"It's important for everyone, certainly no more than the teams that are those mid-to-smaller market clubs, because you have to be able to elevate your own personnel or get young players in trades so they are certainly more affordable in that way," Reds manager Bryan Price said.
Whether it was first-round pick Tyler Stephenson or their 40th-round selection, a pitcher or position player, Cincinnati tried to use this year's Draft to load up on more athletic talent.
"We just find the more athletic they are, the better adjustments they make and the better they can handle everything," Reds senior director of scouting Chris Buckley said after the Draft ended Wednesday night.