Blue Crabs sign major league veteran Posted by Dick.Myers_Editor On 08/10/2013 Southern Maryland Blue Crabs manager Patrick Osborn has announced the signing of former Major League veteran right-handed pitcher Tim Redding. The signing of Redding adds another experienced arm to the Blue Crabs pitching staff and will bolster their starting rotation down the final few weeks of the regular season. Redding has pitched eight seasons in the Major Leagues for five different clubs from 2001-2009 (Astros, Padres, Yankees, Nationals, and Mets). Redding, 35, was drafted in the 1997 Major League Baseball Amateur draft in the 20th round by the Houston Astros. The Rochester, New York native made his Major League debut on June 24th, 2001 for the Astros in which he threw 5 2/3 innings and struck out seven in a 7-5 victory versus the Cincinnati Reds. The 5’11”, 230-pound righty spent five seasons in the big leagues with the Astros compiling a 21-29 record in 404 innings of work and 290 strikeouts. Redding had his best season with the Astros in 2003 when he went 10-14 with a 3.68 era and 116 strikeouts. From 2004 to 2009 Redding went on to pitch for four other clubs. The best season of his career came in 2008 while pitching for the Washington Nationals. In 33 games, Redding set career-high marks in just about every statistical category; starts (33), innings pitched (182.0), strikeouts (120), and complete games (1). After his last season in the Majors in 2009, Redding spent time in the Rockies, Yankees, Blue Jays, and Phillies minor league systems and went on to pitch for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization in 2010. He last pitched for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in August of 2012. Copyright © 2021 thebaynet.com. All rights reserved. Page 1.