Reds Prospects Check-In: Chase Petty, Rhett Lowder and More
Taking a look at some Reds' prospects as the MLB season gets rolling again.
Let's go over another MLB team's prospects by checking out the Cincinnati Reds organization.
We have looked at prospects for the Tigers, Dodgers, Astros, Cubs, Phillies, Blue Jays, Mets, Brewers, Yankees, Padres, Red Sox, Giants, Mariners and Cardinals already. We'll focus on players age 25 or below.
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Top Performing Hitters
Hector Rodriguez has 93 hits so far this season. He's the team's No. 11 prospect. The 21-year-old is in Double-A and has a 2026 ETA.
Rodriguez has a .298 average and .357 on-base percentage across 82 games this season. He has 15 doubles, 12 home runs and three triples among his hits, along with 58 runs scored, 45 RBIs, 28 walks, 48 strikeouts and six stolen bases.
Sal Stewart is up to 90 hits on the year. Stewart is the team's third-ranked prospect and sits 50th overall. He is 21 years old, plays in Double-A and has a 2026 ETA.
Stewart is hitting .306 and getting on base at a .377 clip over 80 games this season. He has 19 doubles and 10 home runs among his hits. Stewart also has 51 runs scored, 44 RBIs, 27 walks, 13 stolen bases and 51 walks.
Leonardo Balcazar has 82 knocks, while Carlos Sanchez has 81 hits. Balcazar is the team's No. 25 prospect, while Sanchez isn't a top-30 prospect of the team.
Balcazar is 21 years old, has a 2026 ETA and plays in Double-A for now. He has 17 doubles, nine home runs and a triple among his hits, along with 40 runs scored, 37 RBIs, 29 walks, 52 walks and four stolen bases. Balcazar has a .261 average and .332 OBP across two minor league levels this season.
Sanchez has played 76 games between Single-A and High-A this year. He has 10 doubles, six doubles and five triples among his hits, along with 47 runs scored, 43 RBIs, 57 walks, 15 stolen bases and 81 strikeouts.
Sammy Stafura has logged 75 hits so far. He's the team's No. 8 prospect.
Stafura is a 20-year-old playing in Single-A - he has a 2027 ETA. He's logged 14 doubles, eight triples and four homers among his hits, along with a .260 average and .387 OBP. Stafura has 42 RBIs and runs scored, 54 walks, 24 stolen bases and 88 strikeouts.
Top Performing Pitchers
Chase Burns had a 1.77 ERA across three minor league stops before reaching the big leagues. He's the team's top prospect and ranks No. 2 overall on the top-100 list.
Burns is 0-1 with a 6.19 ERA over 16 innings and four MLB starts. He was 7-3 with a 1.77 ERA across 66 minor league innings at three different stops earlier this season. Burns has 25 strikeouts over his 16 MLB innings, and had 89 punchouts over his 66 minor league innings.
Adam Serwinowski has 81 strikeouts over 65 1/3 innings so far. He's ranked 12th in the organization. Serwinowski is 21 years old, pitches in High-A and has a 2027 ETA.
He is 1-5 and sports a 4.68 ERA so far this season. Serwinowski has 31 walks and a .249 average against him.
Jose Franco has 70 punchouts over 67 2/3 innings. He isn't a top-30 prospect for Cincy.
Franco is 24 years old and has pitched at Double-A and Triple-A this season. He has a 9-3 record and 31 walks as well.
Jose Acuna has pitched 65 2/3 innings and struck out 66 batters. He also isn't ranked in the top 30.
Acuna is a 22-year-old who has worked exclusively at Double-A this season. He has 35 walks and a 6-5 record.
Chase Petty has 64 strikeouts over 62 1/3 innings this season. He's the team's No. 5 prospect and ranks No. 75 overall in the MLB. Petty is 22 years old, pitches in Triple-A and has already made his MLB debut this season.
Petty struggled to a 19.50 ERA over six MLB innings earlier this year. He has a 3.57 ERA over five career minor league seasons. Over 370 2/3 innings, Petty has 362 strikeouts, 136 walks and a .236 average against him.
Top-Ranked Prospects
Rhett Lowder is the team's No. 2 prospect and is No. 25 overall in baseball. He's 23 years old and is in the MLB now, but on the 60-day injured list.
Lowder has just 7 1/3 innings pitched this season. He had a 1.17 ERA over 30 2/3 MLB innings last season, so he's proven he can hang in the big leagues already.
Cam Collier is the fourth-ranked prospect in Cincy and sits No. 60 overall in the MLB. The 20-year-old is playing in Double-A and has an ETA of 2026.
Collier has a .314 average and .434 OBP over 45 games this season. He's played at two levels and logged 49 hits, including 10 doubles, two homers and a triple. Collier has 25 runs scored, 19 RBIs, 32 walks, 43 strikeouts and a stolen base so far.
Alfredo Duno is the team's No. 6 prospect and is No. 91 in baseball. The 19-year-old catcher is playing in Single-A and has a 2028 ETA.
Duno is hitting .267 and getting on base at a .410 clip over 72 games so far. He has 68 hits, including 20 doubles, seven homers and two triples. Duno also has 47 RBIs, 45 runs scored, 58 walks, 69 strikeouts and four stolen bases.
