Summary
Chance Adams (born August 10, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals.
| Chance Adams | |
|---|---|
 Adams with the Tampa Yankees in 2016 | |
| Colorado Rockies | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 10, 1994 Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 4, 2018, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–2 |
| Earned run average | 8.42 |
| Strikeouts | 33 |
| Teams | |
Career edit
Adams attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He played college baseball at Yavapai College for two years before transferring to Dallas Baptist University. After one year at Dallas Baptist, Adams was drafted by the New York Yankees in the fifth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.[1]
New York Yankees edit
Adams made his professional debut with the Staten Island Yankees of the Low-A New York-Penn League and was later[when?] promoted to the Charleston RiverDogs of the Single-A South Atlantic League and Tampa Yankees of the High-A Florida State League.[2] He posted a combined 3–1 win–loss record, 1.78 earned run average (ERA) and 0.93 walks plus hits per inning pitched in 35+1⁄3 combined innings between the three teams. Adams was converted into a starting pitcher in 2016 and started the year with Tampa,[3] and after pitching to a 5–0 record and 2.65 ERA in 12 games, was promoted to the Trenton Thunder of the Double-A Eastern League in June, where he finished the season with an 8–1 record and 2.07 ERA.[4][5][6] In 2017, Adams pitched for both Trenton and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple-A International League, posting a combined 15–5 record and 2.45 ERA in 150+1⁄3 total innings pitched between both teams.[7]
Adams began the 2018 season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.[8] Ok August 4, 2018, Adams was promoted to the major leagues for the first time to start against the Boston Red Sox.[9] He would make three total appearances in his rookie campaign. In 2019, Adams pitched in 13 games out of the Yankees' bullpen, but struggled to an 8.53 ERA with 23 strikeouts and 1 save in 25+1⁄3 innings of work.[10] Adams was designated for assignment by New York on December 18, 2019, after the signing of Gerrit Cole was made official.[11]
Kansas City Royals edit
On December 23, 2019, the Yankees traded Adams to the Kansas City Royals for minor league prospect infielder Cristian Perez.[12] He was not immediately assigned to an affiliate due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] He made his Royals debut on August 24, 2020, against the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits across 1.2 innings of work.[14] With the Royals, Adams appeared in 6 games, compiling a 0–0 record with 9.35 ERA and 6 strikeouts in 8.2 innings pitched.[15] Adams underwent Tommy John surgery in October 2020.[16] On November 20, 2020, Adams was outrighted off of the 40-man roster.[17]
In 2021, Adams made 6 rehab appearances split between the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Royals and Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers, struggling to an 8.53 ERA with 9 strikeouts in 6.1 innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2021.[18]
Colorado Rockies edit
On May 23, 2023, Adams signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies organization.[19] In 31 appearances for the Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes, he registered a 3.86 ERA with 21 strikeouts across 32+2⁄3 innings of work. Adams elected free agency following the season on November 6.[20]
On December 18, 2023, Adams re-signed with Colorado on a new minor league contract.[21]
References edit
- ^ "Mets take a 3B, Yankees an OF on Day 2". Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "The Class of 2015 Has Arrived with Chance Adams – MiLB.com News – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "New York Yankees righty Chance Adams twirls longest pro start for Tampa Yankees – MiLB.com News – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "Miguel Andujar, Chance Adams arrive to bolster Thunder". June 15, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "Yankees' prospect Chance Adams' plan for another breakout". NJ.com. April 7, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ John Harper (January 23, 2017). "The Yankees are hoping they found their very own Corey Kluber in righty prospect Chance Adams". NY Daily News. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "Chance Adams Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "Yanks' Adams to debut Saturday vs. Red Sox". ESPN.com. August 3, 2018.
- ^ King, George A. (August 5, 2018). "Yankees give Chance Adams no help in latest loss to Red Sox". Nypost.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "Chapparal's Chance Adams ready for new journey with Royals". arizonasports.com. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ Mike Rosenstein (December 18, 2019). "Here's how Brian Cashman cleared a spot on the 40-man roster for the $324 million man". NJ.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ Martin, Dan (January 1, 1970). "Chance Adams traded by Yankees to Royals after being DFA'd". Nypost.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Royals' Chance Adams: Struggles in Royals debut". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Chance Adams Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com". MLB.com.
- ^ "Royals' Chance Adams Undergoes Tommy John Surgery".
- ^ "Royals Release Glenn Sparkman".
- ^ "2021-22 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ "Minor League Transactions: May 8-22, 2023". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "2023 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1736882165906833616
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)