SCOTTSDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 20: Pitcher Braden Shipley #34 of the Arizona Diamondbacks poses for a portrait during photo day at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on February 20, 2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
The Cincinnati Reds, in their search to beef up the bullpen, have signed former first-round pick Braden Shipley to a minor-league deal. Shipley was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2013, but hasn’t made an appearance in the major leagues since 2018.
Shipley, along with former Reds reliever Archie Bradley, represented the top two prospects in the Arizona farm system according to MLB Pipeline.