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Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 45 | Run: 60 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 50

Relatively unknown in high school, Sirota was selected late in the 2021 Draft out of the Connecticut high school ranks by the Dodgers, but went on to play for Mike Glavine at Northeastern University in Boston. He had hit everywhere he’d been, from his first two seasons in college (1.060 OPS) to back-to-back turns in the Cape Cod League (.942 OPS), making the grand-nephew of Whitey Ford the best Huskies product since Carlos Peña went No. 10 overall in 1996. He failed to live up to top of the first round expectations by really scuffling for much of his junior season.

Lean, athletic and strong, Sirota has an intriguing collection of tools. He has plus bat speed with excellent bat-to-ball skills from the right side of the plate, though his timing was off for much of the spring, keeping him from squaring up the ball as consistently as he has in the past. There’s raw power for him to tap into -- he had 18 homers in his sophomore season -- and when combined with his plus speed, he has 20-20 potential at the highest level.

That speed makes Sirota a legitimate long-term center fielder. He makes good reads and routes and has a tick-above-average arm to boot. He’s a better, more physical player than the best college bat in the area last year, Travis Honeyman, who went in the third round, and while he may have fallen out of the first-round picture for many teams, his all-around tools and makeup should keep him from falling too far.

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 45 | Run: 60 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 45

Sirota was relatively unknown when he was selected out of the Connecticut high school ranks late in the 2021 Draft by the Dodgers, but he went on to play for Mike Glavine at Northeastern University in Boston. He had hit everywhere he’d been, from his first two seasons in college (1.060 OPS) to back-to-back turns in the Cape Cod League (.942 OPS), making the grand-nephew of Whitey Ford the best Huskies product since Carlos Peña went No. 10 overall in 1998. He failed to live up to top-of-the-first-round expectations by really scuffling for much of his junior season, though he righted the ship enough to land to the Reds in the third round and sign for right around slot value.

Lean, athletic and strong, Sirota has an intriguing collection of tools. He has plus bat speed with excellent bat-to-ball skills from the right side of the plate, though his timing was off for much of the spring, keeping him from squaring up the ball as consistently as he has in the past. There’s raw power for him to tap into -- he had 18 homers in his sophomore season -- and when combined with his plus speed, he has 20-20 potential at the highest level.

That speed makes Sirota a legitimate longterm center fielder. He makes good reads and routes and has a tick-above-average arm to boot, with his all-around tools and makeup giving the Reds confidence he can rediscover his consistency.

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	08/05/2024	OF Mike Sirota assigned to ACL Reds.
	07/19/2024	Cincinnati Reds signed OF Mike Sirota.
	06/16/2024	College Workout activated OF Mike Sirota.
	02/19/2024	College Workout activated OF Mike Sirota.
	02/19/2024	College Workout activated OF Mike Sirota.
	02/16/2024	OF Mike Sirota assigned to Northeastern Huskies.
	06/08/2023	OF Mike Sirota assigned to College Workout.
	02/24/2023	OF Mike Sirota assigned to Northeastern Huskies.
	02/24/2022	OF Mike Sirota and assigned to Northeastern Huskies.