The
Cincinnati Reds are a
Major League Baseball (MLB)
franchise based in
Cincinnati,
Ohio. They play in the
National LeagueCentral division. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft",[2] the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur clubs to its franchises. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.[2] In addition, teams which lost
free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded
compensatory or supplementary picks.[3] Since the establishment of the draft in 1965, the Reds have selected 59 players in the first round.
Of those 59 players, 28 have been
pitchers, the most of any position; 22 of these were right-handed, while 6 were left-handed. The Reds have also selected 13
outfielders, eight
shortstops, four
catchers, four
third basemen and two
first basemen. They have never selected a
second baseman in the initial round of the draft.[4] The franchise has drafted eleven players from colleges or high schools in
California, while another eight were drafted out of
Texas. The only first-round pick out of the Reds' home state of Ohio was Barry Larkin, a native of Cincinnati.[4]
Cincinnati has made ten selections in the supplemental round of the draft, but has never held the first overall pick. They have also had two compensatory picks since the first draft in 1965.[4] These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the previous off-season,[3][8][V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.[9] The Reds have failed to sign their first-round pick twice.
Mike Miley, selected in 1971, chose to attend college at
Louisiana State University; he would later be drafted by the
California Angels in 1974.[10][11] The Reds did not receive a compensatory pick for failing to sign Miley.
Jeremy Sowers, the Reds' 2001 choice, decided to attend
Vanderbilt University, and was selected in the first round of the 2004 draft by the
Cleveland Indians. Sowers' MLB debut came in 2006 against Cincinnati.[12] For failing to sign Sowers, the Reds received the 40th pick in the 2002 draft, which they used to select Mark Schramek.[13]
V Through the 2012 draft,
free agents were evaluated by the
Elias Sports Bureau and rated "Type A", "Type B", or not compensation-eligible. If a team offered
arbitration to a player but that player refused and subsequently signed with another team, the original team was able to receive additional draft picks. If a "Type A" free agent left in this way, his previous team received a supplemental pick and a compensatory pick from the team with which he signed. If a "Type B" free agent left in this way, his previous team received only a supplemental pick.[68] Since the 2013 draft, free agents are no longer classified by type; instead, compensatory picks are only awarded if the team offered its free agent a contract worth at least the average of the 125 current richest MLB contracts.[69] However, if the free agent's last team acquired the player in a trade during the last year of his contract, it is ineligible to receive compensatory picks for that player.[70]
f The Reds gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1993 for losing free agent
Greg Swindell. They had lost their original first-round pick in 1993 to the
Minnesota Twins as compensation for signing free agent
John Smiley.[75]
^
abMcCalvy, Adam (December 1, 2008).
"Brewers offer three arbitration". Brewers. MLB.com. Milwaukee Brewers.
Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^Dittmeier, Bob (October 11, 2006).
"Tragic deaths of Major Leaguers". MLB.com. Major League Baseball.
Archived from the original on February 8, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
^Bare, Andrew (June 24, 2006).
"Nervous Sowers ready to go". MLB.com. Major League Baseball.
Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
The
Cincinnati Reds are a
Major League Baseball (MLB)
franchise based in
Cincinnati,
Ohio. They play in the
National LeagueCentral division. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft",[2] the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur clubs to its franchises. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.[2] In addition, teams which lost
free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded
compensatory or supplementary picks.[3] Since the establishment of the draft in 1965, the Reds have selected 59 players in the first round.
Of those 59 players, 28 have been
pitchers, the most of any position; 22 of these were right-handed, while 6 were left-handed. The Reds have also selected 13
outfielders, eight
shortstops, four
catchers, four
third basemen and two
first basemen. They have never selected a
second baseman in the initial round of the draft.[4] The franchise has drafted eleven players from colleges or high schools in
California, while another eight were drafted out of
Texas. The only first-round pick out of the Reds' home state of Ohio was Barry Larkin, a native of Cincinnati.[4]
Cincinnati has made ten selections in the supplemental round of the draft, but has never held the first overall pick. They have also had two compensatory picks since the first draft in 1965.[4] These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the previous off-season,[3][8][V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.[9] The Reds have failed to sign their first-round pick twice.
Mike Miley, selected in 1971, chose to attend college at
Louisiana State University; he would later be drafted by the
California Angels in 1974.[10][11] The Reds did not receive a compensatory pick for failing to sign Miley.
Jeremy Sowers, the Reds' 2001 choice, decided to attend
Vanderbilt University, and was selected in the first round of the 2004 draft by the
Cleveland Indians. Sowers' MLB debut came in 2006 against Cincinnati.[12] For failing to sign Sowers, the Reds received the 40th pick in the 2002 draft, which they used to select Mark Schramek.[13]
V Through the 2012 draft,
free agents were evaluated by the
Elias Sports Bureau and rated "Type A", "Type B", or not compensation-eligible. If a team offered
arbitration to a player but that player refused and subsequently signed with another team, the original team was able to receive additional draft picks. If a "Type A" free agent left in this way, his previous team received a supplemental pick and a compensatory pick from the team with which he signed. If a "Type B" free agent left in this way, his previous team received only a supplemental pick.[68] Since the 2013 draft, free agents are no longer classified by type; instead, compensatory picks are only awarded if the team offered its free agent a contract worth at least the average of the 125 current richest MLB contracts.[69] However, if the free agent's last team acquired the player in a trade during the last year of his contract, it is ineligible to receive compensatory picks for that player.[70]
f The Reds gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1993 for losing free agent
Greg Swindell. They had lost their original first-round pick in 1993 to the
Minnesota Twins as compensation for signing free agent
John Smiley.[75]
^
abMcCalvy, Adam (December 1, 2008).
"Brewers offer three arbitration". Brewers. MLB.com. Milwaukee Brewers.
Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^Dittmeier, Bob (October 11, 2006).
"Tragic deaths of Major Leaguers". MLB.com. Major League Baseball.
Archived from the original on February 8, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
^Bare, Andrew (June 24, 2006).
"Nervous Sowers ready to go". MLB.com. Major League Baseball.
Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011.