Eric Stout #36

Eric has made 23 major league relief appearances with the Royals (2018), Cubs (2022) and Pirates (2022), posting a 7.30 ERA (20 ER/24.2 IP)....Is 24-18 with a 4.27 ERA (186 ER/392.1 IP) and 20 saves in 213 career Minor League games (19 starts) across eight seasons....Made two relief appearances for the Cubs in 2022, pitching to a 4.91 ERA (2 ER/3.2 IP) with six strikeouts....Made his Major League debut in relief, April 25, 2018, vs. Milwaukee with Kansas City (1 ER/0.2 IP)....Selected by Kansas City in the 13th round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft....Graduated from St. Francis High School in Wheaton, Ill. in 2011 and attended Butler University (Ind.).

2022

Eric split the 2022 campaign between the Cubs and Pirates organizations, going 3-2 with a 2.93 ERA (14 ER/43.0 IP) in 27 Minor League games (one start) and posting a 5.64 ERA (14 ER/22.1 IP) with one save in 20 Major League games... Opened the season with Triple-A Iowa after signing a Minor League contract with the Cubs on Mar. 8... Went 2-2 with a 3.94 ERA (13 ER/29.2 IP) and two saves in 16 games (one start) with the I-Cubs... Had his contract selected June 13 and made his Cubs debut June 14 vs. San Diego... June 15 vs. San Diego, tossed 2.0 innings, the longest outing of his career... Appeared in two games for Chicago before he was traded to Pittsburgh, June 21 for cash considerations... Went 1-0 with a 0.68 ERA (1 ER/13.1 IP) and three saves in 11 relief appearances for Triple-A Indianapolis... Finished the season with the Pirates, pitching to a 5.79 ERA (12 ER/18.2 IP) with one save in 18 relief appearances... Earned his first career save, Aug. 10 at Arizona (0 ER/0.1 IP).

2017

Spent the entire season with Omaha (AAA)…made a career-high 45 appearances, including 44 of them out of the bullpen ... Posted a 5-2 mark with a 2.99 ERA (23 ER in 69.1 IP) with five saves in seven chances…ranked third among Pacific Coast League relievers with a .227 opponents' average (58-for-255), while he led the Storm Chasers in appearances and tied for 17th in the PCL ... Stranded 21 of his 24 inherited baserunners, including all 21 over his final 33 outings of the season ... Won his first five decisions of the year, posting a 2.41 ERA (15 ER in 56.0 IP) over his first 35 outings, through the end of July ... Pitched a career-high 3.2 innings of relief on June 23 vs. Memphis, allowing no runs on two hits with a walk and three strikeouts ... Held left-handed hitters to a .193 batting average (16-for-83), which included just five extra-base hits (.301 SLG)… also held opponents to a .157 average (11-for-70) with runners in scoring position.

2016

Spent all of 2016 at Northwest Arkansas (AA), tying for fifth in the Texas League in appearances (42) and tied for fourth in wins (6) among the league's relievers ... In 2016, held left-handed hitters to a .181 average (17-for-94) with just three extra-base hits (.245 SLG) ... Pitched for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League in 2016, posting a 2.77 ERA (4 ER in 13.0 IP) with six walks and 14 strikeouts in nine appearances.

2015

Made appearances at four different minor league levels in 2015, with a majority of the work at Lexington (A)… combined to go 0-1 with a 3.15 ERA in 20 outings.

2014

Tied for seventh among Pioneer League (Rookie) pitchers in wins (5) in 2014.