The Rays have claimed right-hander Jake Reed off waivers from the Dodgers, per the team. Reed’s time with the Dodgers was short, but memorable. He began the year in the Angels’ minor league system, but he was released on June 2. He signed with the Dodgers two days later and made his Major League debut with the Dodgers little more than a month later.
The Tucson native appeared in six games from July 6-18, starting one as an opener. He tossed 5 1/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five. He will head to Triple-A to join the Durham Bulls.
Earlier today, the Rays placed Collin McHugh on the 10-day injured list with arm fatigue, replacing him on the active roster with Ryan Sherriff, who joined the taxi squad yesterday, per the team.
In his first action since leaving the Astros after 2019, McHugh has been a tremendous swingman for the Rays. He’s logged 41 2/3 innings in 23 appearances (including four starts) with a 1.51 ERA/1.36 FIP, good for a chunky 1.5 fWAR. The 34-year-old allows his share of fly balls with just a 40.0 percent groundball rate, but his strikeout and walk numbers are sterling. McHugh has a 36.6 percent strikeout rate and a 5.0 percent walk rate.
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You might have missed the joke.
And you probably meant “too”.
Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
Ha! Awesome Fever. Nice to hear from you again and hope you’re well!
So what made Reed’s short time with the Dodgers “memorable”?
The story sets it up like he was part of a no-hitter or something, and then leaves us hanging.
I had the same initial reaction. I think he meant that Reed’s major league debut was memorable, but the connection between those thoughts wasn’t clear.
Should have made it clear that Reed’s time in the majors was memorable FOR HIM. He made his MLB debut with the Dodgers, but never did anything memorable for the fans in his tenure. This article sets it up like he did something special, which he did not.
The old Minnesota Vikings wide receiver came to mind when I saw they signed Jake Reed. He was a good #3 behind Cris Carter and Randy Moss in one of the more explosive offensive units ever.
Good ole crybaby Chris Carter…
Yes poorly written article, it was memorable for Reed in that he made his MLB debut. His debut and time after spent with the Dodgers was not memorable. His debut was actually a bit sad though as his wife was is Japan prepping for the olympics and couldn’t be there for his debut.
I’ve been crying myself to sleep just thinking bout it ever since…
Olympics participation > MLB debut
I’ve been crying myself to sleep just thinking about it ever since that debut.
memorable?
Colin Mchugh will be missed. He’s been lights out all year in those middle innings.
Arm fatigue while throwing only 40 innings? He used to be a starter……wasn’t he?
Yes he used to be a starter, but he didn’t pitch in 2020 at all and honestly it could be a ploy by the Rays to bring up a fresh arm since they have been leaning on their bullpen extra heavy recently.
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