Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds, and short biographies on some of the top prospects in the organization:
| Edwin Arroyo | |
| Team: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Number: | 80 |
| Position: | Shortstop |
| Birth Date: | 25 August 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Bats: | Switch |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Edwin Zaed Arroyo (born August 25, 2003) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop in the Cincinnati Reds organization.
Arroyo attended Arecibo Baseball Academy in Arecibo, Puerto Rico before coming to the United States to attend Central Pointe Christian Academy in Kissimmee, Florida, for his senior season.[1] He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the second round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[2]
Arroyo made his professional debut in 2021 with the Arizona Complex League Mariners. He started 2022 with the Modesto Nuts.[3]
On July 29, 2022, the Mariners traded Arroyo, Noelvi Marte, Andrew Moore and Levi Stoudt to the Reds for pitcher Luis Castillo.[4] He won the 2023 Midwest League Top MLB Prospect Award with the Dayton Dragons.[5]
On March 20, 2024, Arroyo underwent season–ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. The injury occurred when he dove back to a base on a pickoff attempt during spring training.[6]
| Michael Byrne | |
| Team: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 16 April 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Orlando, Florida |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
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.[7] He became their closer in 2017, his sophomore year.[8] [9] [10] After the 2017 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[11] In 2018, Byrne won the Stopper of the Year Award.[12]
The Cincinnati Reds selected Byrne in the 14th round, with the 409th overall selection, of the 2018 MLB draft.[13] Byrne signed with the Reds, and began his professional career with the Daytona Tortugas of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.[14] In innings relief innings, he went 1–1 with a 1.25 ERA.[15] He returned to Daytona in 2019, going 7–3 with a 4.27 ERA over 37 games (six starts).[16] Byrne did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] He was assigned to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts to begin the 2021 season.
| Tyler Callihan | |
| Team: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Position: | Second baseman |
| Number: | 85 |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 22 June 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Tyler Callihan (born June 22, 2000) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Cincinnati Reds organization.
Callihan attended Providence School in Jacksonville, Florida, where he began starting on their varsity baseball team as an eighth grader.[18] In 2018, as a junior, he hit .440 with 11 home runs.[19] As a senior in 2019, he batted .456 with 12 home runs alongside pitching to a 1.08 ERA over 26 innings.[20] He was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the third round with the 85th overall selection of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[21] [22] He signed for $1.5 million, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of South Carolina.[23]
Callihan made his professional debut with the Greeneville Reds and was promoted to the Billings Mustangs at the season's end.[24] [25] Over 57 games between the two teams, he batted .263 with six home runs, 33 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases.[26] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.[27] He opened the 2021 season with the Daytona Tortugas.[28] After 23 games in which he hit .299 with two home runs, he suffered a right elbow injury and missed the remainder of the season.[29] After missing the beginning of the 2022 season while recovering from injury, he returned in mid-May with the Tortugas and hit a home run in his first at-bat.[30] In late June, he was promoted to the Dayton Dragons.[31] Over 88 games between the two teams, Callihan batted .250 with seven home runs, 33 RBIs, 19 doubles, and 15 stolen bases.[32] Callihan played the 2023 season with both Dayton and the Chattanooga Lookouts, hitting .249 with nine home runs, 58 RBIs, and 29 stolen bases over 131 games.[33]
| Evan Kravetz | |
| Team: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Number: | 48 |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Evan Jacob Kravetz (born December 19, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Kravetz, born and raised in Miami, Florida, is the son of Jeffrey and Lisse Kravetz, and has a sister, Rebecca.[34] [35] While his father is 5-11, and his mother is 5-6, he is 6-8.[36]
For high school he attended and played baseball at Gulliver Prep ('15) in Pinecrest, Florida.[37] [35] Pitching for the school's baseball team in 2015, Kravetz was 4-1 with an 0.87 ERA in 40.1 innings as he held batters to a .181 batting average. He earned all-district honors, and was named first team all-Miami-Dade County by the Miami Herald.[35]
Kravetz attended Rice University ('19), where he played baseball for the Rice Owls.[38] In his senior year, he was 4-1 with a 1.87 ERA, held opposing batters to a .200 batting average, and ranked 28th among NCAA statistical leaders with 12.05 strikeouts-per-9-innings.[35]
He was drafted by the Reds in the 5th round of the 2019 MLB draft, and signed for a signing bonus of $112,500.[39] [38] In 2021 Kravetz played for the Arizona Complex League Reds, the Daytona Tortugas, and the Dayton Dragons. In aggregate was 0-2 with a 3.49 ERA as in 17 games (13 starts) he pitched 56.2 innings and struck out 82 batters (13.0 strikeouts per 9 innings).[40]
In 2022 Kravetz pitched for the Dayton Dragons and the Class AA Chattanooga Lookouts. He was 4-5 with 3 saves and a 4.20 ERA as in 28 games (8 starts) he pitched 83.2 innings and struck out 103 batters (11.1 strikeouts per 9 innings).[40]
In March 2023 he played for Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[41] In 2023 he pitched for Chattanooga and the Louisville Bats, and was 3-1 with one save and a 4.60 ERA as in 36 games (2 starts) he pitched 60.2 innings and struck out 67 batters (9.9 strikeouts per 9 innings).[40] He pitched for the Cincinnati Reds in spring training in 2024.[42]
| Zach Maxwell | |
| Team: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 26 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Zachary Thomas Maxwell (born January 26, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.
