List of Cincinnati Reds first-round draft picks

The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.

[2] In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.

[6] Three of the Reds first-round picks participated in the team's 1990 championship: Larkin, Scott Scudder, and Jack Armstrong.

Mike Miley, selected in 1971, chose to attend college at Louisiana State University; he would later be drafted by the California Angels in 1974.

Jeremy Sowers, the Reds' 2001 choice, decided to attend Vanderbilt University, and was selected in the first round of the 2004 draft by the Cleveland Indians.

Barry Larkin , the Reds' 1985 selection and a 2012 Hall of Fame inductee, was named to 14 All-Star teams in his 19-year career. [ 1 ]
Austin Kearns, playing for the Washington Nationals, holding a baseball bat.
Austin Kearns (1998) led the National League in putouts as a right fielder in 2006 and 2007. [ 14 ]
Jeremy Sowers throws a pitch, wearing a Cleveland Indians uniform
Jeremy Sowers (2001), is one of only two picks the Reds were unable to sign.
Homer Bailey, in a Reds uniform, ready to throw a pitch
When Homer Bailey (2004) made his MLB debut in 2007, he was the youngest player in the National League. [ 15 ]
Jay Bruce taking batting practice.
Baseball America named Jay Bruce (2005) the Minor League Player of the Year in 2007. [ 16 ]