Red Reporter · Feb 18, 2025
Four Cincinnati Reds prospects listed among FanGraphs Top 100
The Cincinnati Reds made Chase Burns the highest pitcher selected in the 2024 MLB Draft last summer, using the #2 overall pick to pluck the righty from Wake Forest University.
Burns has a heater that reaches triple digits and an absolutely devastating slider, a combination that fueled him to the top of the strikeout leaderboard among all Division 1 college arms last year. So, it’s not at all surprising to see him immediately vaulted to the top of the Cincinnati farm system rankings, something echoed by Eric Longenhagen in the latest update to FanGraphs’ Top 100 overall prospect list.