Cincinnati Reds MLB Draft Preview - Is a college outfielder on the way?

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesThe 2022 Major League Baseball Draft is set to begin on July 17th, and drafting on that day is precisely what the Cincinnati Reds - a Major League Baseball team - intend to do. Their finish just outside the playoffs during the 2021 season left them with pick #18 as their first selection of the draft, though the departure of Nick Castellanos to the Philadelphia Phillies for a small fee also left them with a compensation pick, one that will be #32 overall prior to the start of Competitive Balance Round A.

The Reds do have a Competitive Balance Round pick again this year, but it will be in Round B, at 73rd overall. That pair of additional picks sandwiched with…