David is in his first season with the Cubs ... has appeared in the majors each of the last two seasons with the Mariners, going 1-2 with a 7.60 ERA (29 ER/34.1 IP) in 31 relief appearances...Was claimed off waivers five times this past offseason, beginning with a waiver claim by the Cubs, November 18 ... he was then claimed off waivers by the Rangers (November 22), Phillies (December 2), Rangers again (December 21) and finally the Cubs again (December 23)...Since being drafted by Toronto in the 24th round of the 2011 draft, he has appeared in minor league contests with Toronto (2011-12), Houston (2012-14) and Seattle (2014-16), going 28-16 with a 3.35 ERA (154 ER/413.1 IP) in 132 outings (64 starts)... Named the recipient of the Dan Wilson Minor League Community Service Award in 2016 by the Mariners...Played collegiate baseball at San Jacinto College in Pasadena, Texas ... graduated from Carthage First Baptist Academy in 2008 ... named All-East Texas Pitcher of the Year and First-Team All-State during prep career.
2016
David spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Tacoma, while making 11 appearances with Seattle across five different stints in the majors...Was with the major league club June 17, June 24-July 4, July 6-19, July 23-29 and September 4 through the end of the season ... went 1-0 with a 7.71 ERA (8 ER/9.1 IP) in his 11 outings with the Mariners ...Earned his first major league win July 18 vs. the White Sox, tossing a scoreless inning in the Mariners' walk-off win...Went 5-0 with a 3.77 ERA (19 ER/45.1 IP) with 32 strikeouts and six walks in 37 games with Tacoma ... posted a 2.06 ERA (9 ER/39.1 IP) in his first 31 outings with Tacoma before allowing 10 earned runs in his final 6.0 innings with the club.
2015
Totals - Was 0-2 with a 7.56 ERA (21 ER, 25.0 IP) in 20 relief appearances. ... Going Long - Tossed 1.1+ innings in nine of his 20 appearances including four outings of 2.0+ innings. ... MLB Debut - Made Major League debut July 4 at Oakland (1 ShO IP, 1 K). ... Bad Trend - Allowed earned run in 10 of last 17 games and 11 of 20 overall. ... Restricted List - Was reinstated from the restricted list on July 4 following 80-game suspension for testing positive for performance enhancing substance. ... AAA Tacoma - Was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER, 9.1 IP) in 7 appearances with AAA Tacoma.
2014
Went 3-4 with 1 save, 3.81 ERA in 27 games (12 GS) with Double-A Corpus Christi... In 12 starts posted a 2-3 record and 3.47 ERA (18 ER, 46.2 IP)... Went 1-1, 4.31 ERA (15 ER, 31.1 IP) in 15 relief appearances…7 appearances ofat least 2.0 innings including season-high 4.2 innings July 26 vs. Midland... As a reliever averaged 10.34 strikeouts per 9.0 innings... Joined the Mariners organization after being selected in the Major League phase ofthe Rule 5 draft at the Winter Meetings in San Diego on Dec. 11.