Cam Collier #23

Selected in the 1st round (No. 18 overall) of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds out of Chipola Junior College... signed at age 17 with the Reds on July 25, 2022 and received a $5 million bonus, well above the $3,659,800 slot value for the 18th pick... made his Reds debut on Aug. 8, 2022 with the Reds' Arizona Complex League team -- in nine games in Arizona, Collier hit .370 (10-for-27) with two homers and four RBIs... became the first junior college first-rounder since Tim Anderson, who went to the White Sox in 2013... after his state-title-winning sophomore season at Mount Paran (Ga.) Christian School in 2021, he graduated early, reclassified and enrolled at Chipola Junior College and became eligible for the '22 Draft while having a college commitment to the Univ. of Louisville... facing older competition, the lefty-hitting Collier batted .333/.419/.537 with 12 doubles, eight homers and 47 RBIs in 52 games at Chipola... followed that up in the summer of 2022 with a brief stint in the prestigious Cape Cod League, where he became the second-youngest player in league history... Collier's father Lou was a utility player who had an eight-year career (1997-2004) with the Pirates, Brewers, Expos, Red Sox and Phillies.