C. J. Edwards
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Chicago Cubs – No. 79 | |||
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Born: September 3, 1991 Newberry, South Carolina | |||
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Carl Fleming Edwards (born September 3, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization.
Career
Edwards was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 48th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft out of Mid-Carolina High School in Prosperity, South Carolina.[1] He spent his first professional season with the Arizona League Rangers and Spokane Indians. He finished the year 5–3 with a 1.48 earned run average (ERA) and 85 strikeouts over 67 innings pitched. He started the 2013 season with the Hickory Crawdads, going 8–2 with a 1.83 ERA and 122 strikeouts over 93 1⁄3 innings.
On July 22, 2013, Edwards along with Mike Olt and Justin Grimm were traded to the Chicago Cubs for Matt Garza.[2] He was sent to the Daytona Cubs, where he had a 1.96 ERA and 33 strikeouts over 23 innings. After the season he was named the MiLB Pitcher of the Year.[3]
Prior to the 2014 season, he was ranked by Baseball America as the 28th best prospect in baseball.[4]
On November 20, 2014, Edwards was added to the Cubs 40-man roster, in order to prevent him from the Rule 5 Draft.
References
- ↑ Edwards' rise to key piece in Garza trade an unlikely tale
- ↑ "Cubs land Rangers' Olt in package for Garza". Mlb.mlb.com. July 22, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ↑ Edwards takes different route to MiLBY
- ↑ 2014 Baseball America Top 100 Prospects: The 25th Edition/
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- The amazing story of Cubs prospect C.J. Edwards
- Weight, not wait, issue for Cubs' Edwards
- Out of nowhere: Cubs see a bright future for C.J. Edwards