"Montes De Oca is a 26-year-old who made his big league debut this past season. Arizona first called him up in May but didn't get him into a game before optioning him back out. He came back up in early June as the extra pitcher for a doubleheader in Cincinnati. Montes De Oca tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings of mop-up ball, striking out two while issuing a walk."
"That ended up being his only MLB appearance of the season. Montes De Oca went on the injured list with elbow inflammation a few days later. The Snakes subsequently announced that he was headed for surgery on a seemingly unrelated lower back injury. Montes De Oca finished the season on the injured list but needed to be reinstated onto the roster at the beginning of the offseason."
"Montes De Oca didn't enter the professional ranks until his age-22 season. He has pitched to a 4.34 earned run average in 186 2/3 innings over parts of four minor league seasons. He has punched out a quarter of opponents against a serviceable 8.1% walk rate. He'll remain in the system as a non-roster player and figures to get an invite to big league camp if he's healthy next spring."
"Tomorrow evening is the deadline for teams to add players to the 40-man to keep them out of the Rule 5 draft. Mitch Bratt and - the top two pitching prospects acquired from Texas for Merrill Kelly - will both needed to be added to the roster. Dropping Montes De Oca gives them an extra spot in case they want to keep someone like Double-A outfielder Gavin Conticello or former third-round pick Jacob Steinmetz out of the draft."
Christian Montes De Oca was outrighted off the Diamondbacks' 40-man roster, reducing the count to 37. The 26-year-old made his MLB debut this season, appearing once in mop-up relief with 2 2/3 scoreless innings, two strikeouts and a walk. He later landed on the injured list with elbow inflammation and underwent surgery for a separate lower-back injury, finishing the season on the IL and being reinstated for the offseason. Montes De Oca posted a 4.34 ERA across 186 2/3 minor-league innings, with a 25% strikeout rate and an 8.1% walk rate. He will remain a non-roster player and could get a big-league camp invite if healthy.
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