Steven Zachary McGuire Putnam

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 225 lb.

Born: July 3, 1987 in Rochester, MI
High Schools: Pioneer HS (Pioneer, MI), Pioneer HS (Ann Arbor, MI)
School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 2008 amateur draft.
Signed August 14, 2008. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 2011 (Age 24)   vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER
Teams (by GP): Indians/Rockies 2011-2012
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 0.019, Arb Eligible: 2016, Free Agent: 2019 [*],
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• 5/19 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 18, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Reports): Full Box Score At The Plate – The losing ways continue for the Iowa Cubs and they can blame themselves as they made four...
• 5/14 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 13, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Reports): Full Box Score At The Plate – Nice comeback win for the Cubs as they trailed for most of the game and really couldn’t generate...
• 5/14 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-13-13: Iowa Cubs 6 @ Reno Aces 4 Brett Jackson 2: The Second Part of the Tragedy went 0-4 with a walk. Logan Watkins had...
• 5/12 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 11, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Reports): Full Box Score At The Plate – The Cubs left some runs out on the bases in this one but they found just enough offense to...
• 5/12 Obstructed View: JoT: Cubs Minor League Recap 5-11-13: Iowa Cubs 4 @ Reno Aces 1 Logan Watkins had a very un-Watkins like day. He went 1-4 with no walks or strikeouts. He was also...
• 5/9 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 9, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate -  Not a lot went right for Iowa in this one as they only managed one run on seven hits en route...
• 5/8 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 7, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Reports): Full Box Score At The Plate – The Cubs really had nothing going all night against the Sky Sox as they were blanked 5-0....
• 5/1 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – May 1, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Reports): Full Box Score At The Plate –   The Cubs couldn’t scratch out a run in this one as they could only manage four hits...

• 4/29 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 28, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Reports): Full Box Score At The Plate – Offensive explosion from the Cubs in this one as they pounded out thirteen hits, four of those...
• 4/27 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 26, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – Iowa fought back in this one scoring twice in the ninth inning to tie the game at four, only...
• 4/27 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-26-13: Iowa Cubs 4 @ Omaha Storm Chasers 5 Another day, another walk for Logan Watkins. He went 1-4 with a walk and a strikeout. Brett...
• 4/23 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-22-13: Iowa Cubs 5 @ Memphis Redbirds 2 Brooks Raley gave up 5 hits and 2 runs in 5.1 innings. He walked 2 and struckout 3. Zach Putnam,...
• 4/23 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 22, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – Iowa had several solid performances in this one and it led to a solid victory over a good...
• 4/20 Obstructed View: JOT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-19-13: Nashville Sounds 0 @ Iowa Cubs 5 Logan Watkins had another good day. He was 2-5 with a run scored and a strikeout....
• 4/20 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 19, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate - The Cubs didn’t do much at the plate in this one, but didn’t need to as the two they...
• 4/15 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 14, 2013 (Cubs Minor League Recaps): Full Box Score At The Plate – Two wins in a row for Iowa, that says a lot considering they only have three total this year....
• 4/14 Obstructed View: JoT: Cubs Minor League Recap 4-14-13: Alburquerque Isotops 1 @ Iowa Cubs 4 Chris Rusin made his 3rd start of the season for the I-Cubs on Sunday. He had his best start...
• 4/9 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 9, 2013: Full Box Score At The Plate – The Iowa Cubs are scuffling, with the latest loss they fall to 0-6 on the season.  Brett...
• 4/7 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Minor Matters – April 6, 2013: Full Box Score At The Plate – The Iowa Cubs scattered nine hits in the loss, and were 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position...

• 3/28 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Chicago Cubs: The Cubs were heavily involved in free agency, adding four starting pitchers as well as relief and outfield depth. Major League...
• 3/19 Obstructed View: Cubs being Cubs (injury report): Scott Baker has retired 1 batter in spring training. Unfortunately, he faced 6 of them. After his Spring Training performance,...

• 2/26 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Edwin Jackson Strong in Cubs Debut: Full Box Score   If the Cubs can bottle this Spring pitching and take in North when they break camp they will be more than just...
• 2/2 Cubbies Crib: Non-Roster Invites To Cubs’ Spring Training Emerge: Amidst the buzz of off-field Cubs’ news, it’s easy to forget that pitchers and catchers report to spring training...