Maxwell attended North Paulding High School in Dallas, Georgia. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 30th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign with them and played college baseball at Georgia Tech.[43] In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[44]
After three years at Georgia Tech, Maxwell was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the sixth round of the 2022 MLB draft.[45] He signed with the Reds and spent his first professional season with the Arizona Complex League Reds and Daytona Tortugas. Maxwell started 2023 with Daytona before being promoted to the Dayton Dragons. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[46]
| Christian Roa | |
| Team: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Number: | 86 |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Houston, Texas |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Christian Michael Roa (born April 2, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Roa attended Memorial High School in Houston, Texas.[47] [48] He played both baseball and football.[49] 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 innings.[50] That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the La Crosse Loggers.[51] 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.[52] [53] On March 19, 2019, he was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven scoreless innings against the second ranked Vanderbilt Commodores.[54] 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.[55]
Roa was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round with the 48th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[56] [57] [58] He signed with the Reds for $1.5 million.[59] [60] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the pandemic.[61] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Daytona Tortugas of the Low-A Southeast.[62] 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.[63] In early August, he was promoted to the Dayton Dragons of the High-A Central.[64] Over 15 games (13 starts) between the two clubs, Roa went 4–3 with a 3.53 ERA and 67 strikeouts over innings.[65] He opened the 2022 season on the injured list, but was activated in early May and assigned to Dayton.[66] In late August, he was promoted to the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Double-A Southern League.[67] Over twenty starts between both teams, Roa went 6–3 with a 3.56 ERA and 102 strikeouts over ninety innings.[68] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs after the season.[69]
On November 14, 2022, the Reds added Roa to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[70] Roa opened the 2023 season with Chattanooga and was promoted to the Louisville Bats of the Triple-A International League during the season. Over 28 games (25 starts) between the two teams, he went 5-9 with a 5.16 ERA and 170 strikeouts over innings.[71]
Roa was optioned to Louisville to begin the 2024 season.[72] In 23 games for Louisville, he compiled a 4–5 record and 5.55 ERA with 47 strikeouts over innings pitched. On August 19, 2024, Roa was placed on the 60–day injured list with a right shoulder sprain.[73]
| Mike Sirota | |
| Team: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Birth Place: | Mineola, New York |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
Mike Sirota (born June 16, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He previously played college baseball for the Northeastern Huskies.
Sirota Broad Channel neighborhood of Queens, New York City and attended the Gunnery School in Washington, Connecticut.[74] He was selected in the 16th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he opted not to sign with the team and instead play college baseball at Northeastern University.[75]
Sirota started 37 games during his freshman season with the Northeastern Huskies and batted .326 with 20 RBIs.[76] He was named first team All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and a third-team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association after hitting .346 with 18 home runs, 54 RBIs, and scoring a school-record 73 runs scored.[77] Sirota batted .298 with seven home runs as a junior.[78] In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps and Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and returned to the league in 2023 with Hyannis.[79] [80]
Sirota was selected in the third round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds.[81]
Sirota is the great-nephew of Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey Ford.[82]