It's official - Dodgers Sign First-Round Pick Chris Reed

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DODGERS SIGN FIRST-ROUND PICK CHRIS REED

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers today signed left-hander pitcher Chris Reed, their first-round pick (16th overall) out of Stanford University.  Assistant General Manager, Scouting Logan White made the announcement.

Reed will be introduced to the Dodger Stadium crowd in a pregame ceremony before tonight’s 7:10 p.m. game against the Houston Astros.

Reed, a 6-foot-4, 190-pound junior, earned an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection and went 6-2 with a 2.56 ERA in 29 games (one start) last season for the Cardinal, who advanced as far as the NCAA Super Regional. In 2011, the 21-year-old limited opposing hitters to a .211 batting average with 52 strikeouts and allowed just one home run in 52.2 innings. As a reliever, Reed posted a 1.87 ERA and ranked third in the Pac-10 with nine saves in 11 attempts this season.

The Cleveland High School (Reseda) graduate was rated as the top prospect and earned an All-Star selection in the Atlantic Collegiate Summer League in 2010, posting a 1.09 ERA with 39 strikeouts in 33.0 innings.

With only a few days remaining before the 9:01 p.m. PT Aug. 15th deadline, the Dodgers have signed 27 of their 50 draft picks, including eight of their top nine selections. A full list of the club’s signings from the 2011 First-Year Player Draft is below:

Round (Sel. #)                Name                                       POS        School                                          Current Team
1 (16)                               Chris Reed                              LHP        Stanford University (CA)      
2 (73)                               Alex Santana                         3B           Mariner HS (FL)                        AZL Dodgers
3 (103)                             Pratt Maynard                       C             North Carolina State Univ.      Ogden Raptors
5 (164)                             Scott McGough                      RHP       Univ. of Oregon                         Great Lakes Loons
6 (194)                             Scott Barlow                           RHP       Golden Valley HS (CA)            AZL Dodgers
7 (224)                             Scott Woodward                    3B           Coastal Carolina Univ. (SC)    Ogden Raptors
8 (254)                             Rick Anton                             LHP        Univ. of Utah                             Great Lakes Loons
9 (284)                             Tyler Ogle                                C             Univ. of Oklahoma
11 (344)                           Scott Wingo                            2B           Univ. of South Carolina           AZL Dodgers
12 (374)                           O’Koyea Dickson                  1B           Sonoma State Univ. (CA)        Ogden Raptors
14 (434)                           Justin Boudreaux                  SS           Southeastern Louisiana Univ. Ogden Raptors
15 (464)                           Craig Stem                              RHP       Trevecca Nazarene U. (TN)     AZL Dodgers
16 (494)                           Jeffrey Schaus                       OF           Clemson Univ. (SC)                  Retired
17 (524)                           Jesus Valdez                           3B           Oxnard CC (CA)                        AZL Dodgers
18 (554)                           Chris O’Brien                          C             Wichita State (KS)                    AZL Dodgers
23 (704)                           Garrett Bolt                             RHP       Western Illinois Univ.                AZL Dodgers
24 (734)                           Matthew Shelton                   RHP       Sam Houston State (TX)         Ogden Raptors
26 (794)                           Freddie Cabrera                     RHP       Central Methodist Coll. (MO) Ogden Raptors
28 (854)                           Joseph Winker                        OF           Mercer Univ. (GA)                     AZL Dodgers
33 (1004)                        Malcolm Holland                  OF           Hamilton High School (AZ)    AZL Dodgers
34 (1034)                        Robert Chamra                      RHP       North Carolina State Univ.      AZL Dodgers
35 (1064)                        Michael Thomas                   LHP        Rider Univ. (NJ)                         Ogden Raptors
38 (1154)                        Devin Shines                           OF           Oklahoma State Univ.              AZL Dodgers
40 (1214)                        Stefan Jarrin                           2B           East LA College (CA)               AZL Dodgers
47 (1424)                        Gregory Downing                   LHP        Franklin Pierce Univ. (NH)       AZL Dodgers
48 (1454)                        Kevin Thompson                  SS           Eastern New Mexico Univ.      AZL Dodgers
49 (1484)                        Jack Ethel                               C             Univ. of Louisville                     AZL Dodgers