Keith Law of ESPN is releasing his Top 100 prospect list over two days. Today he released prospects #51-100 (ESPN+ needed) and it included two Cincinnati Reds prospects. 2018 first round draft pick and #5 overall selection Jonathan India made the list. So did right-handed pitcher Tony Santillan.
Infielder Jonathan India came in on the list at #76 overall. He’s listed as a third baseman, but the write up notes that he could slide to second base, too, if needed. We’ve seen that just about everywhere in the write ups and if he remains in Cincinnati, it wouldn’t be surprising to see it happen eventually. After being drafted and signing in early July, India saw action at three stops the rest of the season. He began his career in Greeneville, the Reds new rookie-level affiliate in the Appalachian League. He then moved up to Billings, where he spent all of three days before moving up to Dayton. In the three stops he hit .240/.380/.433 in 184 plate appearances with 28 walks and 44 strikeouts.
Right-handed pitcher Tony Santillan continues to be underrated on national prospect lists. But at least he made the Top 100 on this one after missing out on some others. The 21-year-old came in at #83 on the list. In the first half of the season, Santillan dominated for the Daytona Tortugas. In the Florida State League he posted a 2.70 ERA in 86.2 innings with 22 walks and 73 strikeouts. That earned him a promotion to Double-A Pensacola in the second half. While there he made 11 starts. In his 62.1 innings he posted a 3.61 ERA with 16 walks and 61 strikeouts. Law notes that his upside is as a #2 starter if he develops fully, needing to improve the consistency with his secondary offerings.
It seems like the top 50 list will come out tomorrow. A reasonable person would expect to see Nick Senzel, Taylor Trammell, and Hunter Greene in the top 50, as they have generally been the Reds top three prospects everywhere else. We’ll have to wait and see, but it seems like a pretty good bet. The question is more about where they will rank within, rather than if they will rank.