Reds Minor League Player of the Year: Jose Siri

The Cincinnati Reds hand out their awards for the minor league season every December at Redsfest. Here at RedsMinorLeagues.com we get to that a lot quicker, but also don’t have cool plaques to give the players. Today we will be announcing that Jose Siri is the RedsMinorLeagues.com 2017 Player of the Year for the Cincinnati Reds.

The now 22-year-old center fielder hit .293/.341/.530 for the Dayton Dragons in 2017. That line came along with 24 doubles, 11 triples and 24 home runs. He also stole 46 bases in 58 attempts. Jose Siri would lead the organization in runs scored, hits, triples, home runs, extra-base hits, steals, slugging percentage and total bases. He also finished second in OPS and RBI.

While you can argue that Jose Siri had the best offensive season in the Reds farm system this year, it’s what he was able to do on the defensive side of things that puts him over the top of the competition. As a center fielder it means that you don’t have to hit as much as a guy who plays in a corner position. That didn’t come into play at all as he put up outstanding numbers offensively. But on the defensive side of the position he was able stand out among his peers. He showed outstanding range in center, to the point where you were almost surprised when he didn’t catch a fly ball. It wasn’t just the range, though, as his arm also played very well. In center field he racked up eight assists and in nine games in right field he added two more.

During the season Jose Siri got national recognition for breaking the Midwest League record for longest hitting streak. From June 22nd through August 3rd he would run off a 39-game hitting streak. It broke a record that had stood in the league since 1977. Over that span of time he hit .341 and slugged .671 with 12 doubles, three triples and 13 home runs.

Jose Siri 2017 Season Stats

Other Candidates

Nick Senzel, Taylor Trammell, Miles Gordon.