Jason Adam

Jason is in his second season in the Cubs organization after signing a minor league contract with an invitation to major league Spring Training, Jan.14, 2020...is 5-4 with a 4.52 ERA (34 ER/67.2 IP) in 67 relief outings with Kansas City (2018), Toronto (2019) and the Cubs (2020)...Is 31-44 with five saves and a 4.21 ERA (273 ER/583.1 IP) in 147 minor league contests, including 94 starts...has pitched almost exclusively as a reliever since missing the 2015 and 2016 seasons due to a right elbow stress fracture that required surgery in October, 2015...Originally selected by Kansas City in the fifth round of the 2010 draft out of Blue Valley Northwest High School (Kan.)...Was traded from Kansas City to Minnesota, Aug. 11, 2014...after missing the 2015 and 2016 seasons, he signed a minor league contract with San Diego...signed back with Kansas City near the end of the 2017 season and made his major league debut with the Royals in 2018...was traded to Toronto during Spring Training in 2019.

2020

Jason appeared in 13 games, going 2-1 with a 3.29 ERA (5 ER/13.2 IP) across two stints with the club (Aug. 16-24 and Sept. 2 through season’s end)...started the season at the South Bend alternate site...Struck out 21 batters in 13.2 innings...limited batters to a .180 average (9-for-50) and a .293 OBP...Recorded at least one strikeout in 12 of his 13 outings... Did not allow an earned run in nine-straight outings from Sept. 2-24...surrendered two unearned runs in 8.2 innings...recorded 11 strikeouts...Tossed a season-high 2.0 innings, September 5 (game one) vs. St. Louis...allowed zero hits and runs. 

2019

Posted his best season in the majors, going 3-0 with a 2.91 ERA (7 ER/21.2 IP) in 23 relief outings with Toronto ... was 1-3 with a 2.08 ERA (4 ER/17.1 IP) in 14 minor league outings...Was on the minor league injured list, April 5-July 8, with a right lat strain...Selected by Toronto, Aug. 1 and spent most of the rest of the season in the majors...Earned his first-career win, Aug. 10 vs. the Yankees (1.1 IP, 0 R)...Went 2-0 with two holds and a 0.87 ERA (1 ER/10.1 IP) in his final 12 outings beginning Sept. 2. 

2018

Made his major league debut after beginning the season with Double-A Northwest Arkansas ... appeared in 31 games with Kansas City, posting a 6.12 ERA (22 ER/32.1 IP)...Made his major league debut, May 5 vs. Detroit ... allowed one hit and one walk in a scoreless inning of work ... did not allow a run in his first four major league outings (5.1 IP)...Allowed a career-high five runs in 0.1 inning, August 17 at the White Sox ... was his final outing of the season and raised his ERA from 4.78 to 6.12...Split the minor league season between Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha, going 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA (4 ER/24.0 IP) in 17 outings.