5 Reds prospects ranked among MLB top-100 with intriguing offseason upcoming

The Cincinnati Reds enter the upcoming offseason with an abundance of optimism after hiring Terry Francona to be the team's new manager. Francona was introduced at press conference on Monday and the Reds' new skipper is eager to get to work.

Francona mentioned during his media rounds on Monday that being small market ball club will not be used as an excuse. That's certainly a relief to the majority of fans throughout Reds Country who've heard Cincinnati's front office and ownership complain about a lack of money for years.

But fans shouldn't expect the Reds, with Francona leading the charge, to all of the sudden break the bank during the upcoming offseason and sign free agents to mega-deals. That's not the Reds' style. However, Cincinnati could look to trade from their increasingly deep pool of talent down in the minor leagues.

Reds prospects Cam Collier, Edwin Arroyo, others named among MLB's top-100

MLB Pipeline recently updated their top 100 Major League prospects and among them were five members of the Reds organization. The list is dotted with four former first-round picks, including Cam Collier, Sal Stewart, Rhett Lowder, and Chase Burns. Edwin Arroyo brings the Reds' total to five.

While it's quite unlikely that the Reds would look to trade any of their top 100 prospects this offseason in an effort to upgrade the Major League roster, several other players could be on the move if Cincinnati looks to trade some of their young talent this winter.

A handful of Reds prospects could be traded this offseason in order to retool Cincinnati's roster

With the Reds' depth at shortstop, in both the majors and the minors, Cincinnati could attempt to bolster their roster by dealing a player like Tyson Lewis, Sammy Stafura, Ricardo Cabrera, or Leo Balcazar. Elly De La Cruz is the Reds' starting shortstop, and Cincinnati also has Matt McLain and the aforementioned Arroyo who can also play the position.

The Reds also have an multitude of pitching prospects as well. Though pitching depth is extremely important, some of the younger prospects who are years away for the big leagues could be dealt this offseason as Cincinnati looks to retool its roster. Those players might include Luke Hayden, Adam Serwinowski, Cole Schoenwetter, or Ty Floyd.

President of Baseball Operations Nick Krall has an intriguing offseason ahead as Cincinnati's top executive looks to give his new manager all the tools he needs to lead the Reds back to winning baseball in 2025.

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