College Todd completed his first year of collegiate baseball at
Navarro College in
Corsicana, Texas. He transferred to the
University of Arkansas for his sophomore year, where he worked under
Dave van Horn. He completed his junior year as a
Razorback before being selected 82nd overall in the
2007 Major League Baseball draft. Todd also played for the
Kelowna Falcons, an independent summer baseball team in the
West Coast League.
St. Louis Cardinals Todd was named St. Louis Minor League pitcher of the year, and also achieved
Texas League and
Florida State League mid-season All-Star status. He played in the 2008
All-Star Futures Game in
Yankee Stadium. He made his major league debut on June 5,
2009, pitching innings, giving up 2 runs, 3 hits including a home run, walking 2, and striking out 2.
Cleveland Indians On July 26, 2009, Todd was sent to the
Cleveland Indians to complete the June 27 trade that sent
Mark DeRosa from the Indians to the St. Louis Cardinals. After spending most of his time with the Triple-A
Columbus Clippers and making limited appearances with the Indians in 2009 and 2010, Todd was designated for assignment on April 30, 2011, to make room on the 40-man roster for
Alex White.
New York Yankees He was claimed off waivers by the
New York Yankees on May 6, 2011. However, he was designated for assignment on May 12.
Return to St. Louis Todd was claimed off waivers by St. Louis on May 16, 2011. He was outrighted to Triple-A on June 11.
Detroit Tigers Todd played in the
Detroit Tigers organization in 2012.
Arizona Diamondbacks Todd signed a minor league deal with the
Arizona Diamondbacks in November 2013.
Boston Red Sox In February 2015, Todd signed a minor league deal with the
Boston Red Sox and was assigned to the Triple A
Pawtucket Red Sox. ==References==