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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:

Players

Jay Allen

Jay Frederick Allen II (born November 22, 2002) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds organization. Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 190 pounds (86 kg), he bats and throws right-handed.

Allen played high school baseball, football, and basketball at John Carroll Catholic High School in Fort Pierce, Florida.[1][2] Allen committed to play college baseball for the Florida Gators.[3]

Allen was selected in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds as the final selection of the first round; he was the 30th player selected and the Reds’ second selection of the first round, as the Reds had received a compensatory pick due to the Los Angeles Dodgers signing Trevor Bauer.[4][5] Allen signed with the Reds on July 20, 2021, for a $2.4 million signing bonus.[6]

Allen made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Reds, slashing .328/.440/.557 with three home runs, 11 RBI, and 14 stolen bases over 19 games.[7] He opened the 2022 season with the Daytona Tortugas of the Single-A Florida State League.[8]

During the 2023 season, Allen missed three months due to a torn thumb ligament; when healthy, he batted .163/.320/.250 with two home runs, four RBI, and 16 stolen bases in 31 games for the ACL Reds and High-A Dayton Dragons.[9] He returned to Dayton in 2024, playing in 109 games and hitting .224/.372/.345 with 10 home runs, 40 RBI, and 35 stolen bases.[10]

Allen made 118 appearances for the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts in 2025, slashing .227/.308/.343 with eight home runs, 60 RBI, and 21 stolen bases.[11]


Edwin Arroyo

Edwin Zaed Arroyo (born August 25, 2003) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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.[12]

Arroyo was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the second round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[13] He made his professional debut that August with the Arizona Complex League Mariners. He started 2022 with the Modesto Nuts.[14][15]

On July 29, 2022, the Mariners traded Arroyo, Noelvi Marte, Andrew Moore, and Levi Stoudt to the Reds for pitcher Luis Castillo.[16] He won the 2023 Midwest League Top MLB Prospect Award with the Dayton Dragons.[17]

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.[18]

In 2025, Arroyo made 120 appearances for the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, batting .284/.345/.371 with three home runs, 44 RBI, and 12 stolen bases. On November 18, 2025, the Reds added Arroyo to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[19]

Arroyo was optioned to the Triple-A Louisville Bats to begin the 2026 season.[20]


Leo Balcazar

Leonardo Andres Balcazar (born June 17, 2004) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Balcazar signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent in January 2021.[21] He played in the Arizona Fall League after the 2025 season.[22] On November 18, 2025, the Reds added Balcazar to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[23]

Balcazar was optioned to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts to begin the 2026 season.[24]


Alfredo Duno

Alfredo Enrique Duno (born January 7, 2006) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Duno signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent in January 2023.[25][26] He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Reds.[27]

Duno played 2024 with the Daytona Tortugas.


Ty Floyd

Joseph Tyson Floyd (born August 28, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Floyd grew up in Rockmart, Georgia and attended Rockmart High School.[28] He was named the Class 7AA Georgia Player of the Year as a junior after posting a 10–1 record with a 0.57 ERA and 127 strikeouts.[29]

Floyd made 20 pitching appearances, all in relief, during his freshman season with the LSU Tigers and had a 4.44 ERA and 39 strikeouts over 24+1⁄3 innings pitched.[30] After the season, he played summer collegiate baseball for the Bristol State Liners of the Appalachian League.[31] Floyd pitched in 16 games with 10 starts as a sophomore and went 5–4 with a 3.77 ERA and 70 strikeouts.[32] Floyd finished his junior season with a 7–0 record and 4.35 ERA with 120 strikeouts as LSU won the 2023 Men’s College World Series (MCWS).[33] He set a MCWS record with 17 strikeouts in the first game of the finals against Florida.[34]

Floyd was selected by the Cincinnati Reds with the 38th pick of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Reds on July 16, 2023, for $2,097,500.[35]

Floyd made his professional debut in 2025 with the Daytona Tortugas, pitching to a 0–1 record and 3.25 ERA over eight starts.[36] On July 6, he was placed on the full-season injured list ending his season.


