OCTOBER 7 • MLB.COM
CAM COLLIER
Now fully healthy, No. 6 prospect Collier stands out in Fall League debut SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Cam Collier had a banner 2024 season. The Reds' corner infielder hit the first home run in Spring Breakout history, wen...
Power sapped at Double-A Collier is slashing .342/.435/.430 with one home run, four doubles, a 14.1 percent walk rate and an 18.5 percent strikeout rate in his last 21 games for Double-A Chattanooga.
Impact Collier, who underwent left thumb surgery in mid-March, was activated June 3 for High-A Dayton and then quickly promoted to Chattanooga, as he had already mastered High-A to close 2024. The thumb issue appears to have sapped Collier's power this season, as he hit 20 homers in 119 games last year and has three homers in 92 games this year, with just one of those coming in 71 games at Double-A. Given that Collier's plate skills have improved as the season has gone on, and that he has shown plus raw power as a teenager in the past, he's a worthwhile buy-low target this offseason. The lefty-hitting first baseman should split his age-21 season between Double-A and Triple-A.
SEPTEMBER 11 • ROTOWIRE
Hitting for average at Double-A Collier is hitting .303 with zero home runs in 20 games for Double-A Chattanooga.
Impact Collier missed the first six weeks of the minor-league season while recovering from left thumb surgery. He slashed .338/.443/.514 with two home runs, a 15.9 percent walk rate and a 20.5 percent strikeout rate across 21 games while rehabbing and easing into things in the lower levels before getting promoted to Double-A on June 17. Collier has controlled the zone at Double-A (0.83 BB/K), but his power has been lacking since returning from the thumb issue. He is one of the youngest hitters at Double-A and won't turn 21 until November.
JULY 10 • ROTOWIRE
Begins brief stay in Dayton Collier started at third base and went 1-for-3 with a walk and a double for High-A Dayton on Wednesday.
Impact Collier, who was activated off the 60-day injured list Tuesday, made his season debut Wednesday. His stay with the Dragons is expected to a brief one, per the High-A Dayton website. Collier will soon move on to Double-A Chattanooga, where he had been expected to open the season prior to the thumb injury that landed him on the IL.
JUNE 5 • ROTOWIRE
Begins brief stay in Dayton Collier started at third base and 1-for-3 with a walk and a double for High-A Dayton on Wednesday.
Impact Collier, who was activated off the 60-day injured list Tuesday, made his season debut Wednesday. His stay with the Dragons is expected to a brief one, per the High-A Dayton website. Collier will soon move on to Double-A Chattanooga, where he had been expected to open the season prior to the thumb injury that landed him on the IL.
JUNE 5 • ROTOWIRE
Activated from 60-day IL Collier (thumb) was activated off the 60-day injured list by High-A Dayton on Tuesday.
Impact Collier was not in the lineup for the Dragons' 5-4 loss to Lansing on Tuesday. He started his rehab in the Arizona Complex League, playing in 10 games and accumulating 42 plate appearances while with the ACL Reds. In a conflicting report, MLB.com states Collier's rehab assignment was moved to Dayton before he eventually lands at Double-A Chattanooga.
JUNE 4 • ROTOWIRE
Getting at-bats in ACL Collier (thumb) is batting .394/.524/.636 over 42 plate appearances (10 games) in the Arizona Complex League.
Impact Collier joined the ACL Reds on May 19 and is working his way back to High-A Dayton. He's played mostly first base (seven games) with one game at third base and two as the DH. Collier came up as a third baseman, but it looks like the organization is preparing him for a move to first base.
JUNE 3 • ROTOWIRE
Down on the Farm: Cam Collier and Christian Encarnacion-Strand Homer in Rehab Games Four Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates were in action on Thursday.
MAY 30 • SI.COM
Trending toward June debut Collier (thumb) is in the midst of a hitting progression and appears on track to be activated from High-A Dayton's 60-day injured list at some point in June, MLB.com reports.
Impact Collier has been on the shelf all season after suffering a torn UCL in his left thumb March 13 and requiring surgery. Regarded as one of the top prospects in Cincinnati's system, Collier slashed .248/.355/.443 with 20 home runs over 119 games with Dayton a season ago.
MAY 19 • ROTOWIRE
Reds prospect Cam Collier to have surgery to repair torn thumb ligament
Cincinnati Reds prospect Cam Collier is scheduled to have surgery to repair a torn left thumb ligament on ThursdayMARCH 9 • Associated Press
Requires thumb surgery Reds manager Terry Francona announced that Collier is scheduled to have surgery Thursday on his injured left thumb, Pat Brennan of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Collier is expec...
Impact Collier, who was reassigned to minor-league camp Wednesday, is viewed as one of the top prospects in the Cincinnati system, coming off a 2024 season in which he slashed .248/.355/.443 with 20 home runs over 507 plate appearances at High-A Dayton. The upcoming thumb surgery shouldn't dramatically affect Collier's long-term outlook, but it could inhibit his power production over he's able to make his 2025 debut, perhaps at some point in late April or early May.
MARCH 9 • ROTOWIRE
Reds prospect Collier to miss 4-6 weeks after thumb surgery GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- One of the Reds’ top prospects, first baseman Cam Collier, will begin his 2025 season on the injured list because he need...
MARCH 9 • MLB.COM
Banged thumb Collier, who got reassigned to the Reds' minor league camp Wednesday, banged his thumb earlier and might be sidelined for a while, Dave Clark of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Impact Collier was scheduled for further evaluations on Thursday. He finished 2024 at High-A Dayton, and it hasn't been decided yet whether he'll return there or move up to Double-A Chattanooga.
MARCH 7 • ROTOWIRE
Reassigned to minors camp The Reds reassigned Collier to minor-league camp Wednesday, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Impact The top prospect saw some Cactus League action, going 1-for-8 at the dish, but he never had a real chance to make the Opening Day roster. Collier, 20, posted a .798 OPS with 20 homers at High-A Dayton in 2024 and could either head back there to start this season or move up to Double-A Chattanooga.
MARCH 5 • ROTOWIRE
Improved conditioning Collier reported to camp in much better shape after improving his diet in the offseason, Charlie's Chalkboard reports. "I went into the offseason a bit overweight," Collier said. "...
Impact Collier already is one of the Reds' better hitting prospects and posted a .798 OPS at High-A last year as a 19-year old, but this can only help. He's playing both first and third base this spring.
FEBRUARY 27 • ROTOWIRE
Making debut in big-league camp Collier received an invite to major-league spring training, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
Impact Collier, who turned 20 during the offseason, batted .248/.355/.443 with 20 home runs and 74 RBI over 119 games at High-A Dayton. There was variance in his monthly splits, and the left-handed batter had trouble against southpaws (.174/.283/.312), but Collier showed his raw power and ability to homer to all fields.
FEBRUARY 9 • ROTOWIRE
Carries Dayton into playoffs Collier finished the regular season with 20 home runs, 74 RBI, 72 runs and a line of .248/.355/.443 over 119 games for High-A Dayton.
Impact Collier, the Reds' first-round draft pick in 2022, helped carry the Dragons into the postseason, which started Tuesday. He hinted at more pop during the second half of 2023, when he had six home runs over 111 games, and that power developed in 2024. Still just 19, Collier has more growth ahead and should continue to showcase his power.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Swats three homers Friday Collier went 3-for-5 with three home runs and five RBI for High-A Dayton on Friday.
Impact Collier's power has spiked in 2024. Friday's three homers put him at 18 over 106 games, tripling the amount he had in 2023 in 111 games. Collier's batting .253/.358/.446 in his first full season at Dayton.
AUGUST 24, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
