Cincinnati Reds minor league players

Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds, and short biographies on some of the top prospects in the organization:

Scott Carroll

Scott A. Carroll (born September 24, 1984 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a baseball pitcher. He is 6'4 and weighs 215 lbs. Carroll throws and bats right handed. He attended Liberty High School in Liberty, Missouri, where was a star quarterback and pitcher. He attended Purdue University, but later transferred to Missouri State University, where he again was the starting quarterback and a top pitcher on the baseball team.

The Reds drafted him in the third round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.

He played six games for Billings, the rookie class team, in 2007. He was 0-1 with a 2.93 ERA. Carroll played for single-A Dayton and single-A advanced Sarasota in 2008. He was a combined 7-7 with a 3.60 ERA in 9 games for the Dragons and 14 for Sarasota. He played 7 games at Sarasota in 2009, going 2-2 with a 2.68 ERA. In a two game promotion to double-A Carolina, he gave up five earned runs in five innings, getting no decisions. In 2010 he played for the single-A Lynchburg Hillcats and the Mudcats, going a combined 4-11 with a 3.36 ERA in 5 games at Lynchburg and 20 at Carolina. He received a non-roster invitation to spring training for 2011.

Reference:^[1] - Scott Carroll Stats, Bio on MiLB.com

Daniel Dorn

Daniel C. Dorn (born July 20, 1984 in San Dimas, California) is a baseball outfielder and first baseman. He is 6'2 and weighs 205 lbs. He bats and throws left handed. He attended Cal State Fullerton University and lives in Diamond Bar, California]].

The Reds selected him in the 32nd round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.

Dorn hit .354 with 8 homers and 40 RBI in 206 at-bats for rookie class Billings in 2006. He had 338 at-bats for single-A advanced Sarasota in 2007, hitting .281 with 12 homers and 66 RBI; he had 90 at-bats for the double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, hitting .311 with 8 homers and 21 RBI. Dorn was 5-for-20 with a homer and 3 RBI for Sarasota in 2008, and played the rest of the year at Chattanooga, hitting .277 in 336 at-bats with 21 homers and 60 RBI. He played all of 2009 with the triple-A Louisville Bats, hitting .275 with 14 homers and 47 RBI in 357 at-bats. Dorn played 2010 with the Bats, hitting .302 in 275 at-bats with 13 homers and 46 RBI. He received a non-roster invitation to spring training for 2011.

Reference:^[2] - Daniel Dorn Stats, Bio on MiLB.com

Donnie Joseph

Don Atley "Donnie" Joseph (born November 1, 1987 in San Marcos, Texas) is a baseball pitcher. He is 6'3 and weighs 190 lbs. He bats and throws left handed. Joseph attended the University of Houston, where he played in football, basketball, and baseball. He lettered for three years in football and basketball, and for four years in baseball under head coach Doug Ragsdale. He was also a member of the National Honor Society.

The Reds drafted him in the 3rd round (88th pick) of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.

In 24 games combined for rookie class Billings and single-A Dayton in 2009, he went 4-3 with a 3.06 ERA. In 2010, he was 2-1 with a 0.78 ERA in 19 games for Dayton. This earned him a promotion to single-A advanced Lynchburg, where he was 0-4 but posted a 2.31 ERA in 31 games. His performance got him promoted again, this time to double-A Carolina, where he went 1-0 with a 5.14 ERA in seven games. He received a non-roster invitation to spring training for 2011.

Reference:^[3] - Donnie Joseph Stats, Bio on MiLB.com

Matt Klinker

Matthew David Klinker (born October 8. 1984 in Peru, Indiana) is a baseball pitcher. He is 6'4 and weighs 220 lbs. He bats and throws right handed. He played college baseball at Furman University.

The Reds selected him in the 15th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.

He pitched 15 games (started 2) for rookie class Billings in 2007, going 2-2 with a 5.44 ERA. He started 18 games (19 appearances) for single-A Dayton in 2008, going 6-4 with a 3.26 ERA. He was promoted to single-A advanced Sarasota, and went 2-2 with a 5.50 ERA in 6 starts. In 2009 he started 9 games for Sarasota, 6 for double-A Carolina, and 5 for triple-A Louisville. He went a combined 7-6 with a 3.58 ERA. His ERA lowered after each promotion. In 2010 he started 18 games for Carolina, going 7-6 with a 2.83 ERA. He was promoted to Louisville, and went 4-4 with a 5.85 ERA in 9 starts (10 games). He received a non-roster invitation to spring training for 2011.

Reference:^[4] - Matt Klinker Stats, Bio on MiLB.com

Bill Rhinehart

William Curtis Rhinehart (born November 22, 1984 in Roseville, California) is a outfielder in Minor League Baseball, who plays for the Carolina Mudcats. He was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 11th round of the 2007 MLB draft out of the University of Arizona where he became only the third player since 1950 to lead the team in batting average, home runs and RBIs.^[5] He was the 340th overall pick, and stands 6'0" and weighs 202 lbs.^[6]

Rhinehart made his professional debut on June 20, 2007 with the short season Vermont Lake Monsters where he finished the season and earned a New York-Penn League all-star appearance. In the 2008 season, Bill started with low A ball affiliate Hagerstown Suns. On June 22, 2008, fellow first baseman and Washington Nationals top prospect, Chris Marrero, broke his right fibula which ended his season.^[7] This led to his promotion to the Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League on June 23 where he hit a two run home run during his first at-bat.^[8] Seven days later, Rhinehart was again promoted to the Washington Nationals' AA affiliate, the Harrisburg Senators where he finished the 2008 season. Bill continued in Harrisburg for the 2009 season hitting .239 BA 12 Home Runs and 56 RBI's. 2010 Bill received a promotion to the AAA Syracuse Chiefs for a 5 game stint, then was demoted to the High A ball Potomac Nationals, where only two years prior he spent 5 games enroute to Harrisburg. Bill finished the 2010 season in Potomac, who won the Carolina League Championship. Bill was awarded Championship Series Most Valuable Player. Rhinehart was promoted back to Harrisburg for the 2011 season where he was transitioned to the outfield from first base.

On July 26, 2011, Rhinehart and Chris Manno were traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Jonny Gomes.^[9]

Honors

• 09/18/2010 CAR Championship Series Most Valuable Player
• 08/02/2010 CAR Player of the Week
• 06/17/2008 SAL Mid-Season All-Star
• 06/17/2008 SAL All-Star Game Top Star
• 05/05/2008 SAL Player of the Week
• 08/14/2007 NYP Mid-Season All-Star^[10]

Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters

Triple-A

Double-A

Class A-Advanced

Class A

Rookie

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