The Cincinnati Reds designated Cody Reed for assignment earlier this week. Before letting things work their way through the waiver wire, the Tampa Bay Rays came in and made a trade for the left-handed reliever. Coming back to the Reds in the deal is minor league right-handed pitcher Riley O’Brien.
For Reed, his time as a Red has come and gone. The lefty struggled in his first two seasons with the Reds, posting a 7.36 ERA in 2016 and a 5.09 ERA in 2017. But in his 20 games between 2018 and 2019 with Cincinnati he posted a 3.