James Adkins did not play baseball in 2012.  Adkins pitched in the Reds organization in 2011 for Carolina in the Southern League going 0-1 with a 5.74 ERA in 31 appearances out of the bullpen.

Adkins was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (39th overall) of the 2007 draft out of the University of Tennessee.  He made it as high as triple-A with the Dodgers organization in 2010 when he finished the year at Albuquerque.