Matt McLain is the new guy in the Cincinnati Reds organization, the team’s 1st round pick from the 2021 MLB Draft who picked up 100 more PA with UCLA during the last calendar year than he did in the professional ranks. He did pop an early homer when he reached High-A Dayton, though, and impressed enough in 119 PA there to crack a number of Top 100 overall prospect lists, the hope being he’ll be in the mix for the Reds shortstop of the future at some point down the line.
I’m all for parallel perspectives here at Red Reporter dot com, and McLain provides me a perfect one thanks to his August 6th, 1999 date of birth.