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.
On November 2,2012,Putnam was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs.[6] He spent the majority of the season with the Triple–A Iowa Cubs,and struggled to an 18.90 ERA across five major league appearances. On October 9,2013,Putnam was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A Iowa.[7] He elected free agency following the season on November 4.
Chicago White Sox
On November 27,2013,Putnam signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. 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 with the White Sox. Putnam ended establishing career bests in all pitching categories,finishing with a 1.98 ERA in 54+2⁄3 innings, while also going 6-for-7 in save opportunities. The following season, Putnam doubled his ERA from 2014, finishing with a 4.07 ERA in 49 games. In 48+2⁄3 innings, he struck out 64 batters. The next two seasons, he wound up spending most of the time on the disabled list, appearing in only 32 games over the 2016 and 2017 season.
Putnam underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2017,[8] and elected free agency in December 2017.[9] He was non-tendered and became a free agent on December 1.
Boston Red Sox
On December 14, 2018, Putnam signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox.[10] He suffered a hamstring injury in early March 2019,[11] and spent the season on the roster of the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox on the injured list.[9] He elected free agency following the season on November 4.[12]
Chicago White Sox (second stint)
On March 2, 2020, Putnam signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] Putnam was released by the White Sox organization on June 26.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
