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Zac Rosscup and the seventh (?) cup of coffee

A “Cup of Coffee,” as defined by Baseball Reference: “A short stretch spent in the Major Leagues, supposedly named that because the player has only long enough to drink a cup of coffee before he’s back in the minors.”

Zac Rosscup could be in line for a lot more than just a single cup in 2021. The 33-year-old has dominated Triple-A this year:

Rosscup has faced two big league hitters in the last 24 months. The journeyman has clawed his way back to the big leagues, and he’s a long way from his 2020 stint with the independent Sugar Land Lightning Sloths.