Cincinnati Reds
Players signed indicated in Bold
Round | Overall | Player | Position | School | State |
1 | 12 | Yasmani Grandal | C | Miami | Fla. |
2 | 62 | Ryan LaMarre | OF | Michigan | Mich. |
3 | 94 | Devin Lohman | SS | Long Beach State | Calif. |
4 | 127 | Brodie Greene | 2B | Texas A&M | Texas |
5 | 157 | Wes Mugarian | RHP | Pensacola (Fla.) Catholic HS | Fla. |
6 | 187 | Drew Cisco | RHP | Wando HS, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | S.C. |
7 | 217 | Tony Amezcua | RHP | Bellflower (Calif.) HS | Calif. |
8 | 247 | David Vidal | 3B | Miami Dade JC | Fla. |
9 | 277 | Tanner Robles | LHP | Oregon State | Ore. |
10 | 307 | Kevin Arico | RHP | Virginia | Va. |
11 | 337 | Andrew Hayes | RHP | Vanderbilt | Tenn. |
12 | 367 | Kyle Waldrop | OF | Riverdale HS, Fort Myers, Fla. | Fla. |
13 | 397 | Lucas O'Rear | RHP | Northern Iowa | Iowa |
14 | 427 | Daniel Wolford | RHP | California | Calif. |
15 | 457 | Stephen Hunt | LHP | South Florida | Fla. |
16 | 487 | Rob Kral | C | College of Charleston | S.C. |
17 | 517 | Brent Peterson | SS | Liberty HS, Bakersfield, Calif. | Calif. |
18 | 547 | Robert Maddox | OF | Ohio | Ohio |
19 | 577 | Josh Alexander | OF | Mountain Pointe HS, Phoenix | Ariz. |
20 | 607 | Chris Berset | C | Michigan | Mich. |
21 | 637 | Josh Smith | RHP | Lipscomb | Fla. |
22 | 667 | Kurtis Muller | OF | Iowa | Iowa |
23 | 697 | Randy Fontanez | RHP | South Florida | Fla. |
24 | 727 | Patrick Doyle | RHP | Missouri State | Mo. |
25 | 757 | Dan Renken | RHP | Cal State Fullerton | Calif. |
26 | 787 | Ty Stuckey | LHP | Houston | Texas |
27 | 817 | Joel Bender | LHP | Oak Hills HS, Cincinnati | Ohio |
28 | 847 | Chad Rogers | RHP | Galveston (Texas) CC | Texas |
29 | 877 | Adam Muenster | 3B | Kansas State | Kan. |
30 | 907 | Brad Hendrix | RHP | Auburn | Ala. |
31 | 937 | Dominic D'Anna | 1B | Cal State Northridge | Calif. |
32 | 967 | Jaren Matthews | 1B | Rutgers | N.J. |
33 | 997 | David Garner | RHP | Niles (Mich.) HS | Mich. |
34 | 1027 | Brandon Dailey | SS | Johnson SS, Brantford, Ont. | |
35 | 1057 | Tyler Wilson | RHP | Virginia | Va. |
36 | 1087 | Chuck Ghysets | RHP | Lincoln Trail (Ill.) JC | Ill. |
37 | 1117 | Nick Sawyer | RHP | Hebron HS, Carrollton, Texas | Texas |
38 | 1147 | Matt Leonard | LHP | Cal Poly | Calif. |
39 | 1177 | Jacob May | SS | Lakota West HS, West Chester, Ohio | Ohio |
40 | 1207 | Lee Orr | OF | McNeese State | La. |
41 | 1237 | Jonathan Kaskow | 1B | Stanford | Calif. |
42 | 1267 | Mitchell Hopkins | LHP | Louisiana State-Eunice JC | La. |
43 | 1297 | Matt Campbell | RHP | Florida | Fla. |
44 | 1327 | Eddie Campbell | LHP | Bridgewater Raynham HS, Bridgewater, Mass. | Mass. |
45 | 1357 | William Harford | C | Notre Dame | Ind. |
46 | 1387 | Patrick Quinn | RHP | St. Petersburg (Fla.) JC | Fla. |
47 | 1417 | William Shepherd | 1B | Texas | Texas |
48 | 1447 | David Eldredge | C | Punahou HS, Honolulu | Hawaii |
49 | 1477 | El'Hajj Muhammad | RHP | CC of Morris (N.J.) | N.J. |
50 | 1507 | Dexter Kjerstad | OF | Randall HS, Amarillo, Texas | Texas |
hey lark been a while. great posts while i was gone. love the draft, kinda iffy on grandal but the rest is looking pretty goog. whats your take on everyone we got?
