Left-handed reliever Lee Hyde spent his first season with the Reds organization in 2013. The 28-year old assumed roles in both the Pensacola and Louisville bullpens.
In Pensacola, Hyde started his season on April 4th with an one-out appearance against Tennessee. He would get back into the game two nights later and get a loss. His one inning of work on the 6th included 6 earned runs, 7 total, 5 hits, 3 walks, and a strikeout. Tennessee saw Hyde one more time in the series on the 8th, and he was able to throw a perfect 9th inning and get the save. On the 12th, he was handed another loss in 0.2 innings of relief. He allowed an earned run off of 3 hits, a walk, and a strikeout in Mobile. Again, in Mobile on the 14th, he entered the game in the 7th inning. This time he would get the batter to hit into a double play and end the inning. On the 16th, he faced Jacksonville over 1.2 innings. He issued two walks and gave up two hits, but was able to limit the Suns to just one earned run and collected another strikeout. Hyde’s next two appearances were in extra innings in Jackson. On the 20th, he compiled 3 strikeouts in 2 perfect innings. Then, on the 23rd, he gave up 4 hits and struck out 2 in 2.1 innings. April ended on the 29th, with a perfect inning of work in Tennessee and 5.2 frames of scoreless relief. For the month, Hyde saw 10.2 innings of action where he accumulated a 6.75 ERA and 1.88 WHIP. He totaled 6 walks and 8 strikeouts over the month.
After the scoreless streak at the end of April, Hyde started May on a sour note. He gave up 3 walks and a hit plus a earned run to capture the loss in just 0.1 innings on the 3rd against Montgomery. On the 7th, he started another small scoreless streak. He added a strikeout in 1.2 innings of work in Jacksonville. Then, he did the same through another inning on the 11th. On the 14th, he held Chattanooga scoreless in an inning of work. He added another 0.1 innings to the streak with a strikeout on the 16th. On the 19th, Hyde surrendered two earned runs from a hit and walk against Mobile. Then, on the 21st, he started an incredible scoreless streak that lasted almost 3 and a half months. He gave up just a hit in his inning of work on the 21st against Mobile. Next, he made two appearances in Chattanooga. He allowed just a walk in 1.2 total innings. Then, he threw 3.1 innings of scoreless ball in 3 appearances against Jacksonville. In all, Hyde threw 10.2 innings in May and delivered a 2.53 ERA and 1.31 WHIP. His walk and strikeout totals stayed put at 6 and 8 respectively.
Hyde’s scoreless stretch would continue through June as he saw time in both Pensacola and Louisville. June 6th was the only time he appeared for Pensacola in the month and he did so in both parts of a double-header in Montgomery. In both games in piled up another 3 innings with 2 hits and a strikeout. His first action in Louisville came against Durham. In the series, he saw time in 3 games that comprised of 1.1 innings, 2 hits, a walk, and a strikeout. Next, he would throw a perfect 0.1 innings in Norfolk on the 16th and in Durham on the 17th. Again in Durham on the 19th, Hyde saw 1.2 innings and gave up just one hit and struck out 3. Against Charlotte, he would see action in two games and total 2 innings with 2 hits and a strikeout. Then, he would end the month with two 0.1-inning outings in Indianapolis and allowing just a hit. A scoreless June saw 9.1 innings of work with a 0.00 ERA and 0.96 WHIP. He limited opponents to just one walk and struck out 6 batters.
July rolled out with three 0.1-inning showings. He was perfect on the 3rd against Indianapolis and on the 4th in Indy. On the 7th, he would finish his stint with Louisville. He went 0.1 innings in Columbus with a hit and strikeout. Back in Pensacola, he threw 1.1 innings each in two games in Montgomery and surrendered a hit and added a strikeout. Against Huntsville, he held them hit-less but gave up a walk and struck out 2 in 2.2 innings over two games. Two games in Mississippi saw Hyde throw 2.2 innings and give up a hit, 2 walks, and strikeout 2 more. The end of July consisted of 2.2 more innings over two games against Mobile and just a hit. Hyde produced another 0.00 ERA for July and a 0.60 WHIP over 11.2 innings. His walks increased to 3 for the month and strikeouts stayed at 6.
Hyde carried his scoreless streak throughout the entire month of August. The month started with a 1.1-inning showing against Mobile on the 1st where he allowed one hit and struck out 2. He threw a perfect inning in Birmingham on the 5th with a strikeout. In 3 total innings against Jacksonville, he added a strikeout and 2 hits over two games. Against Mississippi on the 14th, he issued a strikeout and a walk in 1.1 innings. In two 1-inning showings in Huntsville, he collected two more strikeouts and a walk. Then, he threw two more 1-inning outings against Birmingham and gained a strikeout and a hit to his totals. On the 31st, he stuck out another batter in an inning of work in Mobile. Once again, he ended a month with a 0.00 ERA plus an improved 0.51 WHIP in 11.2 innings. He issued just 2 free passes and stuck out a season best 9 batters.
September consisted of one appearance and the end of Hyde’s scoreless streak. On the 1st, he gave up one earned run on his only home run of the season. In the one inning, he gave up two total hits and struck out one. In total, he threw 39 innings of scoreless relief over 40 appearances.
Season Stats
| Team | W | L | ERA | IP | H | HR | BB | K | WHIP | K/BB |
| Pensacola | 3 | 4 | 2.28 | 47.1 | 33 | 1 | 17 | 32 | 1.06 | 1.9 |
| Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1.09 | 6.0 |
Overall Thoughts
It is hard to argue against the 2013 season that Lee Hyde put up in 2013. He was flat out dominant at his two stops, posting a combined ERA of 1.98. The left hander dominated both lefties and righties, with both posting an OPS in the .530’s against him during the season. At age 28, he is a bit on the older side, but teams are always looking at left handers to fill out their bullpen and if he can repeat, or come close to his success again in 2014 he could get a look if a spot opens up.
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