Ross Ohlendorf has opted out of his minor league contract with the Red Sox, MLBTR has learned. The right-hander obtained the right to opt out of his deal and declare free agency when the Red Sox declined to call him up by June 1.
Ohlendorf, 29, signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox in February. He started 50 games for the Pirates from 2009-10, but Pittsburgh non-tendered him following the 2011 season. Ohlendorf had a 4.61 ERA with 6.3 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9 in 52 2/3 innings over the course of ten starts for Boston's Triple-A affiliate this year.
Meh
I remember reading this long article on him in SI about how he had all this potential and his love for being a farmer.
Nothing like a farm.
Nothing like being around animals,
fixing things.
There’s nothing like being in the field
with the corn and the winter wheat.
The greenest stuff you ever saw.
Probably written in novel form also.. Princeton man. There goes Boston’s other Ivy league guy.
Does he expect a major league gig with that Triple-A line?
National league bullpening may be in his future.
Something tells me there will be more members of the Church of Latter Saint’s coming to his door than MLB teams..
he’s had a few good months in the majors but that was a long time ago.