Cincinnati Reds minor league players

Graham Ashcraft (born February 11, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Ashcraft grew up in Gurley, Alabama and attended Huntsville High School. He was selected in the 12th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but opted not to sign with the team.[1]

Ashcraft began his college baseball career at Mississippi State. As a freshman he went 2–0 with a 5.63 ERA and 25 strikeouts in ten appearances.[2] Following the season Ashcraft transferred to UAB after his freshman season.[3] After sitting out one season due to NCAA transfer rules, Ashcraft went 2–5 with a 5.62 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 53 innings over 17 pitching appearances.[4]

Ashcraft was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 6th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft.[5] After signing with the team he was assigned to the Rookie-level Greeneville Reds.[6] Ashcraft did not play in 2020 following the cancelation of the minor league season due to COVID-19. He was assigned to the High-A Dayton Dragons, where he went 4–1 with a 2.33 ERA and 55 strikeouts before being promoted to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts.[7]

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Michael Byrne
Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher
Born: (1997-04-16) April 16, 1997 Orlando, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Michael Byrne (born April 16, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Byrne attended Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida. He played for the school's baseball team as a starting pitcher. Byrne enrolled at the University of Florida to play college baseball for the Florida Gators.[8] He became their closer in 2017, his sophomore year.[9][10][11] After the 2017 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[12] In 2018, Byrne won the Stopper of the Year Award.[13]

The Cincinnati Reds selected Byrne in the 14th round, with the 409th overall selection, of the 2018 MLB draft.[14] Byrne signed with the Reds, and began his professional career with the Daytona Tortugas of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.[15] In 21+2⁄3 innings relief innings, he went 1–1 with a 1.25 ERA.[16] He returned to Daytona in 2019, going 7–3 with a 4.27 ERA over 37 games (six starts).[17] Byrne did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] He was assigned to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts to begin the 2021 season.

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Allan Alexesis Cerda (born November 24, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Cerda signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent in July 2017.[19] The Reds added him to their 40-man roster after the 2021 season.[20]

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Elly Antonio De La Cruz (born January 11, 2002) is an Dominican professional baseball infielder in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

De La Cruz signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent in July 2018.[21][22] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Reds.[23] He did not play in 2020 due to the minor league season being cancelled because of Covid-19. In 2021, De La Cruz played for the Arizona Complex League Reds and Daytona Tortugas.[24]

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Rece Xola Hinds (born September 5, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Hinds was born and grew up in Niceville, Florida and initially attended Niceville High School. He was invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Game after both his sophomore and junior seasons. As a junior, Hinds hit .494 with 12 home runs and was also invited to the Perfect Game All-American Classic.[25] Following his junior season, he transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Hinds batted .361 with 33 runs, 17 RBIs, 14 stolen bases in his only season at IMG.[26]

Hinds was selected in the 2nd round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds.[27] After signing with the team he was assigned to the Greeneville Reds of the Class A-Short Season Appalachian League, where went 0–8 with two walks in 10 plate appearances.[28] Hinds did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic,[29] but was added to the Reds' alternate training site roster shortly after the beginning of the 2020 Major League Baseball season.[30] Hinds was named the best overall athlete in the Reds' minor league system going into the 2021 season.[31] He spent the 2021 season with the Daytona Tortugas of the Low-A Southeast, slashing .251/.319/.515 with ten home runs, 27 RBIs, and six stolen bases over 43 games.[32] He missed time during the season due to a torn meniscus.[33]

On March 5, 2022, the Reds announced that Hinds would be switching his position from third base to the outfield. Reds farm director Shawn Pender added "We made a decision to get him (Hinds) on the field healthier."[34]

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James Marinan (born October 10, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Marinan attended Park Vista Community High School in Lake Worth, Florida. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft. On July 4, 2018 the Dodgers traded Marinan and Aneurys Zabala to the Cincinnati Reds for Dylan Floro and Zach Neal.[35]

The Reds added Marinan to their 40-man roster after the 2021 season.[20]

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Connor Allan Phillips (born May 4, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Phillips attended Magnolia West High School in Magnolia, Texas, where he played baseball and went 12-3 with a 1.13 ERA and 125 strikeouts over 92+2⁄3 innings as a senior in 2019.[36] He was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 35th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign.[37] He had originally signed to play college baseball for the LSU Tigers, but instead enrolled at McLennan Community College so he would be eligible for the draft after his freshman year.[38] As a freshman at McLennan in 2020, he made six starts and went 3-1 with a 3.16 ERA over 25+2⁄3 innings before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[39]

Phillips was selected by the Seattle Mariners with the 64th overall selection of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[40] He signed for $1.1 million.[41][42] He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Modesto Nuts and was promoted to the Everett AquaSox at the season's end.[43] Over 17 starts between the two clubs, he went 7-4 with a 4.62 ERA, 111 strikeouts, and 46 walks over 76 innings.[44]

On March 29, 2022, Phillips was acquired by the Cincinnati Reds as the player to be named later from an earlier trade that also sent Justin Dunn, Jake Fraley, and Brandon Williamson to the Reds in exchange for Jesse Winker and Eugenio Suárez.[45] He was assigned to the Dayton Dragons to open the 2022 season.[46]

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Nick Quintana
Cincinnati Reds
Infielder
Born: (1997-10-13) October 13, 1997 Las Vegas, Nevada
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Medals Men's baseball Representing  United States U-18 Baseball World Cup 2015 Osaka Team

