The Cincinnati Reds selected Alabama prep star Steele Hall with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. Because of Cincinnati's abundance of shortstop talent in the minor leagues, a certain segment of Reds fans are understandably questioning the selection. However, Reds amateur scouting director Joe Katuska revealed exactly why Cincinnati was so high on Hall, and it could change the way some fans think about the team's top draft choice.
"If you stacked him up against juniors out there, we thought that if you lined him up at the end of the summer and into next year's draft, he might be a guy you're talking about at the No.