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2009 Draft Day 2 – Part 5

This will be for the 26th-30th rounds and that should end the day. Cincinnati Reds 26th round – Vernon Manz – C – South Florida Hit .293/.358/.541 with 15 doubles and 6 HRs to go with 12 walks and 32 stri...
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2009 Draft Day 2 – Part 4

This will be for picks 21-25. 21st round pick – Jonathan Reed – RHP – Memorial HS (OK) 22nd round pick – David Stewart – 1B – Grayson County College 23rd round pick – Chris Richburg – 1B – Texas Tech 24th r...
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2009 Draft Day 2 – Part 3

Rounds 17-20 will go here. 17th round pick – Deven Marrero – SS – American Heritage HS (FL) 18th round pick – Stephen Perez – SS – Guliver Prep HS (FL) 19th round pick – Mitchell Clarke – LHP – Forest Height...
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2009 Draft Day 2 – Part 2

Round 11-16 will go in this one. 11th round – Harold Johnson, RHP, Trinity Christian Academy (FL) 12th round pick – Joshua Garton – RF – Volunteer State CC 13th round pick – Nicholas Christiani – RHP – Van...
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2009 Draft Day 2 – Part 1

Starting at 12:00 the Reds will begin drafting for rounds 4 through 30. I will be updating this post from rounds 4 until about round 10, then make a new thread with the next group of guys and so on. At t...
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Cincinnati Reds Round 3 – Donnie Joseph

The Reds have selected Donnie Joseph, LHP, Houston in the third round. More info to come, but this is the last pick of the day for the Reds. Scouting Report Reliever Fastball – 91-94 MPH Change Up...
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Cincinnati Reds Round 2 – Billy Hamilton

The Cincinnati Reds select SS, Billy Hamilton, Taylorsville HS. More to come soon. Scouting Report Bat – Good bat speed and a strong kid, but is relatively raw at the plate. Will need some time to...
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Cincinnati Reds Supplemental Rd 1 – Brad Boxberger

The Reds select Brad Boxberger, RHP, USC in the Supplemental 1st round at #43 overall. More to come soon. Check back early and often. Scouting Report Fastball – 88-93 MPH and touches 95 at times. Curve...
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Cincinnati Reds 1st Round – Mike Leake

The Reds have taken Mike Leake, RHP, Arizona State. More to come very soon. Discuss this pick here. Check back for updates early and often. Mike Leake’s blog at MLBlogs.com Chris Buckley talking a...
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Redsminorleagues.com interview with Zach Stewart

Zach Stewart was the Reds 3rd round pick in the 2008 draft out of Texas Tech. He would spend 2008 relieving in Dayton and Sarasota, but this season the Reds have put him into the rotation and he has spent t...