In July 2014, Arismendy Alcantara was considered one of the top minor league prospects in all of baseball. Baseball Prospectus had him ranked the 18th best prospect in all of the minors at that time, when he was in the Cubs system.
He was called up that month, and his performance at the plate did not meet expectations. In fact, it came up so short that the Cubs let him go last year, and he had a cup of coffee with Oakland at the end of the year.
The Reds, with the intent of taking a look at as much young talent as they could, picked him up off waivers after last season.