Right-handed relief pitcher Justin Germano has accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Columbus, according to MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian.  The 28-year-old will attend Spring Training with the big league club as a non-roster invitee.

Germano was outrighted on December 23 and had the ability to either accept the assignment or become a free agent.

In 23 games with the Indians in 2010, Germano was 0-3 with a 3.31 ERA over 35 1/3 innings.