The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game
Cody Reed came to the Cincinnati Reds in the Johnny Cueto trade, and he arrived with just muted fanfare. The young lefty's dominant close to 2015 while with AA Pensacola saw him rocket up the prospect rankings, and the former Kansas City Royals farmhand showed up in Goodyear this Spring looking to prove the hype was real.
Welp, if Monday's outing against the Los Angeles Angels was any indication, it's as real as it gets.
Reed tossed 3 scoreless innings, allowed just 2 hits (both on broken bats), and walked nary a batter, striking out 1 in an extremely efficient outing.