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Reds' Cody Reed: Competing for fifth spot in rotation

Reed will compete for the fifth spot in the Reds' rotation in spring training, the Cincinnati Enquirer's Zach Buchanan reports.

Analysis:

A rebuilding team like the Reds can afford to give Reed a fairly long leash in the rotation, even after last season's considerable struggles after he joined the big league roster. Reed has a low-to-mid-90s fastball and a plus slider, but MLB hitters absolutely teed off on both pitches last year, so it would seem his fastball command and sequencing are the two areas he needs to address if he wants to be a starter long term. He will be competing with Robert Stephenson and Amir Garrett for that fifth spot, with Tim Adleman serving as the fall-back option if none of the youngsters do enough to win the job. If Reed is not in the rotation, he could work out of the bullpen to continue to gain experience against big league pitching, or he could remain stretched out at Triple-A, as he has three minor league options remaining.

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