Cody Allen Eppley...Is a 2004 graduate of Northern York High School in Dillsburg, PA, where he played baseball, basketball and soccer...Was named the captain of his high school baseball and basketball teams in his senior year...Went 6-5 with a 4.91 ERA (91.2 IP/20 ER) in 13 starts as a senior at Virginia Commonwealth University.
2013
Spent majority of season pitching at the Triple-A level, but was a member of a Major League Opening Day roster for the first time in his career...Retired the only batter he faced and stranded each of his two inherited runners while making season debut with the Yankees in New York's Opening Day loss vs. Boston on 4/1...Was charged with four runs in 1.1 innings in his second and final appearance with New York on 4/3...Was optioned to Scranton-Wilkes Barre (Yankees' AAA) on 4/6...Made six straight scoreless appearances (6.0IP) before being scored upon for the first time on 4/24 vs. Columbus (1.0 IP/3 R)...Was designated for assignment on 5/3 and outrighted to Scranton on 5/5....Made five consecutive scoreless appearances (5.2 IP) before being scored upon a second time on 5/15...Was charged with 15 runs in his final eight appearances (6.1 IP) with Scranton before being released on 6/5...Signed a minor league deal with Minnesota on 6/13 and was assigned to Triple-A Rochester...Was scored upon in three of his first five games with the Red Wings before making nine straight scoreless appearances (11.2 IP) from 7/3-27...Won each of his two games with Rochester in back-to-back outings on 7/14 and 7/19.
2012
Was 1-2 with a 3.33 ERA (46.0 IP, 17 ER) over three stints with the Yankees (4/19-29, 5/4-13 and 5/15-10/3)...opponents batted .266 (46-for-173, 3 HRs); LH .352 (19-for-54, 0 HRs), RH .227 (27-for-119, 3 HRs)...retired 45 of 58 first batters faced (77.6 percent)...allowed just five of his 42 inherited runners to score (11.9 percent)...Was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 4/19...made his Yankees debut in 4/20 win at Boston, allowing a hit to his only batter faced...Tossed a career-high 3.0 innings in 4/28 loss vs. Detroit (2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR)...Was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 5/13 when Andy Pettitte was added to the 25-man roster...recalled by the Yankees two days later on 5/15 when RHP David Robertson was placed on the DL...Held opponents to a 1.17 ERA (15.1 IP, 2 ER) in 19 games from 6/7-7/17...Recorded "walk-off" losses in back-to-back outings on 7/20 and 7/22 at Oakland, combining to allow 5 H and 2 ER in 0.1 IP...Earned his only win of the season in 9/19 Game 2 win vs. Toronto, striking out his only batter faced...Finished the season with a stretch of seven scoreless outings (3.2 IP) from 9/19-10/3...Was not on the Yankees' ALDS roster, but was added prior to the ALCS...appeared in all four of the Yankees' ALCS contests vs. Detroit, tossing 3.2 scoreless innings...Earned two saves in seven relief appearances with Scranton/WB, tossing 9.1 scoreless innings overall (3 H, 1 BB, 13 K)...Attended Spring Training with Texas, posting a 6.00 ERA (3.0 IP, 2 ER) in three relief appearances...was claimed off waivers by the Yankees from Texas on 4/5 after being designated for assignment by the Rangers on 4/4.
2011
Made his major league debut with a late April/early May
stint for Texas, but spent the bulk of the year at Triple-A Round
Rock in his first full season above Double-A.
2010
Named the organization's first Minor League Reliever of the Year ... pitched for each of the Rangers' top 3 minor league affiliates, combining to go 5-2 with 16 saves and a 2.08 ERA (16 ER/69.1 IP) in 51 relief outings ... had a 1.10 WHIP for the year ... his 16 saves were 2nd-most in the Texas system ... opposing batters hit .207 (53-256) with 23 walks and 82 strikeouts, including just 3 home runs for the year ... all 3 home runs allowed were at Triple-A ... right-handed batters hit just .147 (22-150) with only 3 extra-base hits and 61 strikeouts ... averaged 10.6 strikeouts per 9 innings ... finished 33 games ... stranded 6-of-27 (22.2%) inherited runners and converted each of his first 16 save opportunities (16- for-18) ... named club's Minor League Reliever of the Month in May.
