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    The 2026 Cincinnati Reds Minor League Spring Training Roster

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    Minor League Spring Training hasn’t officially begun yet. But we’ve got the Cincinnati Reds minor league camp roster for when it gets started. Over the course of the spring this roster will change. Players will be signed, released, potentially added or subtracted in trades, and players who are currently in big league camp will be optioned or re-assigned to minor league camp. Here is the initial list of 159 players that will be in Goodyear, Arizona for minor league camp as of now:

    The Position Players

    CatchersInfieldersOutfielders
    30Yanuel Casiano27Victor Acosta7Jalen Hairston
    6Alfredo Duno22Alfredo Alcantara7Bernard Moon
    75John Michael Faile9Johnny Ascanio25Anthony Stephan
    32Ian Francis2Anielson Buten9Jay Allen II
    3Jacob Friend39Ricky Cabrera64Ariel Almonte
    32Cade Hunter3Austin Callahan28Yerlin Confidan
    35Henry Hunter6Ichiro Cano80Drew Davies
    31Brandon Jaime17Ty Doucette20Austin Hendrick
    23Dylan King30Trey Faltine6Kyle Henley
    63Dayne Leonard30Carter Graham7Carlos Jorge
    33Ryan McCrystal3Steele Hall21Arnaldo Lantigua
    46Jirvin Morillo21Ruben Ibarra25Jack Moss
    66Diego Omana16Hansel Jimenez27Mason Neville
    3Ivan Johnson38Pablo Nunez
    9Tyson Lewis28Esmith Pineda
    43Naibel Mariano4Eli Pitts
    16Dominic Pitelli34Adolfo Sanchez
    26Yael Romero36Shane Sasaki
    15Carlos Sanchez23Myles Smith
    2Peyton Stovall4Yeycol Soriano
    17Rafhlmil Torres27Francisco Urbaez
    25Anthuan Valencia29Malvin Valdez
    16Alexander Vargas4Kien Vu

    The Pitchers

    LHPRHPRHP
    76Edwin Cervantes26Kevin Abel40Sheng-En Lin
    69Reid Clague44Jose Acuna54Jordan Little
    34Riley Cooper49Cody Adcock57Josue Lopez
    53Jacob Edwards49Brady Afthim71Nestor Lorant
    72Khristian Guevara62Dony Aguilera45David Lorduy
    65Hunter Hollan61Bryce Archie60Jared Lyons
    55Bryce Hubbart48Sam Benschoter62Irvin Machuca
    86Jonah Humey43Beau Blanchard51Maison Martinez
    45Brandon Leibrandt47Jake Brink35Simon Miller
    79Christian Lopez52Ben Brutti65Jose Montero
    74Kyle McCoy53Will Cannon71Luis Morellis
    68Joseph Menefee37Ryan Cardona68Mason Morris
    82Ryjeteri Merite48Moises Castillo41JP Ortiz
    58Graham Osman59Jesus Colina68Braden Osbolt
    46Nate Peterson52Edgar Colon40Hunter Parks
    87Iker Redona38Reynardo Cruz81Nelfri Payano
    47Nick Sando58Davis Daniel70Mason Pelio
    84Dominic Scheffler60Victor Diaz75Ayendy Pena
    51Trisan Smith51Thomas Farr76Samuel Perez
    67Logan Van Treeck57Taylor Floyd31Drew Pestka
    21Ty Floyd65Luis Pimentel
    64Abraham Gaitan59Ovis Portes
    61Julian Garcia78Owen Pote
    83Irvin Gonzalez59Stephen Quigley
    66Griffin Green78Dusty Revis
    70Shawn Guilliams63Javi Rivera
    74Johnathan Harmon55Jimmy Romano
    52Luke Hayden83Bryan Salgado
    67Justin Henschel40Cole Schoenwetter
    77Adrian Herrera84Andrew Shaffner
    56Trent Hodgdon58Easton Sikorski
    50Luke Holman44Dylan Simmons
    39Owen Holt72Gabe Starks
    54Brody Jessee63Josh Staumont
    61Trevor Kuncl33Logan Tanner
    56Lisnerkin Lantigua77Stharlin Torres
    73Carson Latimer70Deivi Villafana
    81Anyer Laureano85Mike Villani
    37Johnathan Lavallee62Aaron Watson

    Some Roster Notes

    There are a few players who are in spring training this year who spent last season in the Dominican Summer League and will be looking at making their US debut in 2025. Five position players are coming stateside while five pitchers will be joining them.

    Position Players

    • Adolfo Sanchez – OF
    • Hansel Jimenez – SS
    • Jirvin Morillo – C
    • Naibel Mariano – SS
    • Pablo Nunez – OF

    Pitchers

    • Dony Aguilera – RHP
    • Iker Redona – LHP
    • Irvin Gonzalez – RHP
    • Moises Castillo – RHP
    • Ryjeteri Merite – LHP

    There’s also the fact that Logan Tanner is listed as a pitcher. The 20222 2nd round pick has been a catcher for his minor league career, but also hit just .121 last year in 12 games played as a 24-year-old in High-A Dayton. He’s a career .189 hitter. I reached out to confirm that he was moving to the mound and that the list showing him as a pitcher was not just an input error and it was confirmed to me that he is moving to the mound.

    Update: February 20th)

    Added in the confirmation of Logan Tanner moving to the mound.

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    2. Read somewhere online that Logan Tanner is going to give pitching a try. Reportedly, he threw 97 in high school, some people wanted him to try to make his way to the pros as a pitcher.

