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Reds Top Prospect Homers for Third Straight Game as Massive May Continues

Cincinnati Reds On SI·Greg Kuffner·18 days ago
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Reds top prospect Alfredo Duno got off to a slow start this season, slashing just .213/.362/.347 with six extra-base hits. However, that has changed in May in a big way. Before Wednesday's game, Duno was slashing .448/.568/.759 with five extra-base hits and eight walks in 37 plate appearances. On Wednesday night, he hits his fifth home run of the season and his third in as many days. Duno is walking at an insane 19.1% clip and striking out in less than 20% of his plate appearances. The 20-year-old continues to impress. Here is what Baseball Savant's scouting report had to say about Cincinnati's top prospect. Duno is making a case to be the top overall player in the class, and it’s easy to see why. The teen has a chance to have at least three above-average tools -- field, arm and power – as he develops and emerges as one of the most interesting prospects in the class. Here’s what scouts like: He runs well for a catcher, and he already shows elite bat speed.…

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