Burns struck out 14 batters in a small sample at Triple-A and then made his debut against the Yankees a week later. In his MLB debut, he logged five innings, allowing three earned runs with no walks and eight strikeouts. Among the victims was a trio of consecutive punch-outs of Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, and Paul Goldschmidt, three veteran hitters with six MVP awards among them. Since joining the Reds, Burns has an 8.10 ERA, but that doesn’t tell the whole story for the #2 overall pick in 2024.
- Third base prospect Cam Collier joined Double-A Chattanooga on June 16th, less than a month after making his season debut, which was delayed by a torn UCL ligament in his thumb. Collier, a Top-40 prospect in my rankings, played a full season at High-A in 2024 and then 11 additional games this season before getting the bump. Since joining AA, the 20-year-old is batting .303 with five extra-base hits and nearly as many walks (15) as strikeouts (17) through 20 games. The one piece of his game that has yet to come this season is the power, of which Collier has some of the best in the minors. The lingering effects of the thumb injury are likely sapping his ability to drive the ball.
Notable Prospect Performances
- The Reds have a very strong system with a crop of incredible young bats. One of the more underrated hitters in the system and all the minors is Héctor Rodríguez. Rodriguez was on a tear in June at Double-A, slashing .315/.363/.522 with five doubles, four homers, and 32 combined runs and RBI. He also had a stretch of reaching base in 16 of 17 games, with a six-game multi-hit streak built in. Based on his track record with the organization, it’s likely that Rodriguez remains in Double-A for the remainder of 2025 before getting the bump to the cusp of the Majors next season.
- Rodriguez’s Chattanooga teammate, Sal Stewart, had a spectacular month of his own in June. Stewart collected 29 hits (.333 BA) with six homers and a .967 OPS. That moves him to a .303/.375/.472 slash line this season with 10 homers, 19 extra-base hits, and 13 steals, a performance that led him to being named to the MLB Futures Game. Stewart is considered one of the most complete hitters in the minor leagues with a knack for consistently finding the barrel, power to all fields, and outstanding plate discipline. Stewart is one of my favorite hitting prospects in baseball and should be a consensus Top 50 player in all rankings.
This is such an insane pitch to hit off the right field wall from Sal Stewart.
Such a good hitter. #RedsMiLB pic.twitter.com/Mxlk3xoMCH
— Bryce Spalding (@bryce_spalding) July 10, 2025
