Reid Nichols


Thomas Reid Nichols is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at center field from to for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Montreal Expos. Listed at 6' 0", 195 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. Nichols served as Special Assistant to the GM / Player Development Milwaukee Brewers.

Playing career

Nichols was selected by Boston Red Sox in 12th Round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft out of Forest High School. He worked his way through the Red Sox minor league system until he made his debut in.
In the early 1980s, Nichols played reserve roles in a Boston outfield that was composed of Jim Rice, Tony Armas and Dwight Evans, being also used as a pinch-hitter against left-handing pitching.
In 1982 Nichols reached career-numbers in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in in 92 games, then in 1983 appeared in a career-high 100 games. During the 1985 midseason he was traded by Boston to the White Sox in exchange for Tim Lollar, and later was signed as a free agent by Montreal in 1987, his last major league season.
In an eight-year career, Nichols was a.266 hitter with 22 home runs and 131 RBI in 540 games, including 156 runs, 63 doubles, eight triples, 27 stolen bases and a.326 on-base percentage. In 408 outfield appearances, he posted a collective.990 fielding percentage.
Nichols ended his professional career with the Oklahoma City 89ers in.

Post playing career

Nichols served as the Farm Director for the Texas Rangers from to. In he served as the Rangers first base coach.
In he was hired as the Farm Director/Director of Player Development for the Milwaukee Brewers. During his tenure the Brewers farm system went from one of the lowest ranked development systems to a number seven ranking in by Baseball Prospectus, developing players such as Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks. David Stearns, who was hired as general manager after the 2015 season, did not renew Nichols's contract.