The Reds promoted Hendrick from Single-A Daytona to High-A Dayton on Monday, Doug Gray of RedsMinorLeagues.com reports.
Hendrick will make the jump to Dayton despite seeing a 69-point decrease in his OPS at Daytona from 2021 through his first 145 plate appearances with the affiliate in 2022. The power-hitting outfielder also struck out 40 percent of the time at Single-A this year, and the significant amount of swing and miss in his game could hinder his productivity as he climbs the minor-league ladder.
Hendrick has made a good impression at the Reds' alternate training camp site, particularly with his bat speed, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Nightengale suggests that Hendrick's first real game action will take place at Low-A Daytona. He hasn't really had much game action aside from Instructional League play in the fall. Despite that, the 2020 first-round pick is already highly ranked on most Reds prospect lists.
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Reds' Austin Hendrick: Instructional league begins Monday
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Hendrick is among the Reds' prospects that will be playing in the special fall Instructional league created by Major League Baseball, with games beginning Monday, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
Hendrick, the Reds' first-round pick in the 2020 draft, joined the team's alternate training camp site in September, but this will be his first dose of professional competition.
