Cody Reed and Amir Garrett have both been named as Top 10 Left Handed Pitching prospects in baseball by MLB Pipeline. Those two join Robert Stephenson, who showed up on the Right Handers list yesterday, giving the Cincinnati Reds a player in each of the two positions by the site.
Cody Reed came in as the #7 overall left hander on the list. The Reds picked up the lefty in July when they traded Johnny Cueto to the Kansas City Royals. After dominating in 2015 for the Royals organization, spitting time between Advanced-A and Double-A, Reed headed to Double-A Pensacola when he joined the Reds and continued where he left off. With the Blue Wahoos he posted a 2.17 ERA in 49.2 innings with 16 walks, one home run allowed and had 60 strikeouts. In total, he had a 2.41 ERA in 145.2 innings pitched between his three stops during the season.
Here is what Jonathan Mayo had to say about Cody Reed:
Thought of as a projectable lefty when drafted, Reed has come a long way, with two plus pitches in his fastball and slider and a third average pitch (his changeup). Improvement in his command has him looking like a very solid big league starter in the near future.
Amir Garrett came in as the #9 left handed pitching prospect on the list. He spent his entire 2015 season with the Daytona Tortugas, dominating the Florida State League. The 23-year-old posted a 2.44 ERA in 140.1 innings with 55 walks and 133 strikeouts. He also made two starts in the playoffs where he allowed two runs in 13.0 innings with two walks and 19 strikeouts. The full-time commitment to baseball has paid off in a big way for Garrett as he’s developed from a guy with a great arm into a guy who has turned into a pitcher with a great arm.
Here’s what Jonathan Mayo had to say about Amir Garrett:
A two-sport star who spent a couple of years shuttling between college basketball and the Reds’ system, Garrett has started to take off since he turned to baseball full-time. Big, strong and athletic, the 2015 Futures Gamer still has considerable upside and a fresh arm because of his split focus in the past.