Kyle

Dowdy

Dowdy, 29, fired 6 1/3 innings of shutout baseball in his time with the Reds during the 2022 campaign. He was much more pedestrian in his time at Triple-A Louisville, compiling a 3.96 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and a 56/31 K/BB ratio across 52 1/3 frames. He’ll function as bullpen depth for the Orioles.

Dowdy was among a large group of Reds who were designated for assignment on Tuesday and this was the next anticipated move for him. The 29-year-old actually pitched well in his limited time with the Reds in 2022 -- hurling 6 1/3 scoreless innings -- which should be enough to get him a look elsewhere this winter

The Reds had plenty of players that they wanted to protect in advance of the Rule 5 draft, which led to some tough decisions on Tuesday. One of those, was having to remove Dowdy from the 40-man roster. The 29-year-old hurler impressed in his limited action with the big league club in 2022 -- hurling 6 1/3 scoreless innings with a 1.26 WHIP and 3/3 K/BB ratio. He could attract interest on waivers.

Dowdy provides the Reds with some extra relief depth for Saturday’s twin bill against St. Louis. The 29-year-old righty has made one relief appearance this season in the majors, tossing 2 1/3 scoreless frames earlier this week against the Pirates. He’ll head back to the minors at the conclusion of the doubleheader.

Dowdy has been added to the Reds’ 40-man roster and will serve as the team’s 29th man for Tuesday’s doubleheader before shipping back to Triple-A Louisville. The 29-year-old righty last appeared in the majors back in 2019. He’s recorded a pedestrian 4.25 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 53/29 K/BB ratio across 48 2/3 innings (44 appearances) this season at the Triple-A level.

Cincinnati has 47 players left in big-league camp. Santana and Dowdy were in Reds’ camp this spring as non-roster invitees. They’ll open the upcoming regular season as organizational depth in the upper minors.

Dowdy spent the entire 2021 season with Cleveland’s affiliate in Triple-A, posting a 4.80 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, and 63/40 K/BB ratio across 60 innings of relief. It’s a depth addition for Cincinnati.

Dowdy, a Rule-5 pick, had been designated for assignment by the Rangers on July 25 and passed through waivers unclaimed. The right-hander missed time earlier this month due to an elbow impingement.

That clears a roster spot for Shane Carle, who Texas acquired Thursday in a trade with Atlanta. Dowdy landed on the injured list with an elbow impingement last month but it appears he’s conquered that hurdle. A Rule 5 pick, Dowdy will be returned to Cleveland if he passes through waivers unclaimed.

Dowdy hurled a scoreless inning in a rehab appearance for Double-A Frisco on Monday night and now we’ll see how he fares against Triple-A hitters. An elbow impingement has slowed the right-hander since early June. The former Rule 5 pick carries an ugly 7.25 ERA over 13 outings for Texas including one start.