Chris

Reed

He finished with four strikeouts and didn’t walk a batter. The victory was Reed’s first since May 7. Thursday also extended Reed’s scoreless streak to 17 innings. Reed set down 15 hitters in a row after allowing a leadoff single to Omaha 1B Balbino Fuenmayor in the third inning. The 2011 first-round pick made two appearances out of the Marlins’ bullpen last year and could be in line for a few more major league cameos in 2016.

Reed is just 26 and was a first-round pick out of Stanford in 2011, but his career just never really got on track. He did make a couple relief appearances for the Marlins in 2015, but the southpaw produced pedestrian numbers in the minors. Even worse, the Marlins traded Grant Dayton to the Dodgers for Reed and Dayton looks like he’ll be a key reliever for Los Angeles for a while.

The Dodgers claimed Preston Guilmet off waivers from the Rays on Friday and Reed was the casualty. Across 34 2/3 Double and Triple-A innings in 2015, he posted a 5.97 ERA and 1.59 WHIP.

Reed was a first-round pick in 2011 but just hasn’t worked out. He moved to relief full-time in 2015 but has posted a 5.97 ERA and ugly 21/22 K/BB ratio over 34 2/3 frames between Double- and Triple-A. Perhaps with a change of scenery he’ll figure something out.

The London-born, California-raised Reed has now made 48 appearances (43 starts) for the Chattanooga Lookouts, and could be in line for a promotion to Triple-A. The Dodgers have a loaded pitching rotation, so it is unlikely that Reed will make an appearance for the Dodgers before 2015.

While the southpaw has struggled in the minor leagues this season, he has good stuff and could excel as a situational left-hander. He will work in middle relief.

He’s now off the 40-man roster. A former first-round pick, Reed made a full-time move to reliever this season but responded with a 5.20 ERA between Double- and Triple-A.

Reed allowed two runs over four relief innings while up with the big club. He’ll be back in September, if not before.

Reed posted an underwhelming 4.26 ERA and 1.37 WHIP in 158 1/3 innings last season between Double-A and Triple-A. He was not in the running for the Opening Day roster.

Reed posted an ERA of 10.97 over 21+ innings in 2014. He has three good pitches, but will need to showcase better numbers at Triple-A before a loaded Dodgers team can trust him.