Drafted in the 4th round (123rd overall) by the Cincinnati Reds in 2022 (signed for $407,500).
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A thickly-built, 6-foot-3, 200-pound righthander, Huggins certainly benefitted from having third baseman Cam Collier on the same Chipola (Fla.) JC team this spring—but he’s a strong pitching prospect and performed at a high level in 2022. He led Chipola in innings (73) and posted a 2.96 ERA over 14 starts, while striking out 97 batters and walking 32. Huggins throws a fastball in the low 90s that has been up to 96 and pairs the pitch with a hard, mid-80s slider that has good downer bite and a firm changeup in the upper 80s. He carries plenty of reliever risk and might be better going straight to a bullpen role at the next level, but he’ll also still be just 19 years old on draft day.
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School: Chipola (Fla.) JC Committed/Drafted: Louisiana Tech Age At Draft: 19.6 A thickly-built, 6-foot-3, 200-pound righthander, Huggins certainly benefitted from having third baseman Cam Collier on the same Chipola (Fla.) JC team this spring—but he’s a strong pitching prospect and performed at a high level in 2022. He led Chipola in innings (73) and posted a 2.96 ERA over 14 starts, while striking out 97 batters and walking 32. Huggins throws a fastball in the low 90s that has been up to 96 and pairs the pitch with a hard, mid-80s slider that has good downer bite and a firm changeup in the upper 80s. He carries plenty of reliever risk and might be better going straight to a bullpen role at the next level, but he’ll also still be just 19 years old on draft day.
Career Transactions
RHP Kenya Huggins roster status changed by Daytona Tortugas.
Daytona Tortugas placed RHP Kenya Huggins on the 7-day injured list.
RHP Kenya Huggins assigned to Daytona Tortugas from ACL Reds.
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