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Sickels drops Reds Top 20

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John Sickels published his Reds Top 20 Prospects list this afternoon, and you can read the whole thing here.

There are few surprises. The Reds have a depth-heavy system with few true stars. Sickels rates Senzel a B+/A- sort of guy. Amir Garrett and Jesse Winker follow him with B+ grades.

The biggest shock, for me, is that Shed Long is at #5, above Cody Reed and Vlad Gutierrez among others. According to the prospect maven, Shed has 70 speed and “there’s impressive offensive ceiling here that should not be under-estimated.”

The plus-plus sneaker tool and impressive scowl may not have made it into Sickels’ system.