Today will be rounds 3-10 of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. This post will contain all of the information for each one of the Cincinnati Reds selections on Day 2 of the draft. It will be updated throughout the day as each pick comes in. Things get underway at 2pm ET.
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- Cincinnati Reds Picks and Reports from Day 1
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- Fangraphs Top 149
- The Athletic’s Top 100 (subscription required)
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Cincinnati Reds Round 3 Selection: Bryce Hubbart
Background information:
- School: Florida State
- Position: Left-Handed Pitcher
- Height: 6′ 1″
- Weight: 185 lbs
- Bats/Throws: Left/Left
Scouting Report
The lefty works with a fastball in the 90-93 MPH range, but has been up to 97 MPH. He shows a high spin rate to go along with the velocity. Hubbart shows two breaking balls, with an above-average curveball in the mid-to-upper 70’s, and an average slider that works 78-82 MPH that he developed in the last year. He also has a below-average change up, but he doesn’t show it too often.
In his time in college he saw his control improve each year and in 2022 he walked just 21 batters in 76.0 innings, following up a good showing in the Cape Cod League in the summer of 2021 where he posted a 0.87 ERA and walked just 8 batters in 31.0 innings.
Some believe that he’s eventually going to have to transition to the bullpen, but it’s likely that he’ll get a chance to start in the minors and see if he can develop and remain as a starting pitcher.
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College Stats
| Year | W | L | ERA | IP | H | HR | BB | K | WHIP |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 6.48 | 8.1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1.92 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | 3.80 | 71.0 | 54 | 9 | 29 | 94 | 1.17 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | 3.32 | 76.0 | 67 | 11 | 21 | 96 | 1.16 |
| Totals | 14 | 9 | 3.71 | 155.1 | 129 | 23 | 58 | 203 | 1.20 |
Cincinnati Reds Round 4 Selection: Kenya Huggins
Background information:
- School: Chipola Junior College
- Position: Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height: 6′ 3″
- Weight: 215 lbs.
- Bats/Throws: Right/Right
Scouting Report
The Cincinnati Reds went back to Chipola Junior College to select 1st round pick Cam Colliers teammate Kenya Huggins. Chipole is one of the premiere junior colleges in the country when it comes to producing baseball talent and the squad was loaded once against in 2022.
Huggins throws his fastball in the low 90’s and has been up to 96 MPH. His slider is an above-average offering and his best pitch. It works in the low-to-mid 80’s and he can throw it both in the zone and get hitters to chase it out of the zone. The change up is a below-average offering and he doesn’t throw it often.
The 19-year-old does need to work on improving his control as he struggled with it at times. He walked 32 batters and had 97 strikeouts in 73.0 innings during the 2022 season. He also threw 6.0 innings in the Cape Cod League this summer.
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College Stats
| Year | W | L | ERA | IP | H | HR | BB | K | WHIP |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 2.96 | 73.0 | 66 | 7 | 32 | 97 | 1.34 |
Cincinnati Reds Round 5 Selection: Cade Hunter
Background information:
- School: Virginia Tech
- Position: Catcher
- Height: 6′ 2″
- Weight: 200 lbs.
- Bats/Throws: Left/Right
Scouting Report
Previously drafted in the 35th round in 2019, Cade Hunter opted to go to college. He didn’t play much in his first two seasons at Virginia Tech as much of 2020 was missed due to the season being cancelled and then he broke his hamate in 2021. But in 2022 he was healthy and on the field and put up big numbers at the plate, hitting 14 doubles and 17 home runs as he showed off his above-average to plus power.
His hit tool is below-average and scouts wonder how much average he will hit for because he struggles with secondary offerings. That could come into play with regards to just how much of his power he will be able to use in the future, too, as he begins to face better pitching.
Defensively he’s a solid catcher with an above-average arm. He will need to continue to improve his receiving abilities, but he’s gotten better with his skills since his high school days.
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College Stats
| Year | PA | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 2020 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | .310 | .444 | .483 |
| 2021 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .178 | .283 | .378 |
| 2022 | 258 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 66 | 11 | 32 | 59 | .330 | .440 | .637 |
| Totals | 347 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 83 | 14 | 43 | 82 | .304 | .416 | .580 |
Cincinnati Reds Round 6 Selection: Zach Maxwell
Background information:
- School: Georgia Tech
- Position: Right-Handed pitcher
- Height: 6′ 6″
- Weight: 275 lbs.
- Bats/Throws: Right/Right
Scouting Report
Velocity. That’s what will really stand out when you watch Zach Maxwell pitch. He throws in the mid-to-upper 90’s and touches 101 MPH. Not only is the velocity high, he also spins the ball well and gets good movement with it at times. He also shows an above-average to plus slider at times that works in the mid-80’s. He also showed a change up this past season, but it’s a well below-average offering.
The big negative on his scouting report is that he has well below-average control. As a freshman and sophomore he walked more batters than he pitched innings. This past season he walked 41 batters in 51.1 innings. The stuff is there to profile as a back end of the bullpen caliber reliever, but the control has to take some big steps forward for him to get to that level.
