Cincinnati Reds minor league players

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Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds and short biographies on some of the top prospects in the organization:

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Players

Jay Allen

24+13 innings pitched. [25] After the season, he played summer collegiate baseball for the Bristol State Liners of the Appalachian League. [26] Floyd pitched in 16 games with 10 starts as a sophomore and went 5–4 with a 3.77 ERA and 70 strikeouts. [27] Floyd finished his junior season with a 7–0 record and 4.35 ERA with 120 strikeouts as LSU won the 2023 Men's College World Series (MCWS). [28] He set a MCWS record with 17 strikeouts in the first game of the finals against Florida. [29]

Floyd was selected by the Cincinnati Reds with the 38th pick of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Reds on July 16, 2023, for $2,097,500. [30]

Floyd made his professional debut in 2025 with the Daytona Tortugas, pitching to a 0–1 record and 3.25 ERA over eight starts. [31] On July 6, he was placed on the full-season injured list ending his season.

José Franco

Jay Allen
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Allen with the Dayton Dragons in 2022
Cincinnati Reds
Outfielder
Born: (2002-11-22) November 22, 2002 (age 22)
Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
José Franco
Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher
Born: (2000-11-25) November 25, 2000 (age 24)
Maracay, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
PlayersCoaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches


Double-A

PlayersCoaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 33 Kevin Abel
  • 83 Jose Acuna
  •  8 Will Cannon
  • 45 Ryan Cardona
  •  6 Thomas Farr
  • 39 Julian Garcia
  • 39 Owen Holt
  • 31 Trevor Kuncl
  • 37 Jared Lyons
  • 32 Simon Miller
  • 19 Jose Montero
  • 27 Hunter Parks
  • 15 Nick Sando
  • 16 Easton Sikorski
  • 41 Lenny Torres

Catchers

  • 29 Connor Burns
  •  5 Cade Hunter
  • -- Michael Trautwein

Infielders

  •  4 Edwin Arroyo
  • 11 Johnny Ascanio
  •  3 Leo Balcazar
  • 34 Austin Callahan
  • 43 Cam Collier
  • 54 Ruben Ibarra
  •  2 Dominic Pitelli

Outfielders

Manager

  • 24 Jose Moreno

Coaches


High-A

PlayersCoaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 23 Cody Adcock
  • -- Dennis Boatman
  • -- Brian Edgington
  • 22 Johnathan Harmon
  • 33 Luke Hayden
  • 21 Bryce Hubbart
  •  5 Jonah Hurney
  • 36 Brody Jessee
  • 28 Nestor Lorant
  • 25 Irvin Machuca
  •  8 Joseph Menefee
  • 16 Graham Osman
  • -- Mason Pelio
  • 20 Jimmy Romano
  • 26 Dylan Simmons

Catchers

  • 12 John Michael Faile
  •  9 Ryan McCrystal
  • 15 Diego Omana
  • -- Logan Tanner

Infielders

  •  3 Victor Acosta
  • -- Ricky Cabrera
  • 34 Carter Graham
  •  7 Carlos Jorge
  • 24 Jack Moss
  • 18 Carlos Sanchez
  • 14 Peyton Stovall
  • 17 Alexander Vargas

Outfielders

  • 29 Ariel Almonte
  • 30 Yerlin Confidan
  • 10 Esmith Pineda
  • 27 Myles Smith
  •  2 Anthony Stephan

Manager

  • 13 Vince Harrison

Coaches

  • 19 Willie Blair (pitching)
  • -- Jose R. Flores (coach)
  • 32 Troy Gingrich (hitting)
  • 18 Tim Peterson (performance)
  •  6 Patterson Plaz (coach)

Single-A

PlayersCoaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 14 Brady Afthim
  • 21 Beau Blanchard
  • 28 Ben Brutti
  • 35 Edgar Colon
  • 10 Reynardo Cruz
  • 48 Victor Diaz
  • 41 Jacob Edwards
  • -- Ty Floyd
  • 25 Adrian Herrera
  • 32 Trent Hodgdon
  • -- Hunter Hollan
  • -- Luke Holman
  • -- Shawn Guilliams
  • -- Anyer Laureano
  • 44 David Lorduy
  • 18 Mason Morris
  • 24 JeanPierre Ortiz
  • 34 Drew Pestka
  • 10 Ovis Portes
  •  7 Stephen Quigley
  • 27 Cole Schoenwetter
  • -- Tristan Smith
  • 31 Gabe Starks
  • -- Logan Van Treeck
  • 29 Mike Villani

