The Cincinnati Reds had in mind a slow path of development for their first round pick of the 2016 draft. They figured 2020 was a good time to plan on Senzel’s arrival. Now, 2018 looks like a strong possibility with Triple-A the fallback.
Senzel is a right-handed hitting third baseman. He split his 2017 almost exactly evenly between High-A and Double-A. From the second pick overall to Double-A in one season is quite impressive.
In A-Ball playing for the Daytona Beach Tortugas, Senzel batted .305. He collected 23 walks over 62 games, scoring 41 runs.