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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Andy Armbruster Relief Pitcher
Retired (2026, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.48 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 46-31 Status Deceased (2059) Option Years 0  
SV 9 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 03-20-1989
K 522 Drafted Round 3, Pick 38
(2011)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(108 games)
IP 780.1
WHIP 1.36 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 2026
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L F  Endurance C-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D+ Velocity C-   Mentor Val B+
Speed D  Bunt D+ Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 65% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
2012 PIT
0
 1
6
0
0
0
0
 0
6.2
 4 2 2 0 0
2
0.60
2.70
2015 PIT
1
 2
24
0
0
0
1
 0
24.2
 38 23 15 2 7
17
1.82
5.47
2016 PIT
3
 0
53
0
0
0
5
 2
64.0
 55 20 19 1 24
49
1.23
2.67
2017 PIT
11
 4
90
0
0
0
1
 3
109.0
 100 44 42 2 29
65
1.18
3.47
2018 CHN
4
 9
66
0
0
0
0
 1
128.2
 167 112 106 1 44
85
1.64
7.41
2019 CHN
9
 2
67
0
0
0
1
 1
120.0
 109 48 43 1 37
78
1.22
3.23
2020 MIA
0
 4
47
0
0
0
1
 2
53.2
 68 34 34 1 12
34
1.49
5.70
2021 MIA
8
 5
50
4
0
0
0
 4
74.2
 91 46 45 0 19
54
1.47
5.42
2022 MIA
6
 1
34
2
0
0
0
 1
71.2
 61 29 26 1 19
42
1.12
3.27
2023 MIA
2
 0
21
1
0
0
0
 1
38.1
 33 17 17 0 14
34
1.23
3.99
2024 MIA
1
 3
34
1
0
0
0
 1
44.1
 50 23 20 0 14
32
1.44
4.06
2025 MIA
1
 0
29
0
0
0
0
 0
44.2
 45 21 19 0 20
30
1.46
3.83
2102
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
46
 31
521
8
0
0
9
 16
780.1
 821 419 388 9 239
522
1.36
4.48
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2026-11-01Andy Armbruster has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2025-04-01The Miami EDGE have re-claimed Andy Armbruster from the waiver wire.
2024-10-13The Miami EDGE have promoted Chile Scott to the major league team. The Miami EDGE have designated Andy Armbruster for assignment.
2023-04-01The Miami EDGE have placed Andy Armbruster on the trade block.
2022-08-26Andy Armbruster of the Miami EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
2021-07-27Andy Armbruster of the Miami EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
2020-03-30The Miami EDGE have promoted Andy Armbruster to the major league team. The Miami EDGE have sent Austin Frazier to the minors.
2020-03-30Andy Armbruster has signed with the Miami EDGE for $2.95M per year for 6 years.
2019-03-30The Chicago Cubs have promoted Andy Armbruster to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Dave Piatt to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Jack Flynn to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Troy Deer to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Jesse Shields to the major league team.
2019-03-30Andy Armbruster has signed with the Chicago Cubs for $2.0M per year for 1 year.
2018-03-30The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bill Gwosdz to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Danny Gallagher to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Andy Armbruster to the major league team.
2018-03-30Andy Armbruster has signed with the Chicago Cubs for $4.9M per year for 1 year.
2016-08-16Andy Armbruster of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
2016-03-31The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Andy Armbruster to the major league team.
2016-03-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Al Sullivan to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Andy Armbruster to the minors.
2016-03-28The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Bush to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Milt Kobel to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Greg Jackson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Andy Armbruster to the major league team.
2015-10-17The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Webster Stevens to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Andy Armbruster to the minors.
2015-07-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Andy Armbruster to the major league team.
2015-06-06The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Andy Armbruster to the minors.
2015-05-12The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Andy Armbruster to the major league team.
2015-05-09The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Andy Armbruster to the minors.
2015-04-05The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Andy Armbruster to the major league team.
2015-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Candy Corrales to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Andy Armbruster to the minors.
2015-03-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Andy Armbruster to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Jim Smith to the minors.
2015-03-29The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Antonio Stefero to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Andy Armbruster to the minors.
2015-03-28The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Andy Armbruster to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Joe Allen to the minors.
2014-03-31The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jake Paulette to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Andy Armbruster to the minors.
2014-03-31The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jack Kingman to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Andy Armbruster to the major league team.
2012-10-03The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Al Jahn to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Webster Stevens to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Stan Toth to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Andy Armbruster to the minors.
2012-09-20The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Al Jahn to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Webster Stevens to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Andy Armbruster to the major league team.