hiː plˈeɪd wɪððə ɹˈɛdz ʌntˈɪl , pˈoʊstɪŋ ɐn ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl ɹˈɛkɚd ʌv twˈɛlv fˈɪftiːn, bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ klˈeɪmd ˈɔf wˈeɪvɚz baɪ ðə dɪtɹˈɔɪt tˈaɪɡɚz ˌɔn mˈeɪ tˈuː, bˌʌt wʌz klˈeɪmd ɐɡˈɛn baɪ ðə mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə twˈɪnz dʒˈʌst wˈʌn wˈiːk lˈeɪɾɚ.
He played with the Reds until , posting an overall record of 12–15, before being claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers on May 2, but was claimed again by the Minnesota Twins just one week later.