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	Season	Tm	LG	BF	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
	2025	CIN	NL	43	0	0	4.50	8	0	0	10.0	10	5	5	3	4	13	1.40
	2026	CIN	NL	8	0	0	36.00	1	0	0	1.0	3	4	4	2	2	1	5.00
	2 Seasons	CIN	NL	51	0	0	7.36	9	0	0	11.0	13	9	9	5	6	14	1.73

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Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	RF	FPCT%
2025	CIN	NL	P	8	0	10.0	0	0	0	0	0		.000
2026	CIN	NL	P	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		.000
2 Seasons	CIN	NL	P	9	0	11.0	0	0	0	0	0		.000

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Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Curveball: 55 | Control: 35 | Overall: 40 

Maxwell attracted scouting interest as a Georgia high schooler with a big 6-foot-6 frame, a fastball that reached 98 mph and flashes of a hammer curveball, albeit with scattered control. After turning down the Yankees in the 30th round of the 2019 Draft to attend Georgia Tech, he presents the same scouting report three years later. He pitched his way out of the rotation a month into the 2022 season and continued to battle the strike zone as a reliever, though he boosted his stock by striking out 11 in six innings against No. 1-ranked Tennessee in the NCAA regionals. 

Maxwell operates at 95-97 mph and has reached 101 in short stints, though his fastball has modest armside run and gets hit when he works in the bottom half of the strike zone. His breaking ball combines curveball depth with slider velocity in the mid-80s and touches 90 mph, but he has trouble landing it in the zone and tends to miss badly, so he doesn't generate a lot of chases. He fiddled with a changeup as a starter but has scrapped it as a reliever, which will be his role at the next level. 

Though he's throwing more strikes than he did in his first two years at Georgia Tech, Maxwell still has well below-average control and command. He has lost some weight but still has a soft body and needs to improve his conditioning, which might help him maintain his release point more reliably. He has the ability to dominate with his fastball and curveball but has yet to prove he can do so on a consistent basis. 

Scouting grades: Fastball: 70 | Slider: 60 | Cutter: 55 | Control: 35 | Overall: 40 

At 6-foot-6 and 275 pounds, Maxwell was given the nickname “Big Sugar” in college and he’s learned to embrace it, carrying the moniker with him from Georgia Tech to becoming a sixth-round pick of the Reds in 2022 and all the way up to the big leagues last year. He has absolutely dominant back end of the bullpen stuff with a career 13.1 K/9 rate in the Minors (and 11.7 K/9 during his eight game big league debut), though often without any idea of where the ball is going (6.1 BB/9 in the Minor Leagues).

The Reds feel like Maxwell might have unlocked something when he joined Cincinnati in terms of being more aggressive with his fastball, a pitch that has never suffered from a lack of velocity, sitting 99 mph and touching 102. He got more miss with the pitch at the highest level, throwing it with good carry up in the zone. His upper-80s slider is a beast, registering a 40 percent miss rate at all levels last year. He added a 93-95 mph cutter that’s in the middle of the heater and the breaking ball, both in terms of shape and velocity, that he leaned on more with Cincy.

What kind of role Maxwell has long term will depend on how consistently he can be in and around the zone. It’s never going to be pinpoint, but his ability to throw more strikes during his debut, especially with that cutter, was encouraging. If that continues, he has the stuff to take the ball in the ninth.

Scouting grades: Fastball: 70 | Slider: 60 | Control: 35 | Overall: 40   

For the longest time, three things have been true of Maxwell: He’s enormous, he throws very hard and he can’t throw strikes. It was true during his three years at Georgia Tech where he struck out 14.7 per nine and walked a batter per inning. And it’s been true since the Reds took him in the sixth round of the 2022 Draft. He’s missed bats at every stop, with a 14.0 K/9 rate while reaching Triple-A in 2024, and while the walk rate is a little better than his Yellow Jackets days, he still carries a career 6.2 BB/9 rate into the 2025 season.

Maxwell is a mountain of a man at 6-foot-6, 275 pounds, and he does not mess around on the mound. He comes at hitters with two power pitches. He throws his fastball almost 70 percent of the time and why not? It averaged over 99 mph last year and touched 103 mph, according to Synergy. When it’s right, it has good carry up in the zone and misses a lot of bats. So does his power 88-90 mph slider with cutter-like action, but he only lands it in the zone about half the time.

There was some progress during Maxwell’s first year of pro ball as he shaved quite a bit off his walk rate, but it crept back up in 2024 even as the Reds were pleased with how he handled high-leverage situations they put him in. He’s knocking on the door to help the big league bullpen out, and what kind of role he might have will be completely dependent on any ability to find the strike zone more consistently.

Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Curveball: 55 | Control: 40 | Overall: 45

Ever since his high school days, Maxwell has stood out for his extra-large frame and his ability to throw very, very hard. It continued over three years at Georgia Tech, where he left with career 14.7 K/9 and 9.0 BB/9 rates. The Reds, never ones to shy away from a big, yet erratic arm, took him in the sixth round of the 2022 Draft. It was more of the same, with a little better control, in his first full season across both levels of A ball and he extended the success to a stint relieving in the Arizona Fall League.

It's hard to oversell Maxwell’s presence on the mound with his 6-foot-6, 275-pound frame. His two-pitch power mix is equally intimidating. His fastball touches triple digits in his shorter relief stints with armside run and carry. He combines it with a power breaking ball that can touch 90 mph. It can be an out pitch if he can command it, which has been elusive at times, but the combination struck out 14.1 per nine during the regular season and 16.1 per nine in the AFL.

After walking a batter per inning in college, the fact that Maxwell walked just 5.6 per nine during his first full season is big progress. The Reds feel they may have discovered something simple: he wasn’t picking up the catcher until very late in his delivery and he has now adjusted to be around the zone more. After getting an invite to big league camp, it’s not out of the question that he could knock on the door to Cincinnati this season.

Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Curveball: 55 | Control: 40 | Overall: 40

Maxwell was an intriguing high school prospect thanks to his big 6-foot-6 frame and fastball that touched 98 mph, albeit with shaky control. He was pretty much the same guy after three years at Georgia Tech, and the Reds liked his size and arm strength enough to take him in the sixth round of the 2022 Draft. He pitched his way across two levels of A ball as an effective reliever in his first full season of pro ball.

Maxwell can reach triple digits with his fastball in short stints with modest armside run. His hard breaking ball can touch 90 mph and miss bats when he can land it in or near the zone. He’s now a two-pitch guy as a reliever.

The right-hander really struggled to throw strikes at Georgia Tech, leaving school with a 9.0 BB/9 rate. He’ll never be confused with a command specialist, but strides in the control department during his first year of pro ball were encouraging. If that continues, he could carve out a big league bullpen role.

Awards

MiLB.com Organization All-Star

Year	Team
2023

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	05/04/2026	Cincinnati Reds optioned RHP Zach Maxwell to Louisville Bats.
	05/03/2026	Cincinnati Reds recalled RHP Zach Maxwell from Louisville Bats.
	05/02/2026	Cincinnati Reds optioned RHP Zach Maxwell to Louisville Bats.
	04/30/2026	Cincinnati Reds recalled RHP Zach Maxwell from Louisville Bats.
	03/21/2026	Cincinnati Reds optioned RHP Zach Maxwell to Louisville Bats.
	03/21/2026	Louisville Bats activated RHP Zach Maxwell.
	03/05/2026	RHP Zach Maxwell assigned to Cincinnati Reds Prospects.
	10/02/2025	Cincinnati Reds activated RHP Zach Maxwell.
	09/30/2025	RHP Zach Maxwell roster status changed by Cincinnati Reds.
	08/22/2025	Cincinnati Reds selected the contract of RHP Zach Maxwell from Louisville Bats.
	03/25/2025	RHP Zach Maxwell assigned to Dayton Dragons.
	03/06/2025	activated RHP Zach Maxwell.
	01/21/2025	RHP Zach Maxwell roster status changed by Cincinnati Reds.
	05/21/2024	RHP Zach Maxwell assigned to Louisville Bats from Chattanooga Lookouts.
	05/21/2024	Louisville Bats activated RHP Zach Maxwell.
	03/31/2024	RHP Zach Maxwell assigned to Chattanooga Lookouts from Dayton Dragons.
	01/11/2024	Cincinnati Reds invited non-roster RHP Zach Maxwell to spring training.
	09/22/2023	Surprise Saguaros activated RHP Zach Maxwell.
	07/14/2023	RHP Zach Maxwell assigned to Dayton Dragons from Daytona Tortugas.
	07/14/2023	Dayton Dragons activated RHP Zach Maxwell.
	08/23/2022	RHP Zach Maxwell assigned to Daytona Tortugas from ACL Reds.
	08/11/2022	Cincinnati Reds signed RHP Zach Maxwell.
	08/11/2022	RHP Zach Maxwell assigned to ACL Reds.
	06/14/2022	College Workout activated RHP Zach Maxwell.
	06/14/2022	RHP Zach Maxwell assigned to College Workout.
	05/24/2022	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets activated RHP Zach Maxwell.
	05/24/2022	RHP Zach Maxwell assigned to Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.