Reed has been shut down for the rest of the Arizona Fall League season, Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle reports.
This move seems primarily rest related as the Astros would like to have the 22-year-old fully healthy come spring training. In 205 at-bats in Double-A Corpus Christi, Reed posted a stellar .332/.405/.571 slash line to go along with 11 home runs and 46 RBI. He will have to earn the opportunity to displace the incumbent first baseman Chris Carter on the depth chart, but if he winds up staying with the club during the regular season Reed could bring some value for fantasy owners.