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Reds trade Cody Reed to Tampa Bay for Riley O’Brien

The Cincinnati Reds designated Cody Reed for assignment earlier this week. Before letting things work their way through the waiver wire, the Tampa Bay Rays came in and made a trade for the left-handed reliever. Coming back to the Reds in the deal is minor league right-handed pitcher Riley O’Brien.

For Reed, his time as a Red has come and gone. The lefty struggled in his first two seasons with the Reds, posting a 7.36 ERA in 2016 and a 5.09 ERA in 2017. But in his 20 games between 2018 and 2019 with Cincinnati he posted a 3.