Cincinnati Reds 2018 Instructional League Roster

The Cincinnati Reds instructional league begins in a few days. The players are scheduled to report to Goodyear on Sunday. The first workout will be on Monday. There will be a few weeks before they start playing games, though. Games will begin on October 2nd (more on this below).

First, let’s take a look at the roster.

First	Last	Pos	Age	2018 Club(s)
Pitchers
Luis	Alecis	RHP	21	Dayton/Billings
Michael	Byrne	RHP	21	Daytona
Manuel	Cachutt	RHP	21	Greeneville
Ryan	Campbell	RHP	22	Billings
Carlos	Carreno	RHP	19	Goodyear
Jerry	D’Andrea	LHP	22	Greeneville
Eddy	Demurias	RHP	21	Billings
Alexis	Diaz	RHP	21	Greeneville
Carlos	Diaz	LHP	26	Daytona
Ryan	Dunne	RHP	23	Billings
John	Ghyzel	RHP	22	Dayton
Alberto	Gonzalez	RHP	19	Goodyear
Josiah	Gray	RHP	20	Greeneville
Jacob	Heatherly	LHP	20	Greeneville
Ryan	Hendrix	RHP	23	Daytona
Ricky	Karcher	RHP	20	Greeneville
Ian	Koch	RHP	21	Greeneville
James	Marinan	RHP	19	Billings
Miguel	Medrano	RHP	20	Greeneville
Dauri	Moreta	RHP	22	Dayton/Billings
Orlando	Noriega	RHP	19	Goodyear
Moises	Nova	RHP	23	Billings/Greeneville
Lyon	Richardson	RHP	18	Greeneville
Oliver	Rijo	RHP	20	Goodyear
Eduardo	Salazar	RHP	20	Greeneville/Goodyear
Ricky	Salinas	RHP	22	Billings
Jose	Salvador	LHP	18	DSL
Jared	Solomon	RHP	21	Dayton/Billings
Aneurys	Zabala	RHP	21	Dayton/Great
Catchers
Robert	Boselli	C	22	Greeneville
Hendrik	Clementina	C	21	Dayton
Edward	Guzman	C	18	Goodyear
Chris	Okey	C	23	Pensacola/Daytona
Hunter	Oliver	C	20	Greeneville
Victor	Ruiz	C	18	Billings/Greeneville/Goodyear
Jose	Tello	C	20	Greeneville/Goodyear
Infielders
Jeter	Downs	2B	20	Dayton
Jose	Garcia	SS	20	Dayton
Miguel	Hernandez	SS	19	Greeneville
Jonathan	India	3B	21	Dayton/Billings/Greeneville
Ibandel	Isabel	1B	23	Daytona/Rancho
Danielito	Remy	2B	20	Goodyear
Reyny	Reyes	SS	19	Goodyear
Debby	Santana	3B	18	Goodyear
Bren	Spillane	1B	21	Billings
Rylan	Thomas	1B	21	Greeneville
Randy	Ventura	2B	21	Daytona/Dayton
Jonathan	Willems	2B	19	Greeneville
Outfielders
Mariel	Bautista	CF	20	Billings
Michael	Beltre	RF	23	Daytona/Dayton
Lorenzo	Cedrola	CF	20	Dayton/Greenville
Stuart	Fairchild	CF	22	Daytona/Dayton
Miles	Gordon	CF	20	Dayton
Danny	Lantigua	CF	19	Goodyear
Reshard	Munroe	LF	22	Dayton/Billings
Reniel	Ozuna	RF	20	Greeneville
Mike	Siani	CF	19	Greeneville
Nick	Senzel	OF	23	Louisville
Andy	Sugilio	LF	21	Dayton
Edwin	Yon	RF	20	Greeneville/Goodyear

The biggest surprise, or at least the most noteworthy thing here is that Nick Senzel is listed as an outfielder. The Reds have spoken about possibly getting him time in the outfield in the future. Well, it would seem that the future is now. This isn’t terribly surprising. He’s big league ready when he’s healthy, but there’s not an every day spot open for him to play at either second or third base in the Major Leagues with the Reds right now. If he can handle some corner outfield spots – which there’s no reason to think he couldn’t, then it could open up the possibility of him playing a little bit of everywhere in 2019 without having a full-time spot at one single place on the field.

No one else on the Reds instructional league roster seems to be making the move to a new spot. The one other interesting thing from the look at the roster though is the inclusion of one player for the Dominican Summer League. Left-handed pitcher Jose Salvador is coming to Goodyear. The 18-year-old dominated for the Reds over the summer in the DSL. He made 12 starts and 2 relief appearances, posting a 1.18 ERA in those games. Over his 53.1 innings he allowed just 28 hits and no homers. He walked 20 batters and struck out 72 of the 205 he faced. You can see his entire stat line here.

All of the minor league coordinators and instructors, along with coaches from the teams throughout the year seem to be accounted for. Joel Noboa, the Latin American Field and Hitting Coordinator will also be stateside to help out. Eric Davis, Barry Larkin, and Mario Soto will also be there as instructors.