Cincinnati Reds Have a New Number One Prospect

With the promotion of pitcher Chase Burns in July, it was a matter of time before he would graduate from the prospect rankings.

Sal Stewart is officially the Cincinnati Reds' number one-ranked prospect in the organization, according to MLB Pipeline. To begin the season, Stewart was the 84th-ranked prospect in baseball to start the season and was third in the organization. His stellar play this year has seen him rise from 84th to 38th in the Top-100 and now number one on the Reds.

In 80 games with Double-A Chattanooga, Stewart had a batting average of .306 with a .850 OPS. He also showed improvement in power, hitting 10 home runs. In 21 games in Triple-A Louisville, the 21-year-old is batting .313 with a .959 OPS, four home runs and 10 doubles.

Overall, he is having a fantastic season in 2025, earning a selection to the MLB Futures Game team and a climb of 46 spots in the top prospect rankings. Next stop: Cincinnati.

Notable Top 30 Changes:

• Cam Collier is now ranked third.
• Alfredo Duno is at number four.
• Tyson Lewis moves up to sixth.
• Hector Rodriguez is now eighth.
• Adolfo Sanchez is number nine.
• Carlos Sanchez is officially a top-30 prospect, ranking at number 30.

You can see the full list here.