Sides was a playoff hero during the Revs’ 2017 championship run, setting a club playoff record by earning three wins, and notching the save in the championship clincher after earning the win in each of the first two games of the Championship Series.  He became the third pitcher in Atlantic League history to total three wins in a single postseason.  The hard-throwing 6’4 righty was acquired from Kansas City (American Association) for a player to be named later on September 11, 2017.  The 28-year-old was a standout reliever in the American Association, posting a 2.40 ERA and striking out 71 batters over 45 appearances, limiting opponents to only 32 hits in 48.2 innings.  Sides began the 2017 season in the Diamondbacks system at Double-A Jackson and Triple-A Reno, after spending the first six seasons of his pro career in the Cleveland Indians organization, including three years at Double-A Akron.  He was a 12th round pick of the Indians out of Samford University in 2011, and enters this season with a lifetime 3.33 ERA, all as a reliever.