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College Stats
| Year | W | L | ERA | IP | H | HR | BB | K | WHIP |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 3.14 | 14.1 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 1.54 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 3.09 | 32.0 | 20 | 2 | 41 | 56 | 1.91 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5.26 | 51.1 | 44 | 8 | 41 | 84 | 1.66 |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 4.24 | 97.2 | 70 | 10 | 98 | 160 | 1.72 |
Cincinnati Reds Round 7 Selection: Trey Faltine
Background information:
- School: Texas
- Position: Shortstop
- Height: 6′ 2″
- Weight: 198 lbs.
- Bats/Throws: Right/Right
Scouting Report
A 4-tool player, Trey Faltine is an above-average defender at shortstop. He shows range and a plus arm at the position. The defense leads the reports, but he also has solid speed and average power potential that he can tap into in the future.
It’s the hitting aspect that is a big question mark. Faltine struck out 104 times in 292 plate appearances this season at Texas. That’s a 36% strikeout rate. If it were half of that it would be bordering on the “probably needs to make more contact” side of things given that even at Texas he’s not facing nearly the caliber of pitching on a daily basis that he would as a professional. He hit .266 in his career at Texas, topping out at .282 in 2022.
The defense is there at a premium position, but he’s going to need to make some big strides at the plate – particularly when it comes to making contact – to reach his potential.
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College Stats
| Year | PA | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 2020 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 11 | .259 | .343 | .362 |
| 2021 | 272 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 7 | 35 | 72 | .249 | .374 | .401 |
| 2022 | 292 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 56 | 6 | 33 | 104 | .282 | .393 | .552 |
| Totals | 633 | 39 | 1 | 21 | 100 | 15 | 74 | 187 | .266 | .379 | .467 |
Cincinnati Reds Round 8 Selection: Chris McElvain
Background information:
- School: Vanderbilt
- Position: Right-Handed pitcher
- Height: 6′ 0″
- Weight: 205 lbs.
- Bats/Throws: Right/Right
Scouting Report
Entering the 2022 season Chris McElvain had only made one start in his first two seasons (though he did start in summer ball), but he made 16 starts as a junior at Vanderbilt this past season and posted a 4.27 ERA in 86.1 innings with 44 walks and 100 strikeouts.
His fastball works in the low 90’s and will touch as high as 96 with solid movement. His slider is his best offering, flashing above-average in the low 80’s. He also shows an average cutter. There’s a finge-average change up that rounds out his 4-pitch mix. His control at Vanderbilt was solid at best. If he’s going to get the most out of his pitch mix and remain a starter he’s going to have to improve his control and throw more strikes in the future.
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College Stats
| Year | W | L | ERA | IP | H | HR | BB | K | WHIP |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 4.82 | 9.1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1.29 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 4.34 | 45.2 | 39 | 6 | 27 | 58 | 1.45 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 | 4.27 | 86.1 | 68 | 11 | 44 | 100 | 1.30 |
| Totals | 11 | 6 | 4.33 | 141.1 | 115 | 17 | 75 | 165 | 1.34 |
Cincinnati Reds Round 9 Selection: Rob Hensey
Background information:
- School: Monmouth University
- Position: Left-Handed Pitcher
- Height: 6′ 4″
- Weight: 220 lbs.
- Bats/Throws: Left/Left
Scouting Report
A 4-year pitcher at Monmouth, Rob Hensey went from a solid walk rate as a freshman to showing an elite walk rate over the next three seasons. This past year he walked just 13 batters in 81.1 innings and struck out 102 of them.
He throws his fastball in the 88-92 MPH range. He also throws a slider in the upper 70’s and a change up in the low 80’s that shows solid fading action.
Video
*Not a ton of video I could fine. Monmouth’s twitter has a few clips from this season, but they’re all single pitch videos*
Another ? K outing for @RobHensey.#FlyHawks pic.twitter.com/3oYGR1k6Tm
— Monmouth Baseball (@MUHawksBaseball) May 25, 2022
College Stats
| Year | W | L | ERA | IP | H | HR | BB | K | WHIP |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 | 3.88 | 62.2 | 53 | 5 | 23 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 2.42 | 26.0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0.77 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 1.54 | 41.0 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 0.88 |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 | 3.87 | 81.1 | 81 | 5 | 13 | 102 | 1.16 |
| Totals | 14 | 13 | 3.24 | 211.0 | 181 | 12 | 45 | 215 | 1.07 |
Cincinnati Reds Round 10 Selection: Brody Jessee
Background information:
- School: Gonzaga
- Position: Right-Handed pitcher
- Height: 6′ 4″
- Weight: 217 lbs.
- Bats/Throws: Right/Right
Scouting Report
A redshirt sophomore, Brody Jesse has pitched out of the bullpen in both of his seasons with Gonzaga. He’s racked up plenty of strikeouts, but his walk totals have been quite high, too.
His fastball works int he mid-90’s and will touch 98 on his best days. His best pitch is an above-average slider that he throws in the low 80’s. He will also show a below-average change up at times.
Video
College Stats
| Year | W | L | ERA | IP | H | HR | BB | K | WHIP |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 4.82 | 28.0 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 37 | 1.54 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 4.58 | 35.1 | 35 | 4 | 19 | 48 | 1.53 |
| Totals | 7 | 3 | 4.69 | 63.1 | 59 | 4 | 38 | 85 | 1.53 |
That wraps up day two of the draft. Tuesday will be the final day with rounds 11-20. We’ll be back here doing the same thing, providing as much information as we can on the players selected. Tell your friends.