John Sickels released his end of the season Top 100 prospects list over at Minor League Ball yesterday and four Cincinnati Reds made the Top 100 and another one was considered for the list. It’s worth noting that this will not be the final list, and that John has not really begun the full research portion of things that he does for his book that he releases each winter. This list is merely from his current opinion and is subject to change.

Left handed pitcher Amir Garrett cracks the list as the first Red, coming in at #32 overall. He’s given the grade as a B+ prospect and has moved up 20 spots since his ranking in the pre-season. He’s followed on the list by right handed pitcher Robert Stephenson who is ranked #42. Like Garrett, Stephenson is given a grade of B+, but unlike him, his ranking has dropped as he was ranked 25th on the pre-season list.

Jesse Winker is the first position player to make the list for the Reds, coming in at #52 on the list. He’s also given the grade of B+ and he’s down three spots from his pre-season ranking of 49. The final Reds prospect to make the Top 100 was 1st round pick Nick Senzel, who comes in at #66 overall. The third baseman has a B+ grade.

Cody Reed was mentioned in the “Incomplete list of others considered”. It’s worth noting that John Sickels is using the eligibility rules of 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched as the threshold to make the list. However, the rules are eligible for the Rookie of the Year the following season, and while 130 at-bats and 50 innings pitched are two of the rules that disqualify a player, the lesser used one of 45 active non-September days on the 25-man roster also apply here and Cody Reed is beyond that. That could lead to some confusion as Reed will appear on some lists, and not on others (he will not be eligible for my list when it comes out later in the offseason).

It would seem to me that Nick Senzel is a tad under-ranked here, mostly because he’s behind five other 2016 draft picks. With that said, he’s graded the same all of those players, so there’s not much of a difference at all.