Top Reds prospects, 2026

Every full-season affiliate, ranked by production and by age relative to the level. A 19-year-old holding his own in Double-A is doing something harder than a 25-year-old doing the same, and the ranking says so.

#	Player	Pos	Level	Age	Yng	Line	Score
1	Edwin Arroyo	SS	AAA	22	4y	0.924 OPS · 328 PA · 13 SB	62.9
2	Héctor Rodríguez	RF	AAA	22	4y	0.880 OPS · 455 PA · 6 SB	51.6
3	Noelvi Marte	CF	AAA	24	2y	0.946 OPS · 208 PA · 9 SB	51.3
4	Michael Toglia	1B	AAA	27	−1y	0.920 OPS · 402 PA · 4 SB	34
5	Jose Franco	P	AAA	25	1y	3.72 ERA · 55.2 IP	28.7
6	Carter Graham	1B	AA	24	−0.5y	0.899 OPS · 212 PA · 3 SB	28.1
7	Jalen Hairston	RF	A	22	−1y	0.977 OPS · 231 PA · 5 SB	27.4
8	Ivan Johnson	2B	AAA	27	−1y	0.802 OPS · 266 PA · 15 SB	24.1
9	Chase Petty	P	AAA	23	3y	6.18 ERA · 51 IP	23.8
10	Zach Maxwell	P	AAA	25	1y	4.05 ERA · 40 IP	23.4
11	Jacob Friend	LF	A+	23	−1y	0.840 OPS · 274 PA · 15 SB	23.2
12	Jimmy Romano	P	A+	23	−1y	2.93 ERA · 43 IP	22.7
13	Will Cannon	P	AA	22	1.5y	6.75 ERA · 48 IP	21.5
14	Carlos Sanchez	SS	AA	21	2.5y	0.654 OPS · 209 PA · 4 SB	20
15	Ichiro Cano	3B	A	21	—	0.819 OPS · 427 PA · 5 SB	19.1

How this is ranked

For hitters the score adds production (OPS and isolated power), plate discipline, age relative to the level, baserunning net of caught stealing, and a bonus for the position on the defensive spectrum — eight points for shortstop, centre field and catcher, four for third base, second base and right field, none for first base, left field and designated hitter. For pitchers it is strikeout rate minus walk rate, with ERA and WHIP counted for less because minor league parks and defence swing them so much. Higher levels count for more, and every player’s page itemizes his own score.

Players need 150 plate appearances or 40 innings to be ranked — without a minimum the leaderboard fills with three-inning cameos. Everyone below the line still appears on their level page, just unranked. We do not measure defence — the public minor league fielding data cannot support it, so the position bonus above rates the job, not the player. This is our own calculation from public MLB data, not a scouting list; how we work.