• 1/7 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Sign Zach Putnam: The Cubs signed free agent right-hander Zach Putnam to a minor league contract, according to the transactions page at CBSSports.com....
• 1/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Zach Putnam brought backThe Chicago Cubs re-signed P Zach Putnam. The team non-tendered Putnam during the offseason....[+] The Chicago Cubs re-signed P Zach Putnam. The team non-tendered Putnam during the offseason.

• 12/23 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Despite Their Re**** the Indians are Drafting Better: By Bob Toth Last week, I looked into the Indians’ recent draft woes, how it has impacted the present roster, and what the team...
• 12/2 Cubbies Crib: Cubs With a Couple of Surprise Non Tenders: The name most Cubs fans probably noted on their team’s non tender short list was Ian Stewart. But there were two other names...
• 12/1 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition #4 – Non -Tendered Players: Baltimore’s Mark Reynolds was among the list of non-tendered players today Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove...

• 11/30 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Cubs Non-Tender Ian Stewart, Among Others: Some Cubs roster moves today, figured this was coming based on the comments from Jed Hoyer earlier in the day. via Bleacher Nation...
• 11/16 Rays Colored Glasses: What’s The Cubs’ Rebuilding Strategy? Emulating the Rays: The Chicago Cubs have a long way to go before they can return to relevancy in baseball. They lost 101 games in 2012 and aren’t...
• 11/2 RoxPile: Rockies Lose Roenicke, Moscoso, Fields And Putnam: To clear room on their 40 man roster for young players and players returning from injury, the Colorado Rockies were forced to...
• 11/2 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Cubs Claim Zach Putnam: The Cubs opened 10 spots on the 40 man roster last week, one of those spots has been taken.  Today the Cubs claim RHP Zach Putnam...
• 11/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | One claimedThe Chicago Cubs claimed RP Zach Putnam (Rockies) off waivers....[+] The Chicago Cubs claimed RP Zach Putnam (Rockies) off waivers.
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Claim Zach Putnam: The Cubs claimed Zach Putnam off of waivers from the Rockies, Troy Renck of the Denver Post reports (Twitter link). The Rockies...

• 10/31 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Time and Chances Are Running Out for Gomez and Tribe: After a disappointing 2012 Cleveland Indians season the organization is at a crossroads to decide how to progress with the organization,...
• 10/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Numerous Indians Take to Dominican Winter League: By David Roberts With postseason baseball complete Major League Baseball teams turn their attention to their major and minor...

• 6/27 RoxPile: Amid Apodaca’s Reassignment, Rockies Pitching Worse Than Usual: Rockies 5, Nationals 12 Perhaps it’s **** that Bob Apodaca’s first day off the job as the Rockies’ pitching...
• 6/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Zach Putnam recalledThe Colorado Rockies recalled RP Zach Putnam from Triple-A Colorado Springs Monday, June 25....[+] The Colorado Rockies recalled RP Zach Putnam from Triple-A Colorado Springs Monday, June 25.

• 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Zach Putnam optionedThe Colorado Rockies optioned RP Zach Putnam after their doubleheader Wednesday, April 25....[+] The Colorado Rockies optioned RP Zach Putnam after their doubleheader Wednesday, April 25.
• 4/25 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Reyes, Napoli, Miller: Jared Hughes of the Pirates and Zach Putnam of the Rockies made history today as the 26th players on their teams' respective...
• 4/24 MLB Dirt: Rookie Watch 2012: AL Central: Yes, we are already a good two weeks into the season but its not too late to highlight the rookies that could have an impact in...
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Zach Putnam to be added: Colorado Rockies P Zach Putnam will be added to the roster for the team's doubleheader Wednesday, April 25. Putnam has three saves...[+] and an ERA of 1.23 with Triple-A Colorado Springs.
• 4/10 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Cleveland Indians: The Indians fortified their rotation and signed a first baseman, but choosing to retain two longtime players set the team back...

• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: Blake out and Spring Training reactions: The Colorado Rockies trimmed the fat from the roster last week sending guys down to the minors. On Tuesday, they released third...
• 3/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Nolan Arenado cut: The Colorado Rockies reassigned 3B Nolan Arenado, Ps Zach Putnam and Carlos Torres, OF Tim Wheeler and INFs DJ LeMahieu and Chad...[+] S. Tracy to minor league camp Friday, March 23.
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Colorado Rockies: The Rockies made changes at catcher, second base, third base, and right field this offseason, and many rotation spots are up for...
• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rockies | Zach Putnam pitches in minor league game: Colorado Rockies P Zach Putnam (elbow) pitched in a minor league game Friday, March 16. He had been sidelined for a week with...[+] elbow tenderness. If Putnam responds well Saturday, March 17, he will re-join the competition for two remaining bullpen spots, but another setback might knock him out of the race.

• 2/29 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Cleveland Indians: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 2/13 Baseball Musings: Changes, Colorado Rockies: Michael Cuddyer should provide the biggest offensive boost for the Rockies in 2012. Photo: Vincent Muzik, Icon SMI The Rockies...

• 1/23 WahoosOnFirst: Indians Acquire Kevin Slowey: A Solid Deal for Cleveland: Just after the Indians (and the world) learned that the pitcher we had all known as 28-year-old Fausto Carmona was really 31-year-old...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/15/12 - 1/21/12: Let's take a look back at a busy week here at MLBTR.. The Rangers agreed to sign Yu Darvish to a six-year deal in the...
• 1/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Carmona Arrest Presents Many Questions About 2012 Tribe:   By Mike Brandyberry Thursday morning I left for work, planning to head to Columbus as soon as my day was complete for...
• 1/21 Call to the Pen: Colorado Rockies trade Kevin Slowey to Cleveland Indians: Earlier this offseason, the Colorado Rockies acquired starting pitcher Kevin Slowey from the Minnesota Twins for Daniel Turpen,...
• 1/21 Call to the Pen: Colorado Rockies Trade Kevin Slowey to Cleveland Indians: Following the news of Fausto Carmona’s arrest in the Dominican Republic the Cleveland Indians wasted no time in adding starting...
• 1/21 Through The Fence Baseball: In the Rockpile: They land Putnam, miss out on Scutaro: The C0lorado Rockies traded pitcher Kevin Slowey to the Cleveland Indians for reliever Zach Putnam on Thursday, Slowey’s...
• 1/20 Puckett's Pond: Twins on the move: Slowey and Tolbert: A couple of players who spent 2011 with the Twins have moved on to different teams. Kevin Slowey will not be reunited with Michael...
• 1/20 RoxPile: A Farewell Letter to Kevin Slowey: Kevin, It feels like we were just getting to know you. I guess that’s because the Rockies acquired you a short month ago,...
• 1/20 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Tigers, Pineda, Dodgers, Rockies, Angels: On Tuesday the Tigers learned that they'll be without Victor Martinez for the 2012 season and the club won't be able to truly...
• 1/20 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Acquire Kevin Slowey: The Indians have acquired starting pitcher Kevin Slowey and cash considerations from the Rockies for right-handed reliever Zach...

• 12/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Hagadone Working With A Focus To Grow and Advance: By Mike Brandyberry With 60 days remaining before Indians pitchers and catchers report to Goodyear, Ariz., it appears the Tribe...

• 10/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Could Shake Up Bullpen In 2012:   By Mike Brandyberry This season the Cleveland Indians bullpen was the anchor of the team, keeping them in the playoff...
• 10/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: End Of Season Grades: Bullpen:   By Mike Brandyberry September 29 began a two week, end of season grade and breakdown by each position. Certainly after...

• 9/27 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Chris Parmelee: Top 1: Chris Parmelee struck out swinging against David Huff Top 4: struck out swinging against Huff Top 6: called out on strikes...
• 9/24 Baseball Musings: Don’t Pitch Until You See the Whites of their Eyes: Zach Putnam‘s cup of coffee with the Cleveland Indians has been productive so far. While he came into the game allowing...
• 9/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Six Run Sixth Pushes Tribe By Twinkies; Indians 8, Twins 2: By Mike Brandyberry After five tightly contested innings, the Indians took advantage of a tired Minnesota bullpen and blew open...
• 9/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Chicago Steals Night Cap Late; White Sox 5, Indians 4: By Craig Gifford For six innings Tuesday night it appeared the Indians had everthing cooking. It seemed they would come away...
• 9/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Murphy’s Homers Bring Dark Cloud To Tribe; Rangers 10, Indians 4: By Mike Brandyberry Justin Masterson, who had only allowed seven home runs all season, looked like an overworked and tired starter...