Scott Effross

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Scott Effross
Chicago Cubs – No. 57
Pitcher
Born: (1993-12-28) December 28, 1993 (age 28)
Twinsburg, Ohio
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 29, 2021, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record2–1
Earned run average3.68
Strikeouts18
Teams

Scott Benjamin-Morton Effross (born December 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for Indiana University. He was selected in the 15th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Cubs. He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Early years[]

A native of Twinsburg, Ohio, Effross is Jewish. Growing up he was a member of member of Congregation Shir Shalom, and he wears a Star of David necklace while pitching.[1][2][3][4][5] He played baseball for Twinsburg High School ('12).[6] In his senior year, as a pitcher he had an 8–1 win–loss record with a 1.52 earned run average (ERA), and struck out 60 batters while allowing 14 walks in 55 innings pitched.[7][6][8] He was also the team's first baseman, and in his senior year batted .380.[7] He was First Team All-Northeast Ohio Conference in 2011 and 2012, named to the Plain Dealer High School Baseball All-Star team, the Northeast Ohio Baseball Coaches Association All Star Team, and the All-Ohio Academic Team in 2012, and was Mizuno All-Ohio in 2012.[7][9][8][10]

College[]

Effross played college baseball for Indiana University, while majoring in political science.[10] In his freshman season he was 6-1 with a 2.44 ERA and threw 62.2 innings in 28 games, the fourth-most pitching appearances in a season in school history.[11][12][6] His five saves tied for 10th in school history.[12] In 2013 he was a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, Second Team All-Big Ten, and a member of the Big Ten All-Freshman team.[9][10]

In his sophomore year in 2014 Effross was 5-3 with a 1.98 ERA (the 10th-best mark in school history, minimum 50 innings), was first in the Big Ten with a school record 32 appearances, tied for first with 31 games in relief, tied for fourth with 19 games finished, and was eighth with five saves.[13][9][10] He also played collegiate summer baseball for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[14]

In 2015 as a junior he was 4-4 with two saves and a 2.35 ERA (6th in the Big Ten) in 21 games (7 starts).[10][13] Effross pitched 61.1 innings, had an 0.962 WHIP (5th), gave up 1.3 walks per 9 innings (7th), and kept opposing batters to a .217 batting average against (7th).[15][10] At the time, his fastball averaged about 92 mph, as well as a changeup and a slider.[16][17] He was named to the Jewish Sports Review 2015 Division I College Baseball All-America team, along with among others future major leaguers Alex Bregman and Garrett Stubbs.[18][19]

He finished his college career 81 pitching appearances (4th all-time at Indiana University), tied for fifth with 12 saves, and seventh with a 2.27 ERA.[10] Effross was selected after his junior year in the 15th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs, and signed for a signing bonus of $100,000.[10][20]

Professional career[]

Minor leagues[]

In 2015, Effross pitched for the AZL Cubs of the Rookie Arizona League, and the Eugene Emeralds of the Class A- Northwest League.[21] Between the two teams, he was 0-1 with two saves and a 2.14 ERA in 12 relief appearances covering 21 innings.[21]

In 2016 he played for the South Bend Cubs of the Class A Midwest League, and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Class A+ Carolina League.[21] Between the two teams he was 7-0 with two saves and a 3.23 ERA in 41 games covering 64 innings.[21]

In 2017, he again pitched for Myrtle Beach.[21] Effross was 5-2 with nine saves (4th in the Carolina League) and a 3.40 ERA in 42 games (3rd), including 2 starts, covering 79.1 innings in which he gave up only one home run.[22][21]

In 2018, Effross pitched for the Tennessee Smokies of the Class AA Southern League. He was 2-6 with one save and a 5.97 ERA in 44 relief appearances (4th in the league) covering 63.1 innings.[22][21]

