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Reds 2020 draft preview: The case for a high school hitter

CINCINNATI, OH - AUGUST 1: Cincinnati Reds (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

The Reds should draft a high school bat in the first round of the 2020 MLB Draft.

The last time we saw the Cincinnati Reds go with a prep bat in the first round was in 2015. Tyler Stephenson, who’s now one of the top prospects in the team’s farm system, was taken with the 11th overall pick in the 2015 MLB Draft. The Reds pick 12th during Wednesday’s draft; might Cincinnati go after one of the top prep outfielders in the country?