Fansided · May 3, 2019
Cincinnati Reds: A look back at Jay Bruce’s major league debut
As Nick Senzel prepares to make his major league debut, let’s take a look back at the last Cincinnati Reds’ Top 5 overall prospect to make his debut for the club, Jay Bruce.
Jay Bruce was the No. 1 prospect in baseball entering the 2008 season. At the time, he was considered one of the best minor leaguer players the Cincinnati Reds had ever had. In 2007, Bruce flew through three levels of the Reds’ farm system, batting .319 between Advanced-A (Sarasota), Double-A (Chattanooga), and Triple-A (Louisville).