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News: Mets sign minor-league OF Eric Reed

by Matthew Cerrone on May 19th, 2008 at 12:39 pm

According to Brian Moritz of the Press & Sun Bulletin, the Mets have signed 27–year-old OF Eric Reed to a minor league contract.

Back in 2005, when Reed was still a top prospect with the Marlins, John Sickels of MinorLeagueBall.com wrote of his skillset: “Speed demon, stole 40 bases between Carolina and Albuquerque…Lack of power and weak on-base skills limit his value.”

In 41 at-bats with the Marlins in 2006, Reed hit .098.

from what i recall, he’s mostly known for his speed…he has gap power at best…he has very little plate discipline…however, he does play very good defense