Rob Zastryzny 68 P

Rob Zastryzny  68 P

2019
♦ Attended spring training with the Cubs before being released on 3/24. Signed with the Dodgers as a free agent on 3/26.
♦ Spent the majority of the season at Triple-A Oklahoma City, where he went 3-6 with a 6.49 ERA in 20 games (16 starts). Also made three starts at Double-A Tulsa, posting a 0.96 ERA.
♦ Matched his career-high with 10 strikeouts, 5/4 at New Orleans.
♦ Allowed three earned runs or less in 13 of his 20 appearances with Oklahoma City. 
♦ Had three stints on the Inactive List (6/5-6/16, 6/28-7/6, 8/21-8/31). 
♦ Earned a win in back-to-back outings vs. Omaha, 5/20 and 5/26. 
♦ Made three starts with Tulsa in July, limiting Texas League batters to a .176 average. 
♦ Pitched for Team Canada in the WBSC Premier12 in November. 

2018
♦ Spent the majority of the season at Triple-A Iowa, going 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA over 33 games (one start). Also posted a 4.76 ERA over six relief appearances with Chicago.
♦ Ranked third on the I-Cubs with 33 appearances.  
♦ Did not allow an earned run in 22 of his 33 outings (67%) with Iowa.
♦ Limited Pacific Coast League right-handers to a .215 average (32-149).
♦ Made first appearance with Chicago-NL on 5/8, pitching 2.0 shutout innings vs Miami.
♦ Posted a 2.70 ERA over four relief appearances for Chicago in June, a stretch that included his second Major League victory (6/19 vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers). 
♦ Ended August with a 2.40 ERA, the second-best among Iowa pitchers (minimum 10.0 IP).
♦ Made his lone start of the season on 8/22 at Colorado Springs, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out five over 3.0 shutout innings of work. 
♦ Spent time on the Disabled List (6/24 - 7/5) with a lower back strain.

2017
♦ Spent most of the season with Triple-A Iowa, going 2-3 with a 5.94 ERA in 14 games (seven starts). Appeared in four games with the Cubs, allowing 12 runs in 13.0 innings.
♦ Pitched a Major League career-high 4.0 innings in two games, on 5/6 vs the Yankees (allowed three runs) and on 9/9 vs Milwaukee (allowed five earned runs on six hits).
♦ Allowed two runs or more in each of his four outings with the Cubs on the season.
♦ Spent 5/16-7/25 on the disabled list with a back injury. Made three rehab starts with the Arizona League Cubs (R), allowing one earned run over 8.2 innings in three starts.
♦ Had best start at Triple-A on 7/25 at El Paso, allowing one run on three hits in 6.0 innings. 

2016
♦ Split season between Double-A Tennessee, Triple-A Iowa and Chicago. Posted a 1.13 ERA in eight games (one start) with the Cubs.
♦ Made MLB debut on 8/19 at Colorado, striking out the first batter he faced (Charlie Blackmon). Worked a scoreless inning in that contest (1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K). Became the first Cubs pitcher drafted under Theo Epstein to make the Major Leagues. 
♦ Credited with first MLB win on 8/29 vs Pittsburgh, allowing one run in 1.0 innings.
♦ Made first MLB start, 9/29 at Pittsburgh. Allowed one unearned run and two hits over 3.2 innings while striking out four Pirates.
♦ Posted a 3-0 record with a 2.25 ERA in final four outings with Triple-A Iowa before being promoted to Chicago. 
♦ Named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for the week of 8/1 - 8/7 after going 2-0 with zero earned runs allowed over a two-start stretch (11.0 IP).

2015
♦ Went 2-5 with a 5.98 ERA in 15 starts, 14 of which came with Double-A Tennesee. 
♦ Had three stints on the Disabled List due to a left ankle injury. 

2014
♦ Went 4-6 with a 4.66 ERA over 23 starts with Class-A Daytona. 
♦ Registered a season-high nine strikeouts twice: 7/9 at Clearwater and 8/26 at Dunedin.
♦ Ranked 6th in the Florida State League with 110 strikeouts. Also tied for 16th in the FSL with 23 starts. 

2013
♦ In his first pro action, went 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA over 11 games (seven starts) between Class-A Boise and Class-A Kane County. 
♦ Registered 22 strikeouts and eight walks over 24.0 innings of work. 

PERSONAL
♦ Signed by Baltimore as a minor league free agent on 11/18/19.
♦ Selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round (41st overall pick) of the 2013 draft. 
♦ Attended the University of Missouri, where he finished his career ranked 8th on the Tigers program list with 228 career strikeouts. 
♦ Went 26-4 with a 0.71 ERA and 299 strikeouts during his Calallen High School (TX) career, including a 17-1 record with a 0.20 ERA and 198 strikeouts during his senior year. Helped Calallen to a state championship in 2008 and a state runner-up in 2010. Was a teammate of former Tides RHP Logan Verrett during the 2008 season. 
♦ Born in Edmonton and holds duel-citizenship between Canada and the United States.
♦ His name is last alphabetically among pitchers to ever start a game for the Chicago Cubs.