Robert Stephenson has considerably fallen off the Cincinnati Reds’ prospect chart recently. Before his 2016 season, the right hander ranked #31 on ESPN’s prospect list. Due to his poor season in 2016, he fell to #99 on their list for 2017. This is what Keith Law said about the righty going into this year: ” It’s up to him now to stop overusing the changeup and work on getting fastball to the corners of the zone, because there are major-league opportunities in Cincinnati’s rotation and for the taking this year.”
This is a good description for Stephenson due to the fact that his fastball command will have to translate at the Major League level.