An unprecedented collection of Major League prospects will appear at Fifth Third Field on Saturday, April 4th as part of the historic Cincinnati Reds Futures Game. The top five prospects in the Reds organization (based on Baseball America’s 2009 Top Prospects List) and most players on the Reds top 30 prospect list are scheduled to play in the game. The “Futures” will play the Cincinnati Reds in the Reds final pre-season game of 2009.Read the article for the whole list.
This is believed to be the first time ever that such a highly-regarded group of prospects has played against a major league team in a ballpark where many of the prospects once played on their climb toward the big leagues. Twenty-two (22) of the 29 players on the Futures Team roster have played for the Dayton Dragons.
Marc Katz of the Dayton Daily News has write ups on a couple of the participants.
Ex-Dragon Frazier looks forward to Futures game
Ex-Dragon Valaika to play for Futures against Reds
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