Given their ever-shrinking payroll’s impact on their revenue and on-the-small-side market size, the Cincinnati Reds are perennially in the mix for earning Competitive Balance Round draft picks for each edition of the Major League Baseball Draft. Round A is composed of selections after the completion of Round 1, while Round B follows the completion of Round 2, meaning Round A picks carry much, much more value.
The Reds fell into Round A again this year, as MLB Pipeline’s Jonathan Mayo relayed earlier today, and will hold the 7th pick of said round. Considering these are the precious few picks that can be traded away (and that selections overall will fluctuate as players who were given Qualifying Offers begin signing), there’s still a bit of variability when it comes to exactly what number this pick will be overall - that said, it should fall somewhere around 37th-40th overall.