ReplyDeleteLark, I can't seem to find a consistent opinion on Grandal's arm: http://www.baseballrumormill.com/2010/04/updated-scouting-reports-yasmani-grandal-matt-harvey/
ReplyDeletehttp://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=8080130&content_id=8003693
http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/draft/player/_/id/18907/yasmani-grandal
And then there is your site. So what is it?
How good is Grandal's arm?
I just wanted to say that I enjoy everything you do here. the scouting reports and things are very informative. so Thanks for taking the time to write them.
ReplyDeleteAlso Our Second Pick Ryan LaMarre has signed.
Smitty,
ReplyDeleteYeah, has been quite a while. Good to hear from you. I'll be working on my overall impressions, including some of the middle/later round guys this weekend, but right off the bat I'm not wild about Grandal and love LaMarre.
LaMarre is one of the guys I really wanted the Reds to draft and, surprisingly, they actually grabbed him. Rumor had it that he had enough helium in the draft to carry him into the late first round. I wasn't sure, but didn't think he'd make it through the Supplemental Round.
Anyway, thanks for the comment!
Best,
Lark
Vottofan,
ReplyDeleteYeah, there's no real consensus on Grandal's defensive skills, which, in-and-of-itself, should tell us something.
For me, I think he's got a "solid/average to a tick above average" arm in terms of both strength and accuracy. However, I'm a big believer in the importance of footwork in playing the catching position. So, to get the most out of his arm, Grandal will also need good lateral movement and footwork. He needs to be able to get into proper throwing position by using his feet.
I'm not expecting him to be a throwing liability, but I'm also not expecting him to be an Ivan Rodriguez type.
If you want to take a look for yourself, Grandal's Hurricanes take on the Florida Gators on ESPN2 at 7 pm EST today (Saturday 6/12). I know I'll be watching and may have more thoughts after seeing him again.
Thanks for the comment!
Best,
Lark
jmt,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words. Nice to get some feedback, as sometimes you fire these write-ups into cyberspace and never quite know how they are received.
As for LaMarre, that's good news. I heard they were close and he was going to sign in a hurry. It certainly helps that the Reds had an immediate opening in the Dayton outfield because of the injury to Andrew Means.
LaMarre slides right into center and should get a lot of good playing time in his draft season, which will only help his development.
Anyway, thanks for the comment!
Best,
Lark
Thanks, Lark.
ReplyDeletejust an update. we have now signed 14 of our picks.
ReplyDeletehere's the list of signed players
2. Ryan LaMarre, CF, Michigan
3. Devin Lohman, SS, Long Beach State
4. Brodie Greene, SS, Texas A&M
7. Jose Amezcua, RHP, Bellflower (Calif.) High
8. David Vidal, 2B, Miami-Dade Community College
9. Tanner Robles, LHP, Oregon State
15. Steven Hunt, RF, U. of South Floirda
18. Robert Maddox, LF, Ohio U.
22. Kurtis Muller, CF, U. of Iowa
24. Patrick Doyle, RHP, Missouri State
29. Adam Muenster, 3B, Kansas State
31. Dominic D’Anna, 1B, Cal State Northridge
38. Matthew Leonard, LHP, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
49. El’Hajj Muhammad, RHP, Community College of Morris County
JMT,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update. The only two guys in the draft class I was worried about signing were Grandal and LaMarre. Obviously, LaMarre was ready to hit the ground running, which is another reason to like him.
Grandal will be a tougher sign, but outside of that there shouldn't be any problems. Unfortunately, the Reds didn't grab anyone in the later rounds who slid primarily due to worries about signing.
Ultimately, Grandal will sign. There's no reason for him to return to college, as he won't improve his draft slot in a stacked 2011 draft. Going back will cost him money and a year off his professional career. It may take a while, but Grandal will ultimately sign on the dotted line.
Thanks for the list!!
Best,
Lark
Hey, I was just curious as to why the Reds didn't look at Kent State for outfielders.
ReplyDeleteNot one position player from Kent was taken this year and we are all suprised.
Gallas, Humphreys and Klafcznyski were all available- with some very good numbers both offensive and defensively.
Anon,
ReplyDeleteGood question. Gallas, Humphreys, and Klafcznyski had pretty good numbers. Evidently, they didn't do enough to impress the scouts. Fortunately for Klafcznyski, he's a a junior and has another year to build his value.
As for the others, maybe they can catch on as undrafted free agents.
Thanks for the comment!
Best,
Lark