Michael Elliot Reed was originally signed by Padres scout Chris Kelly…graduated from St. George’s School in Middletown, RI…played collegiately at the University of Florida and earned SEC All-Defensive Team honors in 2015 and 2016 for the University of Florida Gators...Was selected by San Diego in the second round of the 2016 draft and played four seasons in the Padres farm system before he was sent to the A’s following the 2019 season as the player to be named later in the Jurickson Profar/Austin Allen trade…is a .249 career hitter with 34 home runs, 174 RBI and 101 stolen bases in 427 games in five seasons in the minors…has played exclusively in the outfield as a minor leaguer (280 games in center field, 96 in left field, 40 in right field) and has 43 assists…ranked fifth in the minors with 51 steals in 2018 and was named a High Class-A All-Star by Baseball America…also selected to the U.S. roster for the All-Star Futures Game that year and played for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League following the season.
2021
Batted .247 with a home run and 13 RBI in 43 games with Triple-A Las Vegas in a season shortened by an eight-week stint on the injured list with a sprained right thumb…also went 2-for-5 (.400) on a two-game rehab assignment with the A’s affiliate in the Arizona Complex League for a .255 batting average overall... His 45 games played were the fewest of his career but his .367 on-base percentage was a career-high.... Hit .280 (7-for-25) with his lone home run against left-handed pitchers compared to .247 (19-for-77) against right-handers... Had a .180 batting average with the bases empty, .327 with his only home run with runners on base…hit .387 with runners in scoring position…was 3-for-5 (.600) with a triple and six RBI with the bases loaded... Batted .161 at home for Las Vegas, .296 in all other ballparks... Started 16 games in center field, 10 in right field and four in left field…committed three errors and had three outfield assists... Hit .353 as a right fielder, .208 as a center fielder and .200 as a left fielder... Saw his most playing time with 14 games batting eighth in the order and 13 hitting ninth…also hit first five times, third four times, seventh three times, sixth three times and fourth once.
DAY-BY-DAY: Went 8-for-24 (.333) with seven runs scored and seven RBI over his first eight games from May 7-21…drove in a season-high three runs May 17 at Reno…was suspended for two games on May 18 and 19 after making contact with an umpire…had season highs in runs (3), hits (3) and doubles (2) on May 21 against Salt Lake…then went 3-for-18 (.167) over his next nine games and was batting .262 in 17 games when he was placed on the injured list June 15 with a sprained right thumb…had a two-game rehab assignment with the A’s affiliate in the Arizona Complex League on Aug. 9 and 10 (2-for-5, one RBI) and was reinstated from the IL on Aug. 12…went 8-for-17 (.471) over his first six games following his return…matched his season high with three hits and connected for his only home run of the season on Aug. 15 at Tacoma…hit .132 (5-for-38) over a 16-game stretch from Aug. 19-Sept. 7…played in just four of the Aviators final 18 games after Sept. 7 and did not have an at bat.
2020
Was a non-roster invitee with the A’s and went 0-for-14 in 11 games during the spring…walked three times, stole three bases and scored six runs before he was reassigned to minor league camp on March 8…was added to Oakland’s 60-man player pool on June 29 but did not play in 2020.
