Minor leagues
Waldrop made his professional debut that season for the Arizona League Reds. In 2011,Waldrop played for the Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League,and was ranked as the 21st overall prospect in the Reds' organization. In 2012,he played for the Single–A Dayton Dragons. In 2013,Waldrop earned a promotion to the High–A Bakersfield Blaze. During the season with Bakersfield,he hit 21 home runs,which ranked second among all Reds minor leaguers. Additionally,from July 28 to August 10 of that year,Waldrop went on a 14-game hitting streak while batting .370.
2014 was a breakout year for Waldrop. He began the season in Bakersfield once again,and while there,had a great season and was named the MVP of the California League All-Star Game. He was then promoted to the Double–A Pensacola Blue Wahoos on June 18. Across 131 games in 2014 with Bakersfield and Pensacola,Waldrop batted .338/.385/.516 with 37 doubles,14 home runs,67 RBI,and 14 stolen bases. He was named the Reds organization's Minor League Hitter of the Year,and following the end of the season played in the Arizona Fall League where he batted .300. On November 20,2014,the Reds added Waldrop to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
In 2015,in Double–A and Triple–A for the Reds he batted .235/.267/.338. [3] In 2016,in Triple–A for the Reds he batted .252/.300/.363. [4]
