Education
He attended Stanford University and was drafted by the A"s in 2004.
He attended Stanford University and was drafted by the A"s in 2004.
He played parts of three seasons in the minors before being called up in April 2007. Putnam returned to the minors in May 2007 when Milton Bradley returned from an injury. He was designated for assignment on January 11, 2008, and started the year playing for their Triple-A affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats.
In 2010 Putnam played for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the independent Atlantic League.