Here are the Reds' 2025 Top 30 prospects

It¡¯s not quite the Fibonacci sequence, but there¡¯s been an interesting pattern atop the Reds' Top 30 list over the years.

Going back to 2012, hitters and pitchers have been trading off as the No. 1 prospect, and it¡¯s been a bat or an arm for at least two years in a row before passing the baton to the other player group.

2012-13: Hitters (Devin Mesoraco, Billy Hamilton)
2014-15: Pitchers (Robert Stephenson both times)
2016-19: Hitters (Jesse Winker, Nick Senzel three years in a row)
2020-22: Pitchers (Nick Lodolo twice, Hunter Greene)
2023-24: Hitters (Elly De La Cruz, Noelvi Marte)

And now it¡¯s the pitchers¡¯ turn again, thanks to the Reds' recent efforts in the first round of the Draft. Rhett Lowder, the 2023 first-round pick now No. 2 on the list, will graduate soon enough while Chase Burns, last year¡¯s top pick for the organization, has claimed the top spot. The streak could be broken, though, since Burns isn¡¯t expected to take too long to get to Cincinnati, and the next three on the list -- all Top 100 guys -- are hitters in Sal Stewart, Cam Collier and Edwin Arroyo. In fact, after the dynamic mound duo, seven of the next eight are position players.

Regardless of who¡¯s next, the Reds have shown an ability to keep adding talent to a fairly well-regarded farm system from a variety of areas. The top 10 is a microcosm of that, with six drafted players, a pair signed from the international market and two talented prospects acquired via trade.

Here¡¯s a look at the Reds¡¯ top prospects:

1. Chase Burns, RHP (MLB No. 26)
2. Rhett Lowder, RHP (MLB No. 35)
3. Sal Stewart, 2B/3B (MLB No. 84)
4. Cam Collier, 3B (MLB No. 91)
5. Edwin Arroyo, SS (MLB No. 92)
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Biggest jump/fall

Here are the players whose ranks changed the most from the 2024 preseason list to the 2025 preseason list:

Jump: Adam Serwinowski, LHP (2024: 30 | 2025: 12)
A 15th-round pick in '22, Serwinowski was a project who was going to need some time to figure things out. He had size and left-handedness in his favor and the rest was pretty raw. He still has a ways to go but he keeps adding strength and velocity, now touching 97 mph, to go along with a very good power breaking ball that misses bats.

Fall: Lyon Richardson RHP (2024: 14 | 2025: NR)
Richardson came back from missing the '22 season (Tommy John surgery) and was throwing so well at instructs that fall, he was added to the 40-man roster. He¡¯s shown some ability to miss bats with his stuff and even touched the big leagues the past two seasons, but he walked 5.4 per nine at Triple-A last year to bring his career rate to 4.3/9 and has walked 8.3/9 in five big league outings.

Best tools

Players are graded on a 20-80 scouting scale for future tools ¨C 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is average, 60 is above average and 70-80 is well above average. Players in parentheses have the same grade.

Hit: 55 -- Sal Stewart
Power: 60 -- Cam Collier
Run: 65 -- Sammy Stafura
Arm: 60 -- Ricardo Cabrera (Cam Collier, Edwin Arroyo, Alfredo Duno, Sheng-En Lin)
Defense: 65 -- Liberts Aponte
Fastball: 70 -- Luis Mey (Zach Maxwell)
Curveball: 60 -- Chase Burns
Slider: 60 -- Chase Burns
Changeup: 55 -- Rhett Lowder (Chase Burns, Tristan Smith, Cole Schoenwetter)
Control: 65 -- Rhett Lowder

How they were built
Draft: 17 | International: 8 | Trade: 5

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Breakdown by ETA
2025: 7 | 2026: 8 | 2027: 8 | 2028: 4 | 2029: 2 | 2030: 1

Breakdown by position
C: 1 | 2B: 3 | 3B: 2 | SS: 5 | OF: 5 | RHP: 13 | LHP: 1