RR Community Prospect Rankings: The Lotzkar Enigma

Is he a literary orphan? A Pixie? A hill person? A tasty Hanukkah treat? No one can say for sure, just like no one can confidently predict his future with the Reds. Is he an ace starter? A shutdown reliever? Or will his arm fall off long before he reaches the majors? Hopefully his previous injury was only a flesh wound and he can keep his limbs attached as he works his way up through the system. For now, he's your #12 prospect.

So the people have spoken, and we have listened. We're going to be furiously throwing players at you over the next few days, and today for Prospect #13 you get three young guys. Junior Arias is an 18 year old middle infielder with an enticing power/speed combination, Ismael Guillon is an 18 year old lefty with a 92 mph fastball and devastating changeup, and Ronald 'The Beginning' Torreyes is an 18 year old infielder who is crazy fast and never strikes out. My advice to you at this point is don't overthink your vote. Just go with the guy you have a gut feeling about, or the guy who intrigues you for some reason (now we're starting to sound like eHarmony). Happy Voting!

Junior Arias, IF

John Sickels Rank: 16
2010 RR CPR Rank: n/a
Age: 18
Draft/Acquisition Details: Signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2008
Highest Level Played: AZL Reds (Rookie)

2010 Statistics:
AZL Reds (Rookie): 47 G, 195 AB, 6 HR, 25 RBI, 4 SB, .287/.336/.482/.818

Bradley Boxberger, RHP

John Sickels Rank: 12
2010 RR CPR Rank: 12
Age: 22
Draft/Acquisition Details: 1st round (43rd overall) Reds, 2009
Highest Level Played: Carolina (AA)

2010 Statistics:
Lynchburg (A+): 14 G, 13 GS, 4-6, 3.19 ERA, 62 IP, 70 K, 20 BB, 1.24 WHIP
Carolina (AA): 22 G, 0 GS, 1-4, 8.49 ERA, 29.2 IP, 40 K, 22 BB, 1.92 WHIP

Jonathan Correa, RHP

John Sickels Rank: 18
2010 RR CPR Rank: NA
Age: 20
Draft/Acquisition Details: Signed by Reds in 2008 from the Dominican Republic
Highest Level Played: Billings (Rookie)

2010 Statistics:
AZL Reds (Rookie): 8 G, 8 GS, 4-2, 2.06 ERA, 39.1 IP, 49 K, 9 BB, 1.14 WHIP
Billings (Rookie): 6 G, 6 GS, 2-2, 5.00 ERA, 27.0 IP, 34 K, 10 BB, 1.30 WHIP

Ismael Guillon, LHP

John Sickels Rank: 14
2010 RR CPR Rank: NA
Age: 18
Draft/Acquisition Details: Signed by Reds in 2008 from Venezuela
Highest Level Played: AZL Reds (Rookie)

2010 Statistics:
AZL Reds (Rookie): 12 G, 10 GS, 3-3, 3.32 ERA, 57 IP, 73 K, 23 BB, 1.09 WHIP

Ryan LaMarre, OF

John Sickels Rank: 17
2010 RR CPR Rank: n/a
Age: 22
Draft/Acquisition Details: 2nd round (62 overall), Reds, 2010
Highest Level Played: Lynchburg (A+)

2010 Statistics:
Dayton (A): 60 G, 227 AB, 5 HR, 29 RBI, 18 SB, .282/.370/.396/.767
Lynchburg (A+): 8 G, 27 AB, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB, .222/.276/.407/.683

Kris Negron, SS

John Sickels Rank: n/a
2010 RR CPR Rank: n/a
Age: 25
Draft/Acquisition Details: 7th round (223 overall), Red Sox, 2006; Acquired in 2009 for Alex Gonzalez.
Highest Level Played: Louisville (AAA)

2010 Statistics:
Carolina (AA): 120 G, 470 AB, 11 HR, 41 RBI, 34 SB, .269/.355/.401/.756
Louisville (AAA): 7 G, 21 AB, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB, .190/.190/.238/.429

Henry Rodriguez, IF

John Sickels Rank: 15
2010 RR CPR Rank: n/a
Age: 21
Draft/Acquisition Details: Signed by Reds in 2007 out of Venezuela
Highest Level Played: Lynchburg (A+)

2010 Statistics:
Dayton (A): 124 G, 514 AB, 14 HR, 78 RBI, 33 SB, .307/.337/.473/.810
Lynchburg (A+): 6 G, 24 AB, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB, .250/.250/.250/.500

Ronald Torreyes, IF

John Sickels Rank: 19
2010 RR CPR Rank: n/a
Age: 18
Draft/Acquisition Details: Signed in 2009 out of Venezuela
Highest Level Played: Dayton (A)

2010 Statistics:
VSL Reds (VESL): 67 G, 241 AB, 4 HR, 33 RBI, 23 SB, .390/.468/.606/1.074
AZL Reds (Rookie): 18 G, 83 AB, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 2 SB, .349/.379/.494/.873

Dayton (A): 6 G, 25 AB, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB, .240/.240/.400/.640

Chris Valaika, IF

John Sickels Rank: n/a
2010 RR CPR Rank: 11
Age: 25
Draft/Acquisition Details: 3rd round (84 overall), Reds, 2006
Highest Level Played: Cincinnati (MLB)

2010 Statistics:
Louisville (AAA): 118 G, 424 AB, 4 HR, 53 RBI, 3 SB, .304/.330/.408/.738
Cincinnati (MLB): 19 G, 38 AB, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB, .263/.282/.368/.650