Catchers

  • 16 Alfredo Duno
  •  5 Jacob Friend
  • -- Eddy Isturiz
  •  3 Dayne Leonard

Infielders

  •  4 Alfredo Alcantara
  • 45 Ichiro Cano
  •  1 Tyson Lewis
  •  8 Sheng-En Lin
  • 12 Bernard Moon
  • 13 Rafhlmil Torres

Outfielders

  • 33 Drew Davies
  •  6 Kyle Henley
  • 38 Arnaldo Lantigua
  • 40 Mason Neville
  • 20 Malvin Valdez
  • 37 Kien Vu

Manager

  • 11 Willie Harris

Coaches

  •  2 Karavin Dew (performance)
  • 30 Lenny Harris (bench)
  • 50 Jason Immekus (pitching)
  • 18 Jose Leon (hitting)
  • 17 Osmin Melendez (coach)

Rookie

PlayersCoaches/Other

Pitchers

  • -- Bryce Archie
  • -- Jake Brink
  • -- Edwin Cervantes
  • -- Reid Clague
  • 39 Jesus Colina
  • 27 Abraham Gaitan
  • -- Griffin Green
  • -- Khristian Guevara
  • -- Justin Henschel
  • 26 Lisnerkin Lantigua
  • -- Carson Latimer
  • -- Jordan Little
  • 38 Josue Lopez
  • -- Maison Martinez
  • -- Kyle McCoy
  • 77 Luis Morellis
  • -- Braden Osbolt
  • 71 Nelfri Payano
  • 72 Ayendy Pena
  • 70 Samuel Perez
  • 68 Luis Pimentel
  • 54 Owen Pote
  • 28 Bryan Salgado
  • 50 Dominic Scheffler
  • -- Andrew Shaffner
  • 35 Stharlin Torres
  • 37 Deivi Villafana
  • -- Aaron Watson

Catchers

  •  9 Yanuel Casiano
  • -- Ian Francis
  • 99 Brandon Jaime
  • -- Dylan King
  • -- Jirvin Morillo

Infielders

  • 15 Anielson Buten
  • -- Ty Doucette
  • 31 Jalen Hairston
  • -- Steele Hall
  • -- Hansel Jimenez
  • -- Naibel Mariano
  • 48 Yael Romero
  • 41 Anthuan Valencia

Outfielders

  • -- Pablo Nunez
  • -- Eli Pitts
  • -- Adolfo Sanchez
  • 36 Yeycol Soriano

Manager

Coaches

  • 23 Sebastian Almonte (coach)
  • 34 Fred Corral (pitching)
  • 16 Cesar Garcia (coach)
  • 25 Eric Richardson (hitting)

Foreign Rookie

PlayersCoaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 21 Dony Aguilera
  • 58 Anthony Aquino
  • 43 Luis Avila
  • 36 Guillermo Baldelomar
  • 25 Ramses Camargo
  • 51 Luisangel Chirino
  • 30 Ariel De La Cruz
  • 44 Ysaias Escalona
  • 34 Deivi Garcia
  • 50 Malvin Garcia
  • 15 Irvin Gonzalez
  • 26 Rafael Leon
  • 46 Cesar Maiz
  • 16 Manuel Marchan
  • -- Franyer Mendez
  • 23 Ryjeteri Merite
  • 60 Nicola Prodanovic
  • -- Sebastian Salazar
  • 31 Jonathan Santana
  • 55 Luis Yepes
  • -- Carlos Zambrano

Catchers

  • 40 Qyshawn Legito
  • 34 Abel Pena

Infielders

  • 27 Juan Brown
  •  4 Jealmy Frias
  •  6 Omar Guadamuz
  • 45 Shendrion Martinus
  •  9 Riangelo Richardson
  •  3 Nayerich Waterfort
  • 19 Diorland Zambrano

Outfielders

  • 17 Yojanser Calzado
  • 26 Jaset Martinez
  • -- Peson Revierre
  •  2 Rey Reyes
  • 22 Jose Sabino

Manager

  • -- Jose Montilla

Coaches

  • -- Aaron Bond (defensive)
  • -- Takashi Miyoshi (defensive)
  • -- Luis Terrero (hitting)

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