Cincinnati Reds sign free agent pitcher Ross Ohlendorf to a one year deal

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The Cincinnati Reds on Saturday have signed former Texas Rangers right handed relief pitcher Ross Ohlendorf, 33, to a one year, $800,000 deal. Ohlendorf who started his career in the Major Leagues with the New York Yankees in 2007 has pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals and Texas Rangers with the exception of the 2014 baseball season where was limited to pitching in five games in the Nationals minor league team due to an injury to his back. Ohlendorf became a free agent at the end of the 2015 Major League Baseball season when his contact with the Texas Rangers expired. The Kansas City Royals who are the defending World Series champions signed Ohlendorf to a minor league contract on February 18, 2016. Ohlendorf pitched in eight relief appearances giving up six runs in nine innings pitched during Spring training for the Royals. Ohlendorf decided to exercise his option to be released by the Royals on March 20, 2016. The Royals released Ohlendorf on the following day, Ohlendorf has several offers from teams in the Major Leagues that needed his services as a relief pitcher before he signed his one year contract with Reds on Saturday.