Luke Hayden

Luke Michael Hayden (born December 5, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Hayden attended Edgewood High School in Ellettsville, Indiana, where he played baseball and graduated in 2021.[37][38] He went unselected in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at Indiana University to play college baseball for the Indiana Hoosiers. After two seasons at Indiana, he transferred to Indiana State University to play for the Sycamores.[39] In his lone season for the Sycamores in 2024, Hayden started 16 games and went 7–2 with a 3.81 ERA and 91 strikeouts over 78 innings.[40] He was then selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the eighth round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.[41][42] He signed for $197,500, forgoing his commitment to transfer to Louisiana State University.[43]

After signing, Hayden made his professional debut with the Daytona Tortugas, appearing in four games for the season.[44] In 2025, Hayden was a non-roster invitee to spring training and was named to Cincinnati’s Spring Breakout roster.[45] He was assigned to the Dayton Dragons for the 2025 season.[46] Hayden started 24 games for Dayton, going 4–7 with a 4.09 ERA and 79 strikeouts, holding batters to a .228 batting average.[47] He was assigned to play in the Arizona Fall League with the Peoria Javelinas after the season.[48]


Luke Holman

Luke Kenneth Holman (born January 6, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Holman attended Wilson High School in West Lawn, Pennsylvania, where he played baseball. As a senior in 2021, he pitched to a 7–1 record, a 0.88 ERA, and 113 strikeouts over 55+2⁄3 innings.[49] He was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 20th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at the University of Alabama to play college baseball for the Alabama Crimson Tide.[50][51]

As a freshman at Alabama in 2022, Holman appeared in 15 games in relief, going 0–2 with a 5.68 ERA over 19 innings.[52] He moved into the starting rotation as a sophomore in 2023 and went 7–4 with a 3.67 ERA over 15 starts.[53] After the season, he transferred to Louisiana State University (LSU).[54][55] He was also selected to play for the Team USA Collegiate National Baseball Team.[56] Holman started 16 games for LSU in 2024 and went 9–4 with a 2.75 ERA and 127 strikeouts over 91+2⁄3 innings.[57]

Holman was selected by the Cincinnati Reds with the 71st overall pick in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.[58] On July 23, 2024, Holman signed with the Reds on a contract worth $997,000.[59] He made his professional debut in 2025 with the Daytona Tortugas.[60] After two starts, he was placed on the 7-day injured list before being transferred to the full-season injured list, thus ending his season.[61]

Holman was diagnosed with anaplastic large-cell lymphoma when he was seven and underwent chemotherapy for one year before returning to baseball.[62]

Bryce Hubbart

Bryce Thomas Hubbart (born June 28, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Hubbart attended Windermere High School in Orlando, Florida.[63] As a senior in 2019, he went 9–0 with a 0.73 ERA and 96 strikeouts over 57+2⁄3 innings.[64] He went unselected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at Florida State University to play college baseball.

As a freshman at Florida State in 2020, Hubbart pitched 8+1⁄3 innings in which he gave up six earned runs, eight walks, and compiled 13 strikeouts before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That summer, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Winter Garden Squeeze of the Florida Collegiate Summer League.[65] In 2021, Hubbart appeared in 16 games (making 14 starts) in which he went 6–5 with a 3.80 ERA and 94 strikeouts over 71 innings.[66] After the season, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Brewster Whitecaps, where he posted an 0.87 ERA and 45 strikeouts over 31 innings and earned All-Star honors.[67][68][69][70] Hubbart entered the 2022 season as a top prospect for the upcoming draft.[71] He was named Florida State’s number two starter behind Parker Messick.[72] In his first start of the season versus the James Madison Dukes, he threw five scoreless innings in which he walked zero batters while striking out 13.[73] He was subsequently named the Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Week.[74] At the end of the regular season, he was named to the All-ACC Second Team.[75] Over 15 starts, he went 8–3 with a 3.32 ERA and 96 strikeouts over 76 innings. Following the season’s end, he traveled to San Diego where he participated in the Draft Combine.[76]

Hubbart was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the third round with the 94th overall selection of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[77] He signed with the team for $520,500.[78]

Hubbart made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League Reds and was later promoted to the Daytona Tortugas.[79] Over 7+1⁄3 innings, he gave up one run while striking out 12 batters and walking six.[80] He returned to Daytona for the 2023 season, going 1–3 with a 4.96 ERA and 51 strikeouts over 45+1⁄3 innings.[81] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League with the Surprise Saguaros.[82] Hubbart was assigned to the Dayton Dragons to open the 2024 season and also appeared in three games for the Chattanooga Lookouts, pitching to a 4–6 record and 5.42 ERA over 23 games between both teams.[83] In 2025, Hubbart played with both Daytona and Dayton, going 4–0 with a 5.09 ERA and 52 strikeouts over 46 innings.[84]

Tyson Lewis

Tyson John Lewis (born January 10, 2006) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Lewis attended Millard West High School in Omaha, Nebraska.[85] As a senior, he was the Nebraska Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after hitting .496 with eight home runs, 41 runs batted in (RBI) and 31 stolen bases.[86] Lewis was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.[87][88] He signed with the team for $3 million, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Arkansas.[89]

Lewis made his professional debut in 2025 with the Arizona Complex League Reds.[90] In July, he was promoted to the Daytona Tortugas, with whom he ended the season.[91] Over 81 games between the two teams, Lewis hit .311 with nine home runs, 54 RBI, and 27 stolen bases.


