The Cincinnati Reds have signed their 2nd round draft pick from the 2015 Draft. Right handed pitcher Tony Santillan signed for $1,350,000, which is an over-slot signing by $122,800. That has changed the math on the 2015 Cincinnati Reds Draft Board, where we are keeping track of how much money the team has spent on their picks and how much they can spend on picks moving forward without going over their Major League Baseball mandated draft pool spending.
Santillan has a big time arm, reaching into the high 90’s with his fastball and flashing a potentially plus slider. Many of the pre-draft scouting reports though believe that he’s a long term project because of his struggles with his mechanics and control during his high school career. The Reds like his athleticism and his big time arm strength and will look to help him improve the repeatability of his mechanics which should improve his control.
You can read a more detailed scouting report and see some video of him from his draft day profile right here.