Reliever Ross Detwiler Chooses  FREE Agency

Reliever Ross Detwiler has gone unclaimed on outright remission

and has been elected little league free agency, the Reds announced

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this evening. Cincinnati named him for the assignment this week.

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Detwiler signed a minor league deal with the Reds in April.

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Shortly thereafter, he made the big league roster.

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The southpaw played 26 1/3 innings from the bullpen in 30 games.

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Detwiler only managed 4.44 ERA on that stretch,

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although he posted roughly league average strikeouts & walk numbers.

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He winded down 23% of opponents against an 8.2% walk percentage,

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but the 14-year-old MLB veteran served up five home runs.

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