(670 The Score) Days claiming him off waivers from the Astros, the White Sox will promptly promote first baseman A.J. Reed to the big leagues when they open the second half, Reed told WTHI-TV in Indiana.
Reed will join Chicago as it opens play in Oakland on Friday night.
Some big news! Former Terre Haute South star A.J. Reed just informed Sports 10 that the White Sox aren't sending him to Triple-A. He's going straight to the big's, he'll join Chicago after the Al-Star break for their series in Oakland. pic.twitter.com/HpBZWLgiNP
— Rick Semmler (@Rick_Sports10)
July 9, 2019 The White Sox announced Monday that they'd claimed Reed from the Astros, then officially assigned him to Triple-A Charlotte. There figure to be some at-bats available for him after the White Sox recently designated the struggling Yonder Alonso for assignment.
Reed, 26, had been with the Astros organization since they selected him in the second round of the 2014 amateur draft.
The 6-foot-4, 270-pound Reed was hitting .224 with 12 homers, 35 RBIs and 33 runs in 56 games at Triple-A Round Rock this season. Reed had a solid 2018, when he was named a Pacific Coast League All-Star and hit .255 with 28 homers and 108 RBIs in 123 games at Triple-A. He also had a .374 on-base percentage and a .540 slugging percentage.
Reed has struggled in his brief stints in the big leagues with the Astros, hitting .153 with three homers and eight RBIs in 48 games across 2016 to 2018.
