Danny Putnam
Daniel Chris Putnam is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics.
Career
Amateur
As a student at Rancho Bernardo High School in 2001, he was named the USA Today California High School Player of the Year. He attended Stanford University, and in 2002 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League where he was named a league all-star. He was selected by the A's in the first round of the 2004 MLB draft.Oakland Athletics
He played parts of three seasons in the minors for the Athletics. In 2004 he played for the Low-A Vancouver Canadians and the Single-A Kane County Cougars. In 2005 he played for High-A Stockton Ports and in 2006 he played for Stockton and the Double-A Midland RockHounds. He was called up to the majors in April. He made his major league debut on April 23, 2007 against the Baltimore Orioles, and got his first major league hit the same day. Putnam returned to the minors in May when Milton Bradley returned from an injury. May 10, would be his final major league appearance.Putnam was designated for assignment on January 11, 2008, and started the year playing for their Triple-A affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats and would end up playing 89 games for Sacramento during the season. In 2009, Putnam played for Sacramento and Midland for the Athletics organization.