 He was 2-1 for the Reds in 2014, with a 2.95 ERA, striking out 9.82 batters per nine innings and walking 1.96 batters per nine innings.In 2015, he pitched in half a dozen games for the Reds.On December 11, 2015, Axelrod was signed to a minor-league deal by the Miami Marlins, but he elected free agency on November 7, 2016.