Relievers don’t always have a glamorous job, and fans tend to remember their periodic blow-ups more than string of perfect innings. Perhaps it’s why Reds reliever Amir Garrett still flies under the radar.
Let’s change that.
Nobody has ever doubted Garrett’s raw stuff, especially once he made the switch from basketball to baseball full-time. He was routinely found atop the Reds’ top prospect lists coming through the farm system. In 2016, he was the organization’s minor-league pitcher of the year. After hitting a speed bump in his first big-league season due to an ailing hip, he found his footing as a reliever in 2018.