Zach Putnam

Chicago White Sox – No. 57

Pitcher

Born: July 3, 1987
Rochester, Michigan

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

MLB debut

September 13, 2011, for the Cleveland Indians

MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)

9–7

3.57

123

Teams

Steven Zachary Putnam (born July 3, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has formerly played for the Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, and Chicago Cubs in the MLB.

Amateur career

Born in Rochester, Michigan, Putnam attended Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. At Pioneer, Putnam was the Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year and Mr. Baseball in 2005, and also led the team to a state title in 2004. Putnam then attended the University of Michigan, where he played for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team as a pitcher and outfielder, and was a two-time All-American.^[1] As a hitter, Putnam hit .307 with 19 home runs and had an overall ERA of 3.36 over three seasons for the Wolverines.^[2]

Professional career

Putnam was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the fifth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He spent the next four seasons in the Indians' minor league system: 2008 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 2009 with the Kinston Indians and Akron Aeros, 2010 with the Aeros and Columbus Clippers, and 2011 with the Clippers. In 2011, Putnam had a 6-3 record and a 3.65 ERA in 44 games.

Cleveland Indians

Putnam was a September call-up, and made his major league debut on September 13, 2011. In 2011 for the Indians, Putnam went 1-1 with a 6.41 ERA in eight games.

Colorado Rockies

Putnam was traded to the Colorado Rockies on January 20, 2012 in exchange for Kevin Slowey. Putnam spent most of 2012 with Triple-A Colorado Springs, but did pitch in two games with the Rockies.

Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs claimed Putnam off waivers from the Rockies on November 2, 2012.^[3] He was outrighted off the roster on October 9, 2013 after appearing in five games for the team; he instead spent most of the season with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs.

Chicago White Sox

Putnam signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox in November 2013. On April 17, 2014, Putnam's contract was purchased, and he was placed on Chicago's 25-man roster; he spent most of the season on the White Sox roster.

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
MiLB.com player profile

Big Ten Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year

1994: Beaumont 1995: Schroeder 1996: Bump 1997: Fry 1998: Weber 1999: Fry 2000: Anderson 2001: Dickinson 2002: Woodrow 2003: Lewis 2004: Perkins 2005: J. Brauer 2006: D. Brauer 2007: Luebke 2008: Putnam 2009: Arnett & Wimmers 2010: Wimmers 2011: Wunderlich 2012: Haase 2013: Slegers 2014: DeNato 2015: Jay

Chicago White Sox current roster

Active roster	1 Adam Eaton 5 Carlos Sánchez 13 Alex Avila 18 Tyler Saladino 20 J. B. Shuck 21 Todd Frazier 22 Matt Davidson 24 Mike Olt 25 Adam LaRoche 26 Avisail García 27 Leury García 30 David Robertson 33 Zach Duke 34 Matt Albers 36 Rob Brantly 40 Daniel Webb 43 Dan Jennings 45 Erik Johnson 49 Chris Sale 50 John Danks 52 Jake Petricka 53 Melky Cabrera 54 Chris Beck 54 Tommy Kahnle 55 Carlos Rodon 57 Zach Putnam 62 José Quintana 65 Nate Jones 66 Michael Ynoa 67 Scott Carroll 79 José Abreu 81 Kevan Smith -- Brandon Brennan -- Daniel Fields -- Mat Latos -- Brett Lawrie -- Dioner Navarro -- Zach Phillips -- Jerry Sands -- Jacob Turner

Coaching staff	Manager 23 Robin Ventura Bench 17 Rick Renteria First base 32 Daryl Boston Third base 47 Joe McEwing Hitting 31 Todd Steverson Asst. hitting -- Greg Sparks Pitching 99 Don Cooper Bullpen 37 Bobby Thigpen Bullpen catcher 59 Mark Salas

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