▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁pitch ed ▁for ▁the ▁Day ton ▁Drag ons ▁of ▁the ▁Class - A ▁Mid west ▁League ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁f ract ured ▁his ▁el bow ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Lot z kar ▁had ▁Tommy ▁John ▁surg ery . ▁He ▁missed ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season , ▁and ▁only ▁appeared ▁in ▁twelve ▁games ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁for ▁C inc inn ati ' s ▁Ro ok ie - level ▁affili ates . ▁He ▁pitch ed ▁for ▁Day ton ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁r ated ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁best ▁prospect ▁in ▁the ▁Red s ' ▁organization ▁by ▁Baseball ▁America . ▁Lot z kar ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Red s ' ▁ 4 0 ▁man ▁ro ster ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season ▁to ▁protect ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁Rule ▁ 5 ▁draft . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season , ▁Baseball ▁America ▁r ated ▁Lot z kar ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁best ▁prospect ▁in ▁the ▁Red s ' ▁organization . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁All - Star ▁Fut ures ▁Game . ▁ ▁Lot z kar ▁was ▁designated ▁for ▁assignment ▁by ▁the ▁Red s ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 4 ,