Contract Details:
Under club control.

Became a Cardinal:
Selected in the 15th round of the June, 2003 First-Year Player Draft. Signed to a 2004 contract on August 29, 2003.

2005 Season:
Reyes spent about two weeks (June 14 - July 3) on the disabled list with a sprained right AC (acromioclavicular) joint in his right shoulder. In 23 starts for Triple-A Memphis, he went 7-6 with a 3.64 ERA, allowing 105 hits in 128-2/3 innings while striking out 136 and walking 34. Reyes made his major league debut on August 9, in a spot start in Milwaukee. He picked up the win, going 6-2/3 innings, allowing two runs on only two hits, striking out five and walking one. He was sent back down after the start and in his first start back in Triple-A, on August 14, he set a Memphis Redbirds franchise record with 15 strikeouts while allowing only two hits and walking none in seven shutout innings against Nashville. The Cardinals brought him back up when the rosters expanded in September and he finished the season with a 2.70 ERA in 13-1/3 innings with St. Louis.

His 3.64 ERA ranked 2nd in the PCL...finished 3rd in the league with 136 strikeouts.

Struck out 12 batters in 13.1 IP over four outings with STL.

Named the top prospect in the Cards system each of the last two seasons by Baseball America...is the first player to reach the Majors from the Cards 2003 draft class (15th round pick, 455th overall out of U. of Southern California).

Career Notes:
In 2004, Reyes missed nearly two months with shoulder tendinitis after his first two starts for high Class A Palm Beach, but after going 3-0 with a 4.66 ERA in seven games, the Cardinals moved him up to Double-A Tennessee on July 1. In 12 Double-A starts, Reyes went 6-2 with a 2.91 ERA, striking out 102 and walking only 13 in 74-1/3 innings. Opponents hit only .230 against him. He also picked up a win as the game one starter in the playoffs for the Smokies, allowing only one run on three hits in seven innings while striking out 11.

MISC:
Reyes pitched alongside Mark Prior at the University of Southern California. He was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 13th round of the June, 2002 First-Year Player draft, but did not sign. He was thought to be a cinch first rounder, but fell in both the 2002 and 2003 drafts because of nagging elbow injuries.

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