Cincinnati got some good breaks during the draft. Katuska mentioned Kien Vu of Arizona State, drafted in the ninth round at No. 264 overall, was a player Reds' scouts didn't expect to be available at that point in the draft. Vu had a 1.059 OPS this past season, which was down from 2024 but his career OPS for the Sun Devils was still 1.062.

The Cincinnati Reds continued to add talent in round 11-20 in the 2025 MLB Draft on Monday. In case you missed it, we recapped the first 10 picks by the Reds here. With the 324th pick of the 2025 MLB Draft,

Here is a starting nine of former Cincinnati Bearcats who have been drafted (or will be) by a major league baseball team.