The slot value for the pick was $667,700, according to MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo. The outfielder made first team All-Big Ten honors and slashed .290/.429/.724 with 42 extra-base hits and nine stolen bases in 57 games with Oregon in the 2025 season.

The Cincinnati Reds picked Steele Hall out of Hewitt-Trussville High School (AL) with their first selection in this week’s MLB Draft, and followed that up with an additional 19 picks in their overall draft class.

The Cincinnati Reds' discounted signing of their top pick frees flexibility to make strong bids on tougher-to-sign picks deep in the draft.