Reds Pipeline

Five Reds in MLB Pipeline's Updated Top 100 Prospects

On October 3, MLB Pipeline updated its Top 100 prospects heading into the offseason. Five players in the Reds organization cracked the list.

21. Chase Burns
33. Rhett Lowder
65. Edwin Arroyo
76. Sal Stewart
93. Cam Collier

Click here to see the complete list, including the Top 30 Reds prospects.

Arizona Fall League

After back-to-back one-run losses, the Glendale Desert Dogs bounced back with an 8-4 win on Sunday over the Peoria Javelinas. Reds Double-A outfielder Tyler Callihan continued his success in the leadoff spot, going 2-for-3 and reaching base four times. Fellow Reds prospect Carson Rudd turned in another scoreless performance after pitching two innings in relief, lowering his ERA in AFL play to 1.04.

AFL Top Performers: Week 3 (via MLB's Joe Trezza)

Jose Acuna, RHP, Glendale (CIN)
Stats: 4 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 7 SO
The 22-year-old righty was effective but wild in his Fall League debut, but overcame those control issues better in his second outing, when he cruised for four hitless innings of relief in Glendale’s 8-1 win over Peoria on Tuesday. Acuna recorded seven of his 12 outs via the strikeout while limiting the free passes (2). No AFL hurler recorded more punchouts than Acuna did this week.

Connor Phillips, RHP, Glendale (CIN)
Stats: 4 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 5 SO, 1 BB
Phillips had a humbling, whirlwind regular season that saw him land back in Rookie ball nine months after making his big league debut. But he’s been excellent in two of his three outings so far in the Fall League. He dominated in his first start and was really good again in Glendale’s win on Thursday over Salt River, coming on in relief of Andrew Painter and logging four more scoreless innings. Phillips did have a rough outing in between, but when he’s been on, he’s been on. He leads AFL hurlers with 15 strikeouts.

The AFL is comprised of six teams, with each Major League organization sending at least eight top prospects to fill in the rosters. Below are the representatives from the Reds organization who play for the Glendale Desert Dogs.

Pitchers

Jose Acuna: 3.69 ERA with ACL Reds, Chattanooga and Louisville

Arij Fransen: 3.86 ERA in 30 games with Dayton Dragons

Luis Mey: 3.44 ERA in 40 appearances split between Dayton and Chattanooga

Connor Phillips: Reds' No. 15 prospect spent 2024 with Louisville; allowed 2 ER or fewer in his final five starts; posted a 1.72 ERA in September

Carson Rudd: 3.04 ERA in 33 games (including 5 starts) with Chattanooga; 3rd on the Lookouts in K's (85)

Infielders

Edwin Arroyo: Reds' No. 3 prospect missed the 2024 season with shoulder injury suffered in spring training

Christian Encarnacion-Strand: Reds first baseman missed the final 133 games with a wrist injury

Outfielders

Tyler Callihan: In 69 games with Chattanooga, led the Lookouts with a .271 average, was second in stolen bases (21) and third in OBP (.345)