“Buddy Reed was our sparkplug,” Hennessey said. It was a bit of an emotional moment for Reed, who had not played a non-complex game in 2½ months since being released from Oakland’s organization. “I’ve ...

Reed was released by Oakland on Tuesday, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reports. Reed struggled mightily through his first 20 games for Triple-A Las Vegas this season, hitting just .196/.255/.196.

Led by All-Everything CF Buddy Reed, the 2016 version of the Florida Gators outfield will look relatively similar to the unit we saw last season. Although the departure of Harrison Bader (3rd round, ...