Cody Reed should have been scheduled to pitch for the Louisville Bats either today or tomorrow on a normal amount of rest, but he was not listed as a probable pitcher for the next few days in the Bats rotation. After reaching out this morning to find out if it was just an oversight or something was going on, I was told that an announcement would be made later today.
Word has now come out that he’s likely heading to the disabled list with a cut on his index finger according to Matt Andrews, the Bats radio broadcaster. He mentioned it a few minutes ago while on the radio with local Cincinnati sports talk host Lance McAllister.
The Cincinnati Reds seem to be snake bitten with the injury bug on their pitchers this year. Between Homer Bailey, John Lamb, Jon Moscot and Michael Lorenzen all missing time with the big league club, and now the team seeing two of their top prospects heading to the disabled list with Nick Travieso injuring his groin and now Cody Reed with a finger injury – the team simply can’t catch a break.
Reed has made just one start this season, pitching on the 13th after dealing with missing out on starting for five straight days thanks to postponements (four games) and a rehab start by Jon Moscot on the fifth day. The left handed allowed two runs in 4.2 innings with two walks and six strikeouts in the game against Columbus. The Clippers didn’t get to him until the 4th inning when Reed allowed a solo home run. Two walks and a single in the 5th inning would lead to the second run and end the day for the lefty.
It’s not technically official that he’s heading to the disabled list, but if Matt Andrews is talking about it on the radio in Cincinnati – it’s happening. Hopefully it’s nothing serious and he won’t miss more than a start.