"It's just another piece," said Reds manager Bryan Price said of Reed. "It's another piece of putting this together, where we have some consistency and some young pieces that get a chance to grow. We're seeing it with a handful of guys who are currently with us now -- now that [Jose] Peraza is with us, and [Brandon] Finnegan, [Eugenio] Suarez and some of these guys we anticipate are going to be here -- or are at least going to be optimistic are going to be here -- potentially long term. …
"We're going to have to be patient with some of the other kids who are in Double-A and Triple-A, and some of the kids who are coming off the disabled list fairly soon.