Made the Braves' Opening Day roster but spent the majority of the season in the minors after walking both batters in his lone relief appearance for Atlanta on 3/29 vs. In his lone season in the Yankees organization, spent nearly the entire season with Triple-A Scranton/WilkesBarre.was 0-3 with a 4.93 ERA (25 ER/45.2 IP) in 34 relief outings at Triple-A.Missed time on the minor league injured list, June 27-July 26, with a left hip strain.appeared in two rehab games with Single-A Staten Island, tossing 3.0-scoreless innings.After returning from the injured list, allowed just one run in 15.1 innings across 12 relief outings. Rex appeared in three games for the Cubs, allowing three runs in 3.1 innings pitched.made the Opening Day roster and had two stints with the major league club.struck out eight of his 15 batters faced.held lefties to an 0-for-6 mark with three walks.Allowed three runs in 1.1 innings, July 29 at Cincinnati.Struck out the side in his final outing of the season, Sept. Originally selected by Colorado in the first round (34th overall) of the 2009 draft.Played three seasons at Lipscomb (Tenn.) University (2007-09) … named to the All Atlantic Sun First Team in 2009 after finishing second in NCAA with a school-record 132 strikeouts … helped Lipscomb to its first ever NCAA tournament appearance as a sophomore in 2008 … was named 2007 Atlantic Sun "Freshman of the Year" and earned Louisville Slugger All-Freshman honors.Graduated from Shelbyville Central (Tenn.) High School in 2006.Works with Heal Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers and provides resources to vulnerable, abandoned and widowed women in Uganda.