| IP | 43.0 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 5.23 |
| WHIP | 1.470 |
| BB/9 | 5.0 |
| SO/9 | 7.1 |
- Full name Samuel Pete Armstrong
- Born 09/26/2000 in Newton, NJ
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 245 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Old Dominion
- Drafted in the 13th round (386th overall) by the Chicago Cubs in 2023 (signed for $135,000).
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BA Grade/Risk: 40/High.
Track Record: Armstrong spent two seasons in junior college before transferring to Old Dominion, where he joined the Monarchs’ rotation for two years and went 9-4, 3.51 in 2023. The Cubs signed him for $135,000 as a 13th-rounder that year. He split his 2024 season evenly between High-A South Bend and Double-A Tennessee, tossing 116 innings over 27 outings and 20 starts.
Scouting Report: Armstrong is a stout, burly righthander with a drop-and-drive operation and a true three-quarters arm slot. Armstrong throws a kitchen sink’s worth of pitches at batters, mixing six different pitch shapes. Armstrong has two fastball variations, a 91-93 mph four-seamer with below-average ride and cut and a 92-94 mph two-seamer with heavy armside run. He then mixes a trio of breaking ball shapes in a sweepy slider at 82-84 mph, a low-80s curveball with slurvy two-plane break and an upper-80s cutter. Armstrong’s slider is the best pitch of his secondaries, generating whiffs and performing well against righties and lefties. He shows feel for his changeup but it’s not a very good bat-missing pitch.
The Future: Armstrong has an up-and-down starter outlook. He could potentially improve his performance by leaning more into his two-seam fastball.
Scouting Grades: Fastball: 45 | Curveball: 40 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 40 | Cutter: 40 | Control: 50.
Career Transactions
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Wichita Wind Surge activated RHP Sam Armstrong from the 7-day injured list.
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Wichita Wind Surge placed RHP Sam Armstrong on the 7-day injured list.
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Wichita Wind Surge activated RHP Sam Armstrong.
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RHP Sam Armstrong assigned to Wichita Wind Surge.
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Minnesota Twins traded LF Willi Castro to Chicago Cubs for RHP Sam Armstrong and RHP Ryan Gallagher.
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Knoxville Smokies activated RHP Sam Armstrong.
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RHP Sam Armstrong roster status changed by Knoxville Smokies.
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RHP Sam Armstrong assigned to Chicago Cubs.
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RHP Sam Armstrong assigned to Tennessee Smokies from South Bend Cubs.
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RHP Sam Armstrong assigned to South Bend Cubs from Myrtle Beach Pelicans.
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RHP Sam Armstrong assigned to Chicago Cubs.
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RHP Sam Armstrong assigned to Myrtle Beach Pelicans from ACL Cubs.
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RHP Sam Armstrong assigned to ACL Cubs.
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Chicago Cubs signed RHP Sam Armstrong.