Hector Rodriguez, Jose Acuna and Carter Graham Headline Big Week | Reds Minor League Monday

Get your FrostBuddy today!: https://frostbuddy.com/REDHOTREDS Help us get us 500 Subscribers! https://www.youtube.com/@RedHotRedsPodcast ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The latest Minor League Monday episode breaks down a busy week across the Cincinnati Reds farm system, covering performances from the ACL Reds, Daytona Tortugas, Dayton Dragons, Chattanooga Lookouts, and Louisville Bats. The show also previews coverage of the Dominican Summer League (DSL Reds and DSL Rojos), which began play this week. Key Cincinnati Reds Minor League Highlights ACL Reds Finished the week 3-2 with several standout pitching performances. Iker Redona continued his breakout season, posting six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and lowering his ERA to 1.86. Jalen Hairston and Arnaldo Lantigua contributed offensively with home runs and multi-hit games. Redona, an 18-year-old DSL All-Star from last season, is emerging as one of the Reds' most intriguing young pitching prospects. Daytona Tortugas Split their series 3-3 while receiving strong contributions from several rising prospects. Jacob Friend continued his impressive campaign, going 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Tyson Lewis showed signs of improvement at the plate after a slow start to the season. Newly promoted Anielson Buten impressed immediately, hitting .400 with two stolen bases during his first week in Daytona. Sheng-En Lin and Justin Hensel delivered strong pitching performances in a doubleheader sweep. Dayton Dragons Won their series 4-2 against the first-place Great Lakes Loons, moving closer to first place in the Midwest League standings. Carter Graham had a monster week, including a franchise-record eight-RBI game while finishing with a 1.115 OPS. Alfredo Duno launched a reported 487-foot home run, one of the longest blasts in the Reds minor league system this season. Kian Vu continued to provide speed, defense, and offensive production at the top of the lineup. Chattanooga Lookouts Finished 2-4 but featured some of the week's best individual performances. Jose Acuna dominated in two starts, totaling 18 strikeouts over 13.2 innings while allowing just three earned runs. Carlos Jorge stayed red-hot, batting .455 with a .538 on-base percentage and a 1.129 OPS. Leo Balcazar hit two home runs and drove in five runs during a standout game. Newly promoted Nestor Lorant impressed in his Double-A debut with six scoreless innings and eight strikeouts. Louisville Bats Went 2-4 despite several strong offensive performances. Hector Rodriguez was the top hitter of the week, batting .440 with three home runs and a 1.500 OPS. Michael Tolia hit two home runs in a key victory. Austin Hendrick continued showing power potential at Triple-A. Hunter Parks surrendered his first earned run of the season, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Socials and audio: https://linktr.ee/redhotredspodcast Welcome to the Red Hot Reds Podcast. We cover the Cincinnati #Reds from MLB to the Minor Leagues to even Dominican Leagues! We are the only podcast that provides in-depth analysis of the #Reds Minor League System with our Monday Show: Minor League Mondays! Go Reds! #MLB #MiLB 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/46849399...