    3. Looks like this confirms Liberts Aponte and Angel Salio will be DSL Reds this year.

      Stephan still listed as an INF/OF, so it looks like the 1B/LF situation will continue.

      Drew Davies listed only as an OF after playing some 1B last year. Still might see him there some.

    4. There are some guys maybe getting his last chance to play for Reds organization if they can’t show anything interesting this season …(Thomas Farr, Austin Hendrick, Trey Faltine, Jay Allen II, Victor Acosta, Ariel Almonte among others)

    5. Getting something (anything) out of Floyd, Holman, Hollan, Smith and Van Treeck will be a boost, though one we probably have to consider along the lines of anything we get being great, just not to be counted on. That’a fair amount of draft capital — five top ten picks over two drafts with about 12 innings between them — with nothing to show.

      1. Maybe we should consider ourselves fortunate that the top picks, Greene, Lodolo, Abbott, Lowder, & Burns have not had a similar trek. It could have happened to any 2 of them.

        2. Abbott through last year had accumulated the highest bWAR of anyone in his draft class. I only checked the top 10 rounds, so maybe a late pick has been an ultra-surprise.

    6. Reid Clague is the kid from Victoria, BC (6 miles across the water from yours truly) signed as an UDFA last year. I remember reading he could be a nice sleeper.

      1. 6’5″ Canadian lefty, interested to see what kind of stuff he brings, I imagine he’ll be in the ACL rotation mix.

    7. The DSL Reds left side of the infield could be something. As could both middle and left side down in the ACL.

      1. That ACL outfield is going to be straight nasty with basically 3 CF out there in Sanchez, Pitts, and Nunez.

    8. I was hoping both Iker Redona and Angel Salio would be on this list. I think the infield is a bit crowded and Salio got the squeeze. But I do see Iker Redona on the list. This excites me even more on Redona as a prospect. His promotion really does make sense though. He had absolutely nothing left to prove in the DSL. He was just dominant.

      1. Salio just turned 18 this week. Redona turned 18 in December. All the others on Doug’s 10-player list who played in the DSL are at least 19.

        There may be some legal issue about bringing a 17-year-old to the U.S. to (essentially) work. I suppose they could make it fly, but I’d think it would be easier and probably wiser to wait until he’s 18.

        So, maybe Salio will be a later arrival.

        1. I suspect both players will be candidates to come over for the bridge league once the DSL winds down. I actually like this approach as it can hell prepare kids for the move to the US the following season.

    9. As Duke mentioned, the outfield has a chance to be outstanding. Sanchez, Nunez, and Pitts should be impact defenders, but I think they’re going to be just as exciting offensively. I wouldn’t be surprised if both Sanchez and Pitts are top-10 prospects in the system by next October, with Nunez pushing into the top 25.

      And we shouldn’t overlook the infield talent. I’m a big fan of catcher Jirvin Morillo — he has a chance to really emerge. Steele Hall could be special if everything clicks. Hansel Jimenez has the kind of power that could start showing up quickly in the AZL, and Naibel Mariano, a $1 million signing two years ago, still has plenty of upside.

      On the mound, there’s real intrigue as well. A potential group of Aaron Watson, Iker Redona, Ryjeteri Merite, Christian Lopez, and Dony Aguilera brings legitimate upside and could make this one of the more interesting young staffs to watch.

      It should be a fun year in AZ

      1. Right? I am very tempted to go down for 4-5 days (mid-week, of course, given the schedule), and catch several games. I figure that would be a better chance of seeing a broader range of players, who might not play every day. Kind of seeing the same band twice in a row, to see if the change the set list. That roster is loaded.

    10. All the players and 2025 draft picks we have coming back from Tommy John surgery should be interesting. Especially the 2025 draft trio of Osbolt, Henschel, and McCoy. McCoy was already pitching back in college last year, but the first two we took after they had TJS last spring. I wonder if they will be back to start this season or work more later in the spring. Then Holman and Floyd on top of that. Lots of arms to sort out in the lower levels, hoping to find a diamond in the rough.

      1. I’ve pretty much written off Floyd and Holman. Floyd’s been good for 27.1 IP in two complete seasons since college, and he turns 25 in August. He’s lucky to remember what arm to throw with.

        Holman was a 2nd rounder who got in 9 innings last year. He’s probably not a lost cause, but I’d feel better if the team would give us more info on his injury or status. It’s not a good sign when a pitcher’s last game was April 13.

        1. I mean, Holman had TJS, what other update are we going to get on that in season? He’s in minor league camp now and will likely be pitching in Daytona or an outside shot of Dayton.

          Floyd has had the pitcher nightmare combo of shoulder surgery and TJS, so yeah, see what he’s got, don’t hold your breath.

      2. It’s an interesting tactic, drafting guys just coming back from TJ, part of scouring the landscape and turning over every leaf in search of talent. Seems like there is some intention of getting them out to AZ and having them rehab until Reds guidance. Kind of follows in their approach of acquiring big bodied pitchers a few years back, or drafting college relievers they thought could become starters.

    11. Think Morillo could have a chance at Daytona. He outplayed and played ahead of Dylan Leach who spent time in FCL for Tampa Bay last year.

    12. At least we are stocked up on prospects at SS since the odds are against us to re-sign Elly. Doesnt help that he’s a Boras client either…he’s good as gone after his arbitration hearing.

    13. Do we assume the two-way plan for Sheng-En Lin has come to an end. He is on the list as a pitcher and I know this doesn’t mean anything. But his limited at bats in ‘25 might.

      1. My assumption based on conversations I had last year say yes. But there’s a chance that I misunderstood or that things have changed since last summer.

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