3 Reds prospects strangely absent from Chattanooga Lookouts roster

3. Lyon Richardson, Reds right-handed pitching prospect

While a good majority of Cincinnati Reds fans are excited to see the major league debuts of both Nick Lodolo and Hunter Greene, there’s another young pitching prospect who may be grab the attention of Reds Country very soon. Lyon Richardson, the Reds second-round pick in the 2018 MLB Draft was left off the Chattanooga Lookouts Opening Day roster.

Now, Richardson is only 21-years old, so there’s no need to rush the right-hander through the minor leagues, but his stuff is nasty and there’s a good chance he could find his way to Double-A Chattanooga very quickly.

Richardson, a former high school outfielder, has a great deal of athletic ability. Richardson doesn’t do any one thing great, but does a lot of things very well. This spring, Richardson saw the field during a few spring training games, and his velocity was back up to the mid-90s.

Lyon Richardson has a very repeatable delivery and reminds me quite a bit of Tyler Mahle. Nothing too flashy, but gets the job done. Look for Richardson to get a few games under his belt at Advanced-A Dayton to begin the season before heading to Double-A Chattanooga sometime this summer.

The trio of Jacob Heatherly, Michael Siani, and Lyon Richardson are likely to begin the season at Advanced-A Dayton, but don’t expect those three young prospects to stay there for very long. Heatherly, Siani, and Richardson will find their way onto the Chattanooga Lookouts roster sometime this summer, and there’s a chance they could move up to Triple-A before the 2021 season’s up.