Reed emerged as one of the most dominant pieces of Danny Ozark's bullpen. Over the next two seasons, Reed went 10–9 with 32 saves and a 2.51 ERA to help the Phillies capture their division three consecutive seasons (they were defeated in the National League Championship Series by the Los Angeles Dodgers both times). was the first season of Reed's career that he did not make a single start. He did, however, amass a career high seventeen saves. In , Reed led MLB with thirteen relief wins.