▁May ▁ 2 7 . ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season , ▁he ▁elected ▁for ▁free ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Tom ko ▁signed ▁a ▁minor ▁league ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s ▁worth ▁$ 4 8 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Tom ko ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Red s . ▁Tom ko ▁was ▁ 0 - 6 ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 . 7 8 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁starts ▁with ▁Tri ple - A ▁Louis ville . ▁In ▁a ▁re hab ▁start ▁with ▁the ▁Arizona ▁League ▁Red s , ▁he ▁last ed ▁ 1 . 1 ▁inn ings , ▁giving ▁up ▁ 8 ▁runs ▁( 7 ▁earned ) ▁off ▁of ▁ 9 ▁hits . ▁ ▁Tom ko ▁signed ▁a ▁minor ▁league ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Diam ond back s ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Double - A ▁Mobile ▁Bay B ears . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁Tom ko ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Ren o ▁A ces . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Tom ko ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁York ▁Revolution ▁of ▁the ▁independent ▁Atlantic ▁League ▁of ▁Professional ▁Baseball . ▁He ▁retired ▁in ▁August ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁organization ▁as ▁a ▁sc out . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