Mason Neville

Mason Evan Neville (born January 13, 2004) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He was selected by the Reds in the fourth round, with the 114th overall pick, of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft. He previously played for the Oregon Ducks

Neville attended Basic High School in Henderson, Nevada. He committed to play college baseball at the University of Arkansas.[92][93] He was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 18th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign with the Reds and attended Arkansas.[94][95]

As a freshman at Arkansas in 2023, he played in 19 games with seven starts and hit .111 with two runs batted in (RBI) over 27 at bats. After the season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to the University of Oregon.[96] In his first year at Oregon in 2024, he started 36 of 56 games and hit .268/.369/.664 with 16 home runs and 43 RBI over 149 at bats. In 2024, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[97] Neville returned to Oregon as a full-time starter his junior year in 2025.[98]

Neville was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the fourth round, with the 114th overall selection, of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.[99][100] On July 21, Neville signed a $697 thousand signing bonus with the Reds.[101]


Héctor Rodríguez

Héctor Junior Rodríguez (born March 11, 2004) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Rodríguez signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent in January 2021. He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Mets.

On July 28, 2022, the Mets traded Rodríguez and Jose Acuña to the Cincinnati Reds for Tyler Naquin and Phillip Diehl.[102] He started his Reds career that year with the Arizona Complex League Reds and Daytona Tortugas. In 2023, he played with Daytona and the Dayton Dragons.[103][104]

Rodríguez played 2024 with Dayton and started 2025 with the Chattanooga Lookouts.[105] On November 18, 2025, the Reds added Rodríguez to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[106]

Rodríguez was optioned to the Triple-A Louisville Bats to begin the 2026 season.[107]


Alexander Vargas

Alexander Vargas (born October 29, 2001) is a Cuban professional baseball infielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was named to the Cuba national baseball team for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Vargas was signed as an international free agent by the New York Yankees in 2018 to a $2.5 million signing bonus. In 2020, he was the No. 20 ranked prospect in all of baseball according to MLB Pipeline. Vargas was promoted to the Double-A Somerset Patriots for the 2024 season where he hit .254/.375/.668.[108]

In August 2025, Vargas was released by the Yankees.[109] He signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds later that month and was assigned to the High-A Dayton Dragons. In 18 games with Dayton in 2025, Vargas hit .242/.323/.617.[110]


Kien Vu

Kien Makai Vu (born October 13, 2003) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Vu attended Point Loma High School in San Diego, California. He committed to play college baseball at Arizona State. Over his three seasons at Arizona State he recorded 25 home runs, a .351 batting average, a .609 slugging percentage, a 1.062 OPS, a .453 OBP, and a 0.991 fielding percentage.[111]

In the 2025 MLB draft, Vu was selected 264th overall by the Cincinnati Reds.[112] During the 2025 season he played with the ACL Reds and the Daytona Tortugas,[113] where he was named FSL Player of the Week for the week of August 17.[114] He was assigned to the Dayton Dragons to start off the 2026 season.[113]


Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters

Triple-A

Louisville Bats roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

  • 38 Reid Cornelius (pitching)
  • 25 Vince Harrison (coach)
  • 28 Carson Phillips (pitching)
  •  6 Peterson Plaz (coach)
  • 55 Daryle Ward (hitting)

60-day injured list

Double-A

Chattanooga Lookouts roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 23 Kevin Abel
  • 12 Jose Acuna
  • 31 Will Cannon
  • 15 Thomas Farr
  • 24 Taylor Floyd
  • 38 Johnathan Harmon
  • 34 Johnathan Lavallee
  • 14 Jared Lyons
  • 36 Irvin Machuca
  • 10 Joseph Menefee
  • 32 Simon Miller
  • 16 Jose Montero
  • 41 Hunter Parks
  • 22 Nate Peterson
  • 37 Easton Sikorski ~

Catchers

  • 45 Cade Hunter
  • 47 Diego Omana
  • 13 Michael Trautwein

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

  • 24 Jose Moreno

Coaches

60-day injured list

  • — Connor Burns
  • 39 Owen Holt

High-A

Dayton Dragons roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 29 Cody Adcock
  • 35 Beau Blanchard
  • 31 Reynardo Cruz
  • 24 Victor Diaz
  • 33 Jacob Edwards
  •  8 Luke Hayden
  • 21 Trent Hodgdon
  • 26 Brody Jessee
  • 17 Nestor Lorant
  • 11 JeanPierre Ortiz
  • 28 Graham Osman
  • 34 Drew Pestka
  • 18 Stephen Quigley
  • 20 Jimmy Romano
  • 27 Cole Schoenwetter
  • 32 Dylan Simmons

