Ethan Roberts #21

Ethan reached Triple-A Iowa for the first time in 2021 ... he is in his fifth year in the organization... Was added to Chicago's 40-man roster, Nov. 19, 2021... Is 8-7 with 17 saves and a 3.09 ERA (44 ER/128.0 IP) in 94 career minor league relief appearances, walking 33 with 139 strikeouts for an average of 4.21 strikeouts per walk and 9.8 strikeouts per 9.0 innings... He has surrendered three home runs in 529 batters faced and pitched to a 1.06 WHIP ... in his last two seasons dating to 2019, he has posted a 2.79 ERA (35 ER/113.0 IP) spanning 80 outings... Selected by Chicago in the fourth round of the 2018 draft out of Tennessee Tech University... Attended Tennessee Tech University, where he was selected as a second-team All-American by both D1Baseball and Perfect Game/Rawlings ... Set the program record for career saves and earned All-Ohio Valley Conference First Team honors in 2018... Was named All-District three times and All-State as a senior at White County High School (Tenn.).

2021

In 2021, Ethan reached Double-A and Triple-A for the first time in his career... Was 4-2 with four saves and a 3.00 ERA (18 ER/54.0 IP) in 39 relief appearances between Tennessee and Iowa... He walked 17 batters compared to 72 strikeouts, good for an average of 12.0 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ... limited opponents to a .179 batting average (35-for-196), a .258 on-base percentage and a .528 OPS... Tossed 15.2-consecutive scoreless innings between Tennessee and Iowa, June 11-July 21, with five walks, 22 strikeouts and a .096 batting average against in 12 relief appearances.