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[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

@HeyGingersaurus The #Reds should not be interested in Hancock. He has no track record. I would stay away from the Mariners, unless they are packaging OF Jonny Farmelo & C/OF Lucas Stevenson. Mariners getting 2 years, 2 months + playoffs of Steer.

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

Keep your spare parts. #Reds

[White Sox Nation @WhiSoxNationCHI]

I’d prefer this if I’m being completely honest

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

@RedsDaily4 @PeterAppel23 The #Reds would definitely not do this trade. There is no reason to move Steer. Right handed power hitters are in demand, plus he’s got plenty of control. So the offer would have to be, can’t say no.

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

@Sam_Phalen @WhiteSoxRTB Why not mention the prospects you think the #Reds would accept for a package of Singer/Stephenson?

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

It didn’t take me 4 years to grade this trade. I documented how bad it was.
#Reds

[MLB Nerds @MLBNerds]

Trade re-grade: Luis Castillo to the Mariners

[Ben Badler @BenBadler]

Strong addition for Wake Forest.

Four-star ⭐️ RHP David Hinojosa, who had been a Vanderbilt commit, is now heading to Wake Forest.

Hinojosa was a Cincinnati Reds 15th-round pick this year and one of the top RHPs in the 2026 class.

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

@KB_48 @RedsInFour You can definitely get more. It’s a seller’s market and you can pitch Singer’s last 8-9 starts. #Reds

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

@rossjensen Out of curiosity, why no SS Steele Hall?

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

@Nati_Sports I wrote how the #Reds missed a lot after Round 1.
https://t.co/fAiaEq75B3

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

@Nati_Sports Imagine not taking OF Sawyer Strosnider when he fell all the way to the #Reds at #58 and they draft another SS.
https://t.co/fAiaEq75B3

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

@burkegranger This is my opinion:

https://t.co/fAiaEq75B3

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

How does selecting Ty Horn say crushing it? #Reds

[Burke Granger @burkegranger]

I think the Reds are crushing it on Day 1.

1.18 - Justin Lebron | SS | Alabama
2.58 - Eric Becker | SS | Virginia
CB.70 - Vai Levu | 1B | UCLA
3.94 - Ty Horn | RHP | Nebraska

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

2026 #Reds Draft Analysis
1 Superstar added, more Shortstops, and plenty of vanilla along the way.
https://t.co/fAiaEq75B3

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

So was Strosnider, viewed as a first-round talent. #Reds

[Charlie Goldsmith @CharlieG__]

Joe Katuska said that the Reds viewed Eric Becker, the Reds’ second-round pick, as a first-round talent.

Becker is known for his hit tool, which shined at Virginia. He's so well known for that that Katuska said his traits go underappreciated. Really interesting pick.

https://t.co/SWIKleNmTL

[Just Baseball @JustBB_Media]

Justin Lebron's potential upside is well worth the risk at pick #18 for the Reds!

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

…and OF Sawyer Strosnider & OF Caden Sorrell went to Divison rivals #Brewers & #Cubs with their next picks in the next 8 selections.

#Reds chose SS Nick Becker over those two. Becker has no elite tools but has a decent floor. Stro & Sorrell were athletic OFers with 30+HR Power.

[Steve Mancuso @spmancuso]

Breaking: Today the Reds front office finally addressed the outfield position, the long-standing disaster across the organization, by using several top draft picks on outfie … wait [checking ear piece] I’m being told, dammit, it’s zero, they selected *zero* outfielders.

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

@Supercrazy_2 Nothing, even those 19 errors, can change the fact that Justin LeBron is an elite defender. Between 2024 and 2025 he had a total of 20 errors. I did explain to you that he had some erratic fielding errors to start out his Junior season. #Reds

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

Getting SS Justin LeBron was a coup.
Coming into this season he was the #1 player on the board.

LeBron is a tremendous addition to the organization. #Reds

[Steven Offenbaker @soffenbaker]

I mean, I’m just putting this out there, the #Reds know they can draft players other than Shortstops, right? Could someone tell Krall please?

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

Becker was not a reach but was clearly not the best player available. #Reds

[Charlie Goldsmith @CharlieG__]

Heading into the draft, ESPN ranked Justin Lebron as the No. 8 player and Eric Becker as the No. 23 player. The Reds picked Lebron at pick 18 and Becker at pick 58.

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

@Supercrazy_2 LeBron is an elite defender. His arm is a 60+. He did have an erratic first few weeks of this season but that not going to linger onward. On the SEC, he needs work on identifying and hitting the breaking ball. No matter what, this guy is an All-Star. #Reds

[RedsLine @RedsLine_]

@soffenbaker Now you have a point with Nick Becker, a SS. A fine ball player, but not the best available. Superior OFers dropped to them. Strosnider or Sorrell. #Reds