BAKERSFIELD: Began the year with his first action at the High- A level ... went 2-0 and did not allow a run in 18.0 innings and 14 relief appearances ... went 6-for-6 in save chances and finished 7 games ... allowed just one of 10 inherited runners to score ... opposing batters hit .143 (9-63) with one walk and 24 strikeouts, as he struck out 36.9% (24 of 65) of batters faced in the Cal League ... only walk allowed came in his season debut, no walks last 13 games and 17.0 innings at High-A ... permitted just one extra-base hit, a double ... opposition was 1-for-18 with RISP (.056) ... recorded saves in 4 of final 5 outings beginning May 6, tossing 5.2 shutout innings with no walks and 9 K's as opponents went 1-for-18 (.056).
FRISCO: Went 1-1 with 9 saves and a 1.19 ERA (3 ER/22.2 IP) in 19 relief outings for the RoughRiders ... promoted to Frisco on May 15 and made his Double-A debut on May 16 vs. Corpus Christi (2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO) ... Texas League batted .154 (12-78) with no homers, 9 walks, and 27 strikeouts ... only extrabase hit allowed was a triple ... right-handers were just 3-for-43 (.070) ... converted all 9 save chances ... allowed 3 of 11 inherited runners to score (27.3%) ... allowed first run of season while recording save on May 22 at San Antonio, his 4th outing with Frisco, snapping season-opening scoreless streak at 22.0 innings ... in his last 5 outings, recorded 5 saves, tossing 5.1 shutout innings as opponents were 0-for-16 with one walk and 8 strikeouts in that stretch.
OKLAHOMA CITY: Finished season with RedHawks after a July 9 promotion, going 2-1 with one save and a 4.08 ERA (13 ER/28.2 IP) in 18 appearances ... on DL Aug. 22-28 with a strained left hamstring ... opponents batted .278 (32-115) with 13 walks and 31 K's ... right-handers hit just .209 (14-67) with lefties at .375 (18- 48) ... was 1-for-3 in save chances ... allowed 2 of 6 inherited runners to score ... over his last 6 outings beginning Aug. 20, had a 1.13 ERA (1 ER/8.0 IP) to drop final figure from 5.23 to 4.08 ... tossed 2.0 perfect innings in Triple-A debut on July 9 at Round Rock, recording save (4 SO) ... allowed 3 runs in 1.0 inning in 3rd appearance July 18 vs. Iowa, first game to allow multiple runs all season ... allowed first home run all year on July 25 at Memphis to Cardinals prospect Aaron Luna ... the homer tied game in the 8th and Eppley would also give up a run in the 9th for a walk-off loss ... gave up 2 homers on Aug. 13 vs. Las Vegas.
2009
Spent the entire season with Hickory (Low-A) ... limited opposing right-handers to a .193 average (33-171), while opponents batted .244 (65-266) overall ... suffered a blown save in first opportunity of the season on May 9, but converted each of his next 6 chances successfully ... logged first professional at-bat on May 7 at Lake County, following the ejection of 5 Crawdads during the contest ... recorded a season-high 6 strikeouts over 3.0 innings of scoreless relief on June 5 at Greensboro.
2008
Made professional debut with Arizona Rangers (Rookie) before a brief stint to end the season with Clinton (Low-A) ... combined to go 2-2, 2.60 (8 ER/27.2 IP) with 7 saves in 21 games for the AZL Rangers and LumberKings ... held opposing right-handers to .167 (12-72) ... named an Arizona League Postseason All-Star ... led the Arizona League in saves ... went 2-2, 2.10 (6 ER/25.2 IP) with 7 saves in 19 games for the Rangers ... posted a 0.87 ERA (1 ER/10.1 IP) with 5 saves over first 9 professional appearances ... promoted to Clinton on August 29.
