The Cincinnati Reds made Chase Burns the #2 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft and the top pitcher selected. Burns, via the Wake Forest University (via the University of Tennessee), features a triple-digit heater that’s somehow almost a setup pitch for perhaps the single best slider of any prospect right now, an arsenal that has seen him rocket up Top 100 overall prospect lists since he became a pro.
MLB Pipeline is no different, as they recently ranked Burns the #26 overall prospect in their respective Top 100. Today, they revealed the Top 30 Reds prospects, and Burns unsurprisingly tops that list as well.