In 2019 he played for the AZL Cubs 2 of the Arizona League, the Pelicans, and the Smokies and was 2-2 with a 4.33 ERA in 28 games (one start) covering 52 innings, and gave up only 1.7 walks per 9 innings.[21] In mid-2019, the Cubs approached Effross about changing his pitching motion to a full sidearm motion, from what had been a low three-quarters angle, and he credits rehab pitching coordinator Josh Zeid with helping him through the mid-season change.[23][24] In the fall of 2019 he then pitched for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League, and was 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in eight relief appearances covering 10 innings.[21]

In 2021 in the minor leagues he split the season between the Smokies, now in the Double-A South, and the Iowa Cubs of the Triple-A East.[21] Effross was 7-2 with two saves and a 3.41 ERA in 31 games (2 starts) covering 60.2 innings in which he gave up 44 hits and 15 walks while striking out 66 batters (9.8 strikeouts per 9 innings), with an 0.973 WHIP.[21]

Major leagues[]

Effross was called up to the majors for the first time on August 28, 2021.[25] He made his MLB debut on August 29, tossing 0.2 innings and allowing 2 runs against the Chicago White Sox.

In 2021 for the Cubs, Effross was 2-1 with a 3.68 ERA.[21] He made 14 relief appearances covering 14.2 innings, in which he gave up one walk and had 18 strikeouts, and had an 0.955 WHIP.[21]

See also[]

  • List of Jewish baseball players

References[]

  1. ^ "#57; Scott Effross". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Jeremy Fine (August 31, 2021). "Baruch Ha'Bah Scott Effross".
  3. ^ "Scott Effross". Jewish Baseball Museum.
  4. ^ "Scott Effross". Cleveland Jewish News. January 18, 2007.
  5. ^ Zack Raab (September 9, 2021). "I'll never tire of seeing Jewish ballplayers rocking Star of David necklaces on the mound. Shout-out to our newest big leaguer, @ScottEffross! It's so cool every time."
  6. ^ a b c Robby Howard (June 2, 2014). "A New Ending". Peegs.com.
  7. ^ a b c Rogers, Tim (July 1, 2012). "The Plain Dealer's 2012 high school baseball All-Star team". The Plain Dealer.
  8. ^ a b "IU Baseball Recruits Gathering Postseason Awards". Indiana University Athletics. June 21, 2012.
  9. ^ a b c "Testimonials". Midwest Ironbirds.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "2015 Baseball Roster; Scott Effross - Baseball". Indiana University Athletics.
  11. ^ Woods, David (February 13, 2014). "No. 3 IU baseball has solid pitching to go with Bash Brothers". The Indianapolis Star.
  12. ^ a b "2014 Indiana University Baseball Records Book". yumpu.com.
  13. ^ a b "Scott Effross - Player Card". The Baseball Cube.
  14. ^ "#52 Scott Effross". Pointstreak. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  15. ^ "2015 Big Ten Conference Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  16. ^ Miller, Mike (June 10, 2015). "Chicago Cubs draft Jake Kelzer, Scott Effross early on Day 3". The Herald-Times.
  17. ^ Robert Rozboril (June 10, 2015). "Twinsburg graduate, right-handed pitcher Scott Effross is drafted by Chicago Cubs". cleveland.
  18. ^ "Baseball's Ben Greenberg Named to Jewish Sports Review All-America Team". Fordham University Athleticss. July 14, 2015.
  19. ^ "Korenblatt Named to Jewish Sports Review All-America Team". La Salle University Athleticss. July 27, 2015.
  20. ^ "Scott Effross Player Card". Baseball Prospectus.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Scott Effross College, Amateur, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  22. ^ a b "2017 Carolina League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  23. ^ Evan Altman (October 16, 2019). "Grateful Scott Effross Shoving Since Cubs Pushed Him to Adopt Sidearm Delivery". Cubs Insider.
  24. ^ Evan Altman (May 6, 2020). "Watch: Righty Sidearm Artist Scott Effross Talks New Mechanics, Mustard's Superiority Among Condiments". Cubs Insider.
  25. ^ @Cubs (August 28, 2021). "Today's #Cubs roster moves: Placed INF David Bote on 10-day IL (right ankle sprain, retroactive to 8/26) …" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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