Articles by Rudie Verougstraete

About Rudie Verougstraete

Rudie Verougstraete is the Cincinnati Reds correspondent at Prospects1500. He lives in Richmond, Virginia with his wife Shelly who is the Washington Nationals correspondent. He has been an avid baseball fan since 2015, participates in multiple fantasy baseball leagues, and attends Richmond Flying Squirrels (Giants AA affiliate) and Washington Nationals games whenever he can! His favorite baseball function is First Pitch Arizona, a fantasy baseball conference hosted by Baseball HQ every year just outside Phoenix.

First Pitch Arizona 2019 Recap

October 18, 2019 Rudie Verougstraete 0

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It was an incredible four days at the Baseball HQ First Pitch conference in Mesa, Arizona! For those who haven’t been before, it could accurately […]

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Scanning the Lower Levels of the Reds Farm for Diamonds In the Rough

September 9, 2019 Rudie Verougstraete 1

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We’re into September now and sadly that means the minor league regular season is drawing to a close with playoff happening now, yet there are […]

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Reds Prospect Player Profile: Speedy Mike Siani

August 1, 2019 Rudie Verougstraete 0

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It’s no secret that stolen bases are a rarity now across major league baseball (only seven players had more than 30 swiped bags in 2018), […]

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Cincinnati Reds Midseason Top 50 Prospects

July 11, 2019 Rudie Verougstraete 2

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It’s that time of year again, to take a look at the top 50 Reds prospects and see whether they still belong where I ranked […]

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Reds Prospect Profile: Aristides Aquino

June 19, 2019 Rudie Verougstraete 0

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I don’t know about anyone else, but sometimes in the midst of trying to construct the optimal fantasy roster, I get caught up in looking […]

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Reds Pitching Prospect Focus: The Pack Man

May 24, 2019 Rudie Verougstraete 1

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Packy Naughton, that is. The 23-year-old left handed pitcher (currently at A+ Daytona) drafted in the 9th round out of Virginia Tech in 2017 wasn’t […]

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Hot or Not: Cincinnati Reds Prospects Edition

April 29, 2019 Rudie Verougstraete 0

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The minor league season is back and it’s time to switch gears from projections to analyzing prospect performances! The players have about a month of […]

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Reds Prospects Spring Training Recap

March 26, 2019 Rudie Verougstraete 0

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This year’s Spring Training afforded me the opportunity to get another look at some of the Cincinnati Reds’ top (and not so top) prospects. There […]

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2019 Reds Prospect Predictions

February 18, 2019 Rudie Verougstraete 0

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The offseason has been unusually busy for the Cincinnati Reds, as they acquired pitchers Alex Wood, Tanner Roark, and Sonny Gray in addition to Yasiel […]

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Cincinnati Reds 2019 Top 50 Prospects

January 8, 2019 Rudie Verougstraete 3

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Last July I posted my midseason top 50 Reds prospects, with my rankings based on a combination of scouting reports, video, and stats compiled from […]

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