The guys at MLB.com have released their Cincinnati Reds Top 30 prospects list this afternoon, making them the last of the major publications to unveil their system rankings.
Let’s take a look at how their list stacks up in the Top 10 compared to my list as well as the guys at Baseball America:
| MLB.com | RML | Baseball America | |
| 1 | Jesse Winker | Robert Stephenson | Robert Stephenson |
| 2 | Robert Stephenson | Jesse Winker | Cody Reed |
| 3 | Cody Reed | Nick Travieso | Amir Garrett |
| 4 | Amir Garrett | Amir Garrett | Jose Peraza |
| 5 | Jose Peraza | Cody Reed | Tyler Stephenson |
| 6 | Keury Mella | Yorman Rodriguez | Jesse Winker |
| 7 | Tyler Stephenson | Jose Peraza | Alex Blandino |
| 8 | Alex Blandino | Phillip Ervin | Nick Travieso |
| 9 | Nick Travieso | Alex Blandino | Rookie Davis |
| 10 | Phillip Ervin | Sal Romano | Keury Mella |
The guys at MLB.com have Keury Mella a little bit higher than the other two, but overall the Top 10 seems good.
This seems to be the best list for the Reds organization that MLB.com has put out in quite a while. While there are a few guys a little higher or lower than at some other places, there is no glaring “this guy is ranked where?” thoughts that we have seen in the past.
Newcomers Jose Peraza (#5), Rookie Davis (#12), Eric Jagielo (#14), Scott Schebler (#16) and Jake Cave (#19) all cracked the Top 30.
Breaking down the positions, there are 15 pitches and 15 position players that make up the Top 30. Of the 15 pitchers, only Cody Reed, Amir Garrett and John Lamb (#21) are left handed. There are six players listed as outfielders, seven players listed as infielders and two players listed as both (Jose Peraza and Kyle Waldrop).
Now that we have all of the Major Top 10 Cincinnati Reds prospect lists unveiled, here’s what the rankings would be using a 10 point scale AP style system for the rankings from myself, Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, ESPN, MLB.com, Fangraphs and John Sickels.
- Robert Stephenson | RHP
- Jesse Winker | OF
- Cody Reed | LHP
- Amir Garrett | LHP
- Jose Peraza | 2B/SS
- Tyler Stephenson | C
- Nick Travieso | RHP
- Alex Blandino | 2B/SS
- Keury Mella | RHP
- Phillip Ervin | OF