Catchers

Infielders

  •  2 Alfredo Alcantara
  •  5 Johnny Ascanio
  • 15 Carter Graham
  • 23 Jack Moss
  •  7 Carlos Sanchez
  • 10 Peyton Stovall

Outfielders

  • 14 Ariel Almonte
  •  9 Yerlin Confidan
  • 13 Esmith Pineda
  • 22 Anthony Stephan
  •  3 Kien Vu

Manager

  •  4 Julio Morillo

Coaches

60-day injured list

Single-A

Daytona Tortugas roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 33 Brady Afthim
  •  8 Bryce Archie
  • 38 Jake Brink
  • 28 Ben Brutti Injury icon
  •  7 Edgar Colon
  • — Ty Floyd Injury icon
  • 14 Abraham Gaitan
  • 37 Griffin Green
  • 45 Bryce Hubbart
  • 16 Lisnerkin Lantigua
  • — Anyer Laureano Injury icon
  • 24 Sheng-En Lin
  • 11 Kyle McCoy
  • 21 Mason Morris
  • 20 Nelfri Payano
  • 17 Ovis Portes
  • 27 Dominic Scheffler
  • 48 Andrew Shaffner
  • 31 Tristan Smith
  • 40 Deivi Villafana
  • 32 Mike Villani

Catchers

  •  3 Jacob Friend
  • 10 Henry Hunter
  • 28 Dylan King

Infielders

  • 13 Ichiro Cano
  •  4 Tyson Lewis
  •  1 Bernard Moon
  •  2 Rafhlmil Torres
  • 25 Anthuan Valencia

Outfielders

  •  5 Drew Davies
  •  6 Kyle Henley
  • 44 Arnaldo Lantigua
  • 34 Mason Neville

Manager

  • 11 Willie Harris

Coaches

60-day injured list

  • — Shawn Guilliams
  • — Hunter Hollan
  • — Luke Holman
  • — Gabe Starks (full season)
  • — Logan Van Treeck

Rookie

Arizona Complex League Reds roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • — Reid Clague
  • 39 Jesus Colina
  • — Justin Henschel
  • — Carson Latimer
  • — Jordan Little
  • — Braden Osbolt
  • 72 Ayendy Pena
  • — Dusty Revis
  • 35 Stharlin Torres
  • — Aaron Watson

Catchers

  • — Pablo Aliendo
  •  9 Yanuel Casiano
  • — Ian Francis
  • 99 Brandon Jaime
  • — Jirvin Morillo

Infielders

  • 15 Anielson Buten
  • — Ty Doucette
  • 31 Jalen Hairston
  • — Steele Hall
  • — Hansel Jimenez
  • — Naibel Mariano
  • 48 Yael Romero

Outfielders

  • — Pablo Nunez
  • — Eli Pitts
  • — Adolfo Sanchez
  • 36 Yeycol Soriano

Manager

  • 34 Fred Corral

Coaches

  • 23 Sebastian Almonte (coach)
  • 16 Cesar Garcia (coach)

60-day injured list

  • — Edwin Cervantes
  • — Khristian Guevara (full season)
  • 76 Christian Lopez
  • — Maison Martinez (full season)
  • — Luis Pimentel
  • — Owen Pote
  • — Bryan Salgado


Foreign Rookie

Dominican Summer League Reds roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 21 Dony Aguilera
  • 58 Anthony Aquino
  • 43 Luis Avila
  • 36 Guillermo Baldelomar
  • 25 Ramses Camargo
  • 51 Luisangel Chirino
  • 30 Ariel De La Cruz
  • 44 Ysaias Escalona
  • 34 Deivi Garcia
  • 50 Malvin Garcia
  • 15 Irvin Gonzalez
  • 26 Rafael Leon
  • 46 Cesar Maiz
  • 16 Manuel Marchan
  • — Franyer Mendez
  • 23 Ryjeteri Merite
  • — Jose Navarrete
  • 60 Nicola Prodanovic
  • 31 Jonathan Santana
  • — Anderson Venero
  • 55 Luis Yepes

Catchers

  • 40 Qyshawn Legito

Infielders

  • 27 Juan Brown
  •  4 Jealmy Frias
  •  6 Omar Guadamuz
  • 45 Shendrion Martinus
  •  9 Riangelo Richardson
  •  3 Nayerich Waterfort
  • 19 Diorland Zambrano

Outfielders

  • 17 Yojanser Calzado
  • 26 Jaset Martinez
  • — Angel Nuñez
  • 22 Jose Sabino

Manager

  • — Jose Montilla

Coaches

  • — Aaron Bond (defensive)
  • — Takashi Miyoshi (defensive)
  • — Luis Terrero (hitting)


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