Chris Reed pitched for the Lookouts in 2013, 2014
photo by Tim Evearitt
The L. A. Dodgers officially parted ways with former first-round draft pick Chris Reed, as they traded the left-hander to the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.
Lookouts fans remember the first round draft pick out of Stanford who spent all of 2013 with Chattanooga, and nearly all of 2014.
Reed, 25, was designated for assignment and removed from the Dodgers' 40-man roster last week.
In exchange for Reed, the Dodgers received Grant Dayton from the Marlins.
Reed was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of Stanford University. He was the closer for Stanford in 2011, picking up 9 saves and a 6-2 record, with a 2.54 ERA in 28 games.
He signed late in the summer with the Dodgers, agreeing to a $1.6 million signing bonus,and only appeared in 3 games for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes during the 2011 season, pitching only seven innings. After beginning 2012 with the Quakes, he was promoted in June to the AA Chattanooga Lookouts.
Reed was selected to represent the "World Team" in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game[ and represented the Great Britain national baseball team in the qualifying rounds of the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
In 2013, he spent the entire season with the Lookouts and was 4-11 with a 3.86 ERA in 29 appearances (25 starts). In 2014, he was selected to the mid-season Southern League all-star game. He was promoted to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes on August 7, 2014.where he made five starts for the Isotopes, and was 0-3 with a 10.97 ERA.
Chris Reed
photo by Tim Evearitt