Miami, FL – This fall former Waterloo Bucks pitcher Dan Jennings was promoted to the Miami Marlins’ 40-man roster. Jennings, who is originally from West Des Moines, Iowa, was one of four Miami Minor Leaguers to be placed on the team’s 40-man roster.   
 
The left-handed Jennings, who played with the Waterloo Bucks in 2006 and 2007, was drafted by the Marlins in the ninth round of the 2008 MLB Amateur Entry Draft. Jennings has played in Miami’s minor league system since 2008. In 2011, Jennings started the season with the Double A Jacksonville Suns of the Southern League and was moved up to Triple A where he played for the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Pacific Coast League. For the summer, Jennings compiled a 5-4 record, a 5.27 ERA, and 56 strikeouts in 56.1 innings. 
 
A University of Nebraska product, Jennings appeared in 33 games for the Bucks in his two seasons with Waterloo, which is tied for the 10th most on the Bucks’ career list. With Waterloo, Jennings owns a career 6-7 record with a 2.59 ERA (seventh best for a career in the Bucks’ record books) and 99 strikeouts in 125.1 innings pitched. His 15 games started and three complete games both rank in the top 10 for a career with Waterloo. In his final season with the Bucks, Jennings finished the season with a 2.01 ERA, which is tied for the seventh best mark in a single season for Waterloo.
 
Jennings joins former Bucks right-handed pitcher Evan Reed on the Marlins’ 40-man roster. Both played in the Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros in this offseason. Jennings saw action in nine games and had a 3.95 ERA, while Reed held a 2.57 ERA in 12 appearances.