Miami Marlins Season in Review: Remey Reed

Throughout the 2018/2019 offseason, Marlin Maniac will devote one article each for every player who appeared in the Miami Marlins system for the 2018 season. Every. Single. Player. This is Part 24…of 286. Stay tuned.

Remey Lee Reed is a 6’5″, 230 lb. right-handed pitcher from Plano, TX. Born on May 5th, 1995, the Miami Marlins chose him in the sixth round of the 2016 MLB amateur draft with the 173rd selection. He signed with the Marlins for a $200,000 bonus.

Reed was the 52nd person to be selected with the 173rd pick. Players selected at that position traditionally have around a 10 percent chance of making the major leagues, with 10-of-54 at the time of this writing. Lance Lynn (2005, Seattle Mariners, 14.3 career WAR) is the most successful of the 10 who have made it that far, followed by Scott Olsen (2002, Marlins, 1.7) and Vic Albury (1965, Cleveland Indians, 1.6).

Reed relies on a fastball / slider combination to get guys out, which he did by strikout 8.02 times per nine innings through his collegiate career. In 2015 and 2016, he played in 47 contests for Oklahoma State University, going 7-3 for the Cowboys with a 2.57 ERA over 85 total innings pitched. He finished with a 1.17 WHIP and 109 K’s in 122 frames.

After his selection, Reed joined the GCL Marlins on July 4th. He appeared in three games in relief for the rookie-level Gulf Coast League outfit, going 1-0 with two strikeouts and seven hits allowed in 4 2/3 innings. 13 days later, he was promoted to the short-season-A Batavia Muckdogs, in the New York-Penn League. The rest of the season would only see Reed appear in one game, striking out two in 1 1/3 hitless innings. He was placed on the disabled list on July 31st, and activated again after the end of the season.

In 2017, Reed remained with Batavia, and was ranked as Miami’s number 23 prospect prior to the season. He started 11 times and came out of the bullpen on four occasions through the season, going 3-4 with a 4.44 ERA and 47 K’s hung on 50 2/3 innings. He held opposing batters to a .246 average and a 1.28 WHIP. In his best start of the season, on August 29th, he earned a victory by striking out four Scrappers in six scoreless two-hit innings against Mahoning Valley.

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Reed started the 2018 season up one more level, with the Greensboro Grasshoppers in the single-A South Atlantic League. He came out of the bullpen twice in the first week of the campaign, and gave up two walks and two hits in five innings, striking out seven and surrendering one run. On April 12th, he was placed on the seven-day DL, and has remained there for the balance of the season.

Reed should start the 2019 season back with the Grasshoppers, due to his missing the entirety of the campaign. Normal progression through the system would see him getting a shot with the Miami Marlins out of Spring Training, 2022.

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