▁by ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins . ▁He ▁was ▁chosen ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁D raft , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁sign , ▁instead ▁opt ing ▁to ▁attend ▁Western ▁Carolina ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁threw ▁the ▁first ▁no - h itter ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁history . ▁After ▁four ▁years ▁at ▁W C U , ▁Re ed ▁was ▁again ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁draft . ▁He ▁played ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁seasons ▁in ▁their ▁farm ▁system ▁before ▁ear ning ▁a ▁September ▁call - up ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Phill ies ▁Re ed ▁pitch ed ▁just ▁ 4 ▁inn ings ▁in ▁ 4 ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁maj ors ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁He ▁pitch ed ▁another ▁ 7 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Phill ies ▁in ▁, ▁then ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Indians ▁with ▁two ▁other ▁prospect s ▁( Wil ▁C ul mer ▁and ▁Roy ▁Smith ) ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁John ▁Den ny ▁to ▁boost ▁the ▁Phill ies ' ▁September ▁stretch ▁run , ▁which ▁fell ▁three ▁games ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁division - win ning ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals . ▁ ▁Indians ▁Re ed ▁pitch ed ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁games ▁during ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁September ▁for ▁the ▁Indians , ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁min ors ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁ ▁season . ▁In ▁, ▁he ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁the