Greg Reynolds
Gregory Adam Reynolds is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds, and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Amateur career
Reynolds was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies out of Terra Nova High School in the 41st round of the 2003 MLB draft, but he instead decided to attend Stanford University. In 2004 and 2005, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was then selected by the Colorado Rockies as the second overall selection in the first round of the 2006 MLB draft.Professional career
Colorado Rockies
Reynolds made his Major League Baseball debut on May 11,, in a 6–1 road loss against the San Diego Padres. He allowed four earned runs on six hits and struck out one batter in innings. On June 7, Reynolds picked up his first career win and hit as a pitcher, in a 7–2 home victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. He pitched six innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits, with no strikeouts. His first career hit, a double, occurred in the bottom of the second inning off Brewers pitcher Dave Bush.In 2009, Reynolds appeared in just one game due to injury. In 2010, he split time between the High-A Modesto Nuts and Double-A Tulsa Drillers, compiling a 8–6 record and 4.74 ERA with 51 strikeouts in innings pitched across 19 starts.
On May 22, 2011, Reynolds was called up to replace struggling Felipe Paulino. Reynolds went 3-0 for the Rockies but with an ERA of 6.19 in 13 games. He was sent outright to the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox on October 5.