Buddy Reed is opening eyes down on the farm with the Lake Elsinore Storm. The 23-year-old San Diego Padres prospect has already racked up two awards, the California League Player of the Month for April and Player of the Week honors for the week of April 22nd.
Selected in the second round of the 2016 draft, Reed brought a number of raw skills to the organization, most notably, speed. Unfortunately, Reed managed to hit just .254 with Tri-City and .234 with Fort Wayne over his first two seasons. With a large amount of outfield depth, he began to fade into an after-thought.