It would appear that the Cincinnati Reds and 2016 draft pick Chris Okey have come to an agreement and that the now former Clemson catching prospect will head to Billings to join the Mustangs to begin his professional career. Greenville Online is reporting that he will first head to Arizona next week to the Reds complex before heading off to Montana.
Okey will fly to Arizona to the Reds’ spring training complex on Sunday or Monday and then head to the Reds’ rookie league team – the Billings Mustangs.
If you’re looking for a scouting report, stats and other information on Chris Okey, you can check out the draft day report right here.
6th Rounder Tyler Mondile likely to sign
NJ.com talked with Cincinnati Reds 6th round pick Tyler Mondile on Friday after he was drafted. It sounds like he’s going to sign, but did note that no deal is currently in place.
I think I’m going to the minors,” Mondile told NJ Advance Media shortly after being taken with the Cincinnati Reds with the 168th overall pick in sixth round of the draft in Secaucus. Mondile was a Florida State recruit.
Mondile said there was no deal in place with the Reds as of yet, however.
Other news and notes from the farm system
Long-time Louisville Bats radio broadcaster Matt Andrews will be leaving the organization at the end of the month. He’s been working the radio in Louisville with the Bats since 2003. Andrews is leaving to take on a new gig with Ohio State where he will broadcast baseball, women’s basketball and also do some things with the football program.
Nick Curran, who has been working alongside Andrews in the radio booth since 2013 will be taking over as the voice of the Bats.
The Cincinnati Reds have signed three international free agents this month, which could be where some of the money from the Baltimore Orioles trade has gone to. They picked up RHP Oliver Rijo, an 18-year-old from the Dominican Republic, RHP Yoel Diaz, a 17-year-old from Venezuela and catcher Jorge Sequera, a 17-year-old that is also from Venezuela. At this point in time I don’t know much of anything about these three players.
It has been a long time since Jesse Winker has homered. His last home run came on April 29th. He’s only hit two home runs all season, both coming within a span of four days of each other. For most of May he struggled to find extra-base hits, but over the last two-and-a-half weeks he’s picked up the pace. Since May 24th he’s hit .365/.435/.481 with six doubles over the course of 14 games.