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John Sickels at MinorLeagueBall.com posted his farm system rankings yesterday afternoon. He ranked the Reds 15th overall and had this to say about them:
Strengths: pitching at the top with Robert Stephenson, Dan Corcino, Tony Cingrani and additional arms to back them up. Weaknesses: offense, once you get past Billy Hamilton and Jesse Winker though there are some bats at the lower levels that could develop. As with Arizona, this is a solid system in a transition phase and ranking here is no insult.
Last season the Reds were ranked 21st, so they moved up despite losing these guys to eligibility issues: Didi Gregorius, Todd Frazier, Zack Cozart and Devin Mesoraco. Earlier this month I posted rankings using the individual player rankings done by Sick...
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John Sickels,
Tony Cingrani,
Billy Hamilton,
Didi Gregorius,
Todd Frazier,
Devin Mesoraco
TEAMS: Cincinnati Reds, Arizona Diamondbacks
TEAMS: Cincinnati Reds, Arizona Diamondbacks
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