James Norwood #59

James has appeared in 20 games with Chicago since 2018, going 0-2 with a 3.54 ERA (8 ER/20.1 IP)...has gone 15-17 with a 3.91 ERA (118 ER/271.2 IP) in 183 minor league games, including 15 starts...Selected in the seventh round of the 2014 draft out of St. Louis University (Mo.) ...was a first-team All-Atlantic 10 selection in 2014...his eight wins in 2014 were second-most in a single season at SLU...Graduated from All Hallows (N.Y.) High School.

2019

James had four stints with the Cubs, going 0-1 with a 2.89 ERA (3 ER/9.1 IP) in nine relief outings...Held the opponent scoreless in six of his nine outings with Chicago...struck out 11 batters in 9.1 innings...Went 3-2 with six saves and a 4.21 ERA (27 ER/57.2 IP) in 45 relief outings with Triple-A Iowa...struck out 81 batters and walked 31 in 57.2 innings while limiting foes to a .195 batting average...Appeared in a team-high 45 games with Iowa and finished 28 of those games, by far the most on the team...posted a 0.60 ERA (1 ER/15.0 IP) in his final 11 outings, covering 15.0 innings, with 20 strikeouts and six walks in this span.

2018

James began the season with Double-A Tennessee, was promoted to Triple-A Iowa in late June and made his major league debut, July 11 at San Francisco ... Went 0-1 with a 4.09 ERA (5 ER/11.0 IP) in 11 major league contests ... did not allow a run in his final four outings (3.1 IP) ... struck out 10 batters in 11.0 innings of work ... picked up a hold in two of his first three major league appearances ... Overall, he went 2-3 with two saves and a 2.50 ERA (14 ER/50.1 IP) in 40 minor league contests between Tennessee and Iowa.

2017

Went a combined 4-3 with a 3.28 ERA (21 ER/57.2 IP) in 41 relief outings between Single-A Myrtle Beach and Double-A Tennessee ... Was 3-0 with a 2.31 ERA (10 ER/39.0 IP) in 27 games with Myrtle Beach, earning his first promotion to the Double-A level ... went 1-3 with a 5.30 ERA (11 ER/18.2 IP) in 14 relief outings with the Smokies.

2016

Went 4-1 with a 3.25 ERA (13 ER/36.0 IP) in 30 relief outings between Single-A South Bend and Myrtle Beach ... had a 1.93 ERA (2 ER/9.1 IP) in eight games with the Pelicans ... between the two clubs, he struck out 43 batters while walking just 10.

2015

Went 2-6 with a 4.68 ERA (26 ER/50.0 IP) in 17 games, including 11 starts, between rookie league Mesa and South Bend.

2014

Made his professional debut, going 0-2 with a 7.65 ERA (17 ER/20.0 IP) in 10 games (four starts) between Mesa and Single-A Boise.