Nicholas Ryan Quintana (born October 13, 1997) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Quintana attended the University of Arizona following a high school career at Arbor View High School in Las Vegas. He was named to the First Team All-Pac-12 for the first time as a sophomore after hitting .313 with fourteen home runs and 55 RBIs over the season. He would repeat the achievement as a junior in 2019 improving upon the prior year's numbers leaping to a .342 batting average, fifteen home runs, and 77 RBIs while improving his OBP from .413 to .462. He was named Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-American, as well a NCBWA Third Team All-American.[47] In 2017 and 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[48][49]

Quintana was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft with the 47th overall pick. This was his second time being selected in the draft, having previously been selected in the eleventh round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Boston Red Sox. After signing with the Tigers, he would immediately join the Single-A West Michigan Whitecaps.[50] Despite starting in West Michigan, after a slow start hitting just .158 with a .228 OBP while striking out 51 times in 41 games, he would take a step down to the short season Single-A Connecticut Tigers in early-August.[51] Over 25 games with Connecticut, he batted .256. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[52] In 2021, he played with the Single-A Lakeland Flying Tigers, slashing .196/.329/.346 with nine home runs and 46 RBIs over 82 games.

On November 3, 2021, the Tigers traded Quintana to the Reds for Tucker Barnhart.[53]

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Lyon Richardson (born January 18, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Richardson attended Jensen Beach High School in Jensen Beach, Florida.[54][55] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Florida.[56] As a senior in 2018, he went 7–0 with a 0.58 ERA and ninety strikeouts over 48 innings alongside batting .369, and was named the Treasure Coast Newspapers Player of the Year.[57] After his senior season, he was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round (47th overall) of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[58][59][60][61]

Richardson signed with the Reds and made his professional debut that year with the Greeneville Reds of the Rookie-level Appalachian League.[62] Over 29 innings, he compiled a 0–5 record and a 7.14 ERA.[63] In 2019, his first full minor league season, he played with the Dayton Dragons of the Class A Midwest League, going 3–9 with a 4.15 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP over 26 starts.[64] After the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he flew to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and spent the summer working out at Cressey Sports Performance, participating in simulated games with fellow minor leaguers.[65] In September, he was added to Cincinnati's 60-man player pool and participated in their instructional league.[66] Richardson was assigned to Dayton, now members of the High-A Central, for the 2021 season; he appeared in 19 games (18 starts) in which he went 2–5 with a 5.09 ERA, 91 strikeouts, and 38 walks over 76 innings.[67] Following the season's end, he underwent Tommy John surgery.[68]

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Christian Michael Roa (born April 2, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Roa attended Memorial High School in Houston, Texas.[69][70] He played both baseball and football.[71] Undrafted in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Texas A&M University where he played college baseball for the Aggies.

In 2018, Roa's freshman season, he pitched in 14 games (with one start), pitching to a 4.30 ERA with 12 strikeouts over 14+2⁄3 innings.[72] That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the La Crosse Loggers.[73] As a sophomore in 2019, he appeared in 17 games (making ten starts), going 3–2 with a 3.56 ERA and 46 strikeouts over 48 innings.[74][75] On March 19, 2019, he was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven scoreless innings against the second ranked Vanderbilt Commodores.[76] In 2020, Roa returned to the Aggies starting rotation. He started four games, pitching to a 2–1 record and a 5.85 ERA over twenty innings before the season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[77]

Roa was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round with the 48th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[78][79][80] He signed with the Reds for $1.5 million.[81][82] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the pandemic.[83] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Daytona Tortugas of the Low-A Southeast.[84] He was placed on the injured list in May with a right elbow flexor mass strain, and did not return to play until mid-July.[85] In early August, he was promoted to the Dayton Dragons of the High-A Central.[86] Over 15 games (13 starts) between the two clubs, Roa went 4–3 with a 3.53 ERA and 67 strikeouts over 58+2⁄3 innings.[87]

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Jared Solomon (born June 10, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Solomon attended Millville Area Junior Senior High School in Millville, Pennsylvania and played college baseball at Alderson Broaddus University and Lackawanna College. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 11th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.

Solomon signed with the Reds and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Reds, going 2-2 with a 4.26 ERA over 38 innings. In 2018, he pitched with both the Billings Mustangs and the Dayton Dragons, starting 15 games between both teams and compiling a 4-3 record and 3.34 ERA over 72+2⁄3 innings. Solomon split the 2019 season between Dayton and the Daytona Tortugas and went 3-11 with a 3.98 ERA and 111 strikeouts over 26 starts and 115+1⁄3 innings.[88] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the pandemic.[89]

The Reds added Solomon to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season.[90] He did not play a game in 2021 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.[91]

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Brandon Martin Williamson (born April 2, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Williamson attended Martin County West High School in Sherburn, Minnesota and played college baseball at North Iowa Area Community College and Texas Christian University (TCU). He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 36th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft out of North Iowa but did not sign and transferred to TCU.[92] He was then drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the second round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft and signed.[93][94]

Williamson made his professional debut with the Everett AquaSox, posting a 2.35 ERA over 15+1⁄3 innings.[95] Due to the cancellation of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, he did not pitch for a team, but was a member of the Mariners' 60-man player pool.[96][97] Williamson returned to Everett to start 2021 and was promoted to the Arkansas Travelers during the season.[98] Over 19 starts between the two teams, he went 4-6 with a 3.39 ERA and 153 strikeouts over 98+1⁄3 innings.[99]

On March 14, 2022, the Mariners traded Williamson, Justin Dunn, Jake Fraley, and a player to be named later (Connor Phillips) to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Jesse Winker and Eugenio Suárez.[100][101]

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