Colorado Rockies Roberts played
college baseball at
Middle Tennessee State University. He was drafted by the
Colorado Rockies in the 25th round of the
2010 Major League Baseball draft. Roberts was promoted to the majors for the first time on May 2, 2015. In 9 appearances for Colorado, he posted a 5.79 ERA with 5 strikeouts across innings pitched. Roberts was
designated for assignment by the Rockies following the promotion of
Jason Gurka on August 28.
Philadelphia Phillies On August 30, 2015, Roberts was claimed off waivers by the
Philadelphia Phillies. In 6 appearances for the team, he struggled to a 10.38 ERA with 1 strikeout over innings of work. On October 7, Roberts was removed from the
40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A
Lehigh Valley IronPigs. He was released by the Phillies organization on March 31, 2016. ==References==