2019
Spent the entire season at Double-A Amarillo where he hit .228 with a career-high 14 home runs and 50 RBI in 121 games…also had career highs in walks (42) and hit by pitches (6) but his batting average was a career low…ranked seventh in the Texas League and in the San Diego farm system in stolen bases (23)…the switch-hitter batted .241 (20-for-83) against left-handed pitching compared to .225 (67-for-298) against right-handers…hit .280 with 10 of his 14 home runs and an .853 OPS at home, .179 with a .549 OPS on the road…started 73 games in center field, 27 in left field and 12 in right field…had a league-leading 18 assists in 115 games overall in the outfield…however, committed six errors for a .977 fielding percentage…also went 2-for-4 in one game as the designated hitter and was 1-for-3 with a RBI and a walk as a pinch hitter…hit in every spot in the order except third, fourth and fifth…batted ninth 67 times…had eight home runs in 19 games hitting leadoff…was 0-for-18 in the first inning
AMARILLO: Was named TL Player of the Week for the first week of the season, covering April 4-14…went 11-for-45 (.244) with 10 runs, six home runs and 14 RBI in 11 games over that span…had his first two-homer game of the season and also had season highs in runs (3) and RBI (4) on April 11 against Corpus Christi…had an inside-the-park home run the next day against the Hooks…hit his sixth home run of the season April 14 against Corpus Christi, giving him four home runs in the four game series…would homer just once over his next 51 games from April 15 to June 17…went 5-for-53 (.094) over a 17-game stretch from April 17-May 12…hit .195 in April…drew a career-high tying three walks May 9 at Corpus Christi (also July 5, 2017 vs. Lake County)…was a perfect 4-for-4 with a double, home run and two RBI May 13 against Midland…had his second career two-assist game as an outfielder May 20 against Corpus Christi…his third came on Aug. 15 against Midland…grounded into his fourth and final double play of the season June 2…did not have a GIDP over his final 73 games…had his second four-hit game of the season and the sixth of his career, July 10 at Midland…was a home run short of the cycle in that game…homered from both sides of the plate July 14 at Frisco…it was his second two-homer game of the season and the third of his career…matched his season high with four RBI…had a season-best six-game hitting streak from July 18-25 (7-for-23, .304)…had his best batting average in July when he hit .280 with 18 RBI in 25 games…went 18 consecutive games without a RBI from Aug. 3-26…stole a season-high two bases Aug. 29 against Tulsa…went 9-for-34 (.265) with eight runs, a double, two home runs, five RBI and four walks in 10 postseason games for Amarillo to help the Sod Poodles to the Texas League Championship.
2018
Split the season between Lake Elsinore (A) and San Antionio (AA), hitting a combined .271 (134-for-494) with 28 doubles, seven triples, 13 HR, 62 RBI and 75 runs in 122 games...Converted 51 of his 61 stolen base attempts (83.6%), which were the fifth most SB in the entire minors...Named to MLB Pipeline's 2019 All-Defense Team, recording 12 OF assists and commiting just four errors (.986 fielding percentage)... Earned California League Player of the Month honors for April... in 22 April games, he hit .366 (34-for-93) with six 2B, five HR, 14 RBI, 18 runs and 13 SB...collected a career-high-tying four hits on back-to-back occasions (4/17-18)...posted six games with threeor-more hits as part of his 11 multi-hit games in the opening month...Named Cal League Player of the Week on twice (4/22 and 5/18)...Went on to hit .306 (68-for-222) with 15 2B, seven 3B, seven HR, 33 RBI and 20 SB in 57 games for LE from 5/1-7/7, earning Cal League Mid-Season All-Star honors and a promotion to SA on 7/9...Also named a High Class-A All-Star by Baseball America and an MiLB Organization All-Star for SD...Selected to the the U.S.roster for the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Nationals Park during the All-Star Break...went 1-for-2 with a single and made perhaps the defensive play of the game, ranging far to his left to rob his new Double-A teammate, Fernando Tatis Jr., of extra bases...Made 43 starts in the Missions' OF and hit .179 (32-for-179) with seven 2B, one HR, 15 RBI, 21 runs scored and 18 SB...Started in seven of SA's eight postseason games and hit .125 with a triple, two RBI and five runs scored...Played in the Arizona Fall League following the season for the league champion Peoria Javelinas and was a Fall Stars Game selection, earning MVP of the contest after hitting a game-tying triple in the bottom of ninth and eventually scoring the game-winning run...hit .333 (22-for-66) with seven XBH and 13 SB in 17 AFL games...Entered 2019 rated as the Padres No. 25 prospect by Baseball America and No. 26 by ESPN.com.