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	0.891 OPS · 354 PA · 13 SB	58.1
2	Héctor Rodríguez	RF	AAA	22	4y	0.880 OPS · 455 PA · 6 SB	51.6
3	Noelvi Marte	RF	AAA	24	2y	0.864 OPS · 279 PA · 10 SB	37.1
4	Michael Toglia	1B	AAA	27	−1y	0.920 OPS · 402 PA · 4 SB	34
5	Leo Balcazar	3B	AAA	22	4y	0.695 OPS · 151 PA · 1 SB	30.3
6	Carter Graham	1B	AA	24	−0.5y	0.902 OPS · 260 PA · 6 SB	29.3
7	Chase Petty	P	AAA	23	3y	6.17 ERA · 58.1 IP	26.4
8	Jalen Hairston	RF	A	22	−1y	0.956 OPS · 244 PA · 5 SB	26.3
9	Carlos Sanchez	SS	AA	21	2.5y	0.693 OPS · 254 PA · 5 SB	24
10	Jimmy Romano	P	A+	23	−1y	2.96 ERA · 45.2 IP	21.9
11	Jacob Friend	LF	A+	23	−1y	0.832 OPS · 286 PA · 15 SB	21.7
12	Zach Maxwell	P	AAA	25	1y	4.66 ERA · 46.1 IP	21.5
13	Jose Franco	P	AAA	25	1y	4.45 ERA · 58.2 IP	20.8
14	Ivan Johnson	2B	AAA	27	−1y	0.778 OPS · 273 PA · 15 SB	20.8
15	Ichiro Cano	3B	A	21	—	0.834 OPS · 447 PA · 5 SB	19.8

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.