There’s an arms race down on the farm

Amir Garrett (Christian Petersen / Getty Images)

On Wednesday, the Reds added to their impressive array of young pitchers when they acquired from the Marlins RHP Luis Castillo and RHP Austin Brice.

According to MLB.com, 14 pitchers are among the updated list of Reds Top 30 Prospects.

They are:

LHP Amir Garrett #2

RHP Robert Stephenson #4

RHP Vladimir Gutierrez #5

RHP Tyler Mahle #7

RHP Luis Castillo #8

RHP Rookie Davis #9

RHP Keury Mella #10

RHP Tony Santillan #15

RHP Nick Travieso #17

RHP Sal Romano #19

RHP Austin Brice #23

LHP Max Wotell #24

RHP Ian Kahaloa #26

RHP Ryan Hendrix #29

In order to be eligible for MLB.com’s list, one must have rookie eligibility (For example, Cody Reed exceeded his rookie eligibility in 2017).

Reds pitchers under the age of 30 who are already on the Major League roster and aren’t listed above include:

Tim Adleman (turns 30 in November, 2017)

RHP Barrett Astin (turns 26 in 2017)

LHP Tony Cingrani (turns 28 in 2017)

RHP Anthony DeSclafani (turns 27 in 2017)

LHP Brandon Finnegan (turns 24 in 2017)

RHP Ariel Hernandez (turns 25 in 2017)

RHP Raisel Iglesias (turns 27 in 2017)

RHP Michael Lorenzen (turns 25 in 2017)

LHP Wandy Peralta (turns 26 in 2017)

LHP Cody Reed (turns 24 in 2017)

RHP Jackson Stephens (turns 23 in 2017)

And if you’re looking for a few “sleepers,” keep your eyes on these guys: