9 trade targets from the Cincinnati Reds for the Colorado Rockies

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Senzel could be a reclamation project for the Colorado Rockies

Nick Senzel was our pick from the Cincinnati Reds for the Colorado Rockies for just one trade target from each team back in October and we chose him for a few reasons.

As we said back then, in most of the Rockies trades with the Redlegs, they have been reclamation projects, like last offseason’s trade that sent Robert Stephenson to the Rockies and Jeff Hoffman to the Reds. Thus far, Stephenson has worked out better for the Rockies (3.13 ERA in 44 games with a 3.63 FIP) but Hoffman pitched better for the Reds once he was in a relief role (5.20 ERA, 5.30 FIP in 11 starts and 3.54 ERA, 5.03 FIP in 20 relief appearances).

He has played in parts of three seasons in the majors but has been injured frequently. That’s why he hasn’t lived up to his prospect hype, as Senzel was ranked as high as the #6 prospect in all of baseball before the 2019 season, by MLB.com.

In 2018, MLB Pipeline ranked his tools (from 20 to 80):

Hit: 70 | Power: 55 | Run: 55 | Arm: 60 | Field: 60 | Overall: 60

The Rockies may like him for his versatility as he has extensive playing time at second, third, short, and center but also a few games at first and left as well.

Senzel is pre-arbitration eligible as he has two years and change in his career.