Miami (Ohio) University Grad Chad Reineke Will Start For Reds Against Milwaukee

Chad Reineke

Chad Reineke of Defiance, Ohio and a graduate of Miami University will start for the Reds against Zach Greinke and the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday.

Cincinnati needs to make moves on both its 40-man and 25-man roster.

The Reds have signed Reineke to a minor league contract the last two seasons.

Reineke is 5-2 with a 2.52 ERA in nine starts with Louisville.  His last start was Friday but he was taken out after two innings without a run being scored, possibly in anticipation of his start on Tuesday.  On May 22 he pitched eight innings against Norfolk, allowing one run on four hits.

The 6'6" righthander was invited to the major league training camp in Goodyear, Arizona this spring. 

"You look at him and he doesn't have outstanding stuff," Dusty Baker said in March. "But he keeps winning and getting people out. He reminds me of John Burkett. I don't know if Burkett had 150 wins in the big leagues but people were never impressed too much with his stuff. He just got people out."


Reineke was selected by the Houston Astros in the 13th round in 2004.

He was traded to San Diego for Randy Wolf in 2008.  He started three games for the Padres and was 2-1 with a 5.00 ERA.

San Diego traded Reineke to Oakland for Danny Putnam in 2009.  He started one game for Oakland, working five innings and allowing four runs on seven hits.

See Fullofschatz from March 14 for more...... http://fullofschatz.blogspot.com/2011/03/miamis-chad-reineke-just-gets-people.html