There is a lot of unpredictability with the Major League Baseball Draft because signability affects where players are taken, but the Reds had one of the draft’s top prospects drop to them at No. 18 overall.
The Reds took third baseman Cam Collier, from Chipola (Florida) Junior College, with their first pick in the 2022 MLB Draft. Collier was rated as the No. 5 prospect in the draft class by ESPN and No. 7 by Baseball America.
The son of former Major Leaguer Lou Collier, Cam Collier is committed to play at the University of Louisville. The 17-year-old was originally a top prospect in the 2023 draft class, but he reclassified to 2022 and he’s the youngest hitter in the class.