| Trevor Cahill | |||||||||||||||
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 Cahill pitching for the Los Angeles Angels in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: (1988-03-01)March 1, 1988 (age 37) Oceanside, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| April 7, 2009, for the Oakland Athletics | |||||||||||||||
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| June 11, 2021, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 86–99 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.26 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 1,151 | ||||||||||||||
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Trevor John Cahill (born March 1, 1988) is an American professionalbaseballpitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theOakland Athletics,Arizona Diamondbacks,Atlanta Braves,Chicago Cubs,San Diego Padres,Kansas City Royals,Los Angeles Angels,San Francisco Giants, andPittsburgh Pirates. The Athletics drafted Cahill in the second round of the2006 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut with the A's in 2009. Cahill was an All-Star in 2010, finishing 9th in that year's ALCy Young Award voting, and won a World Series title with the 2016 Cubs as well as a bronze medal at the2008 Beijing Olympics. He ranks among the top 20 active pitchers in career victories and has earned over 48 million dollars in his professional baseball career. Since his rookie year with the Athletics in 2009, his nickname was thePterodactyl or theDactyl.[1][2][3]
Cahill attendedVista High School inVista, California.[4] TheOakland Athletics drafted Cahill in the second round (66th overall) of the2006 MLB draft. In his first full season inminor league baseball, with theKane County Cougars, he went 11–4 with a 2.73earned run average, 117strikeouts and105+1⁄3innings pitched over 19 starts to earn a Class A All-Star nod fromBaseball America.
Cahill began 2008 with theStockton Ports of theCalifornia League. He went 5–4 with a 2.78 ERA and 103 strikeouts to earn a California LeagueAll star selection and a promotion to AA. He also represented America inMajor League Baseball's Futures Game.
With the RockHounds, Cahill was 6–1 with a 2.19 ERA before shutting it down in order to compete with theUnited States national baseball team at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing.[5]
Entering the 2009 season, Cahill was ranked 11th among Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects,[6] and made the Athletics starting rotation out ofSpring training along with his Olympic teammateBrett Anderson. On April 7, 2009, Cahill made his Major League debut against theLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim, going 5innings, allowing 5hits, 2earned runs, striking out 1 and received ano decision.[7]
Cahill came into the 2010 season as a starter for the A's, quickly becoming one of the breakout pitchers of the year. He put up borderline Cy Young Award-worthy statistics, finishing the season with an 18–8 record and an ERA of 2.97, making it into the Top 5 of lowest ERA in the American League, behindFélix Hernández,Clay Buchholz, andDavid Price, all three considered among best pitchers in the American League. HisWHIP was also in the Top 5, with 1.11 WHIP.
In April 2011, after only two years in the majors, Cahill signed a five-year contract worth $30.5 million.[8] As of 2021, this contract accounted for well over half of his career earnings.
For the 2011 season, high expectations were set for Cahill. Cahill began the season as the A's #1 starter. Cahill did not replicate his 2010 performance, despite logging in 207 innings in 34 starts. Cahill finished 12–14 with a 4.16 ERA for Oakland.
On December 9, 2011, Cahill andCraig Breslow were traded to theArizona Diamondbacks forRyan Cook,Jarrod Parker, andCollin Cowgill.[9] In his first season in Arizona, Cahill bettered his 2011 performance by going 13–12 in 32 starts. He pitched more than 200 innings for the second straight year and struck out a career high 156 batters.
In 2013, through 17 starts, Cahill was 3–10 with a 4.66 ERA. After his 17th start, Cahill was put on the disabled list for the first time in his career.[10] Cahill missed more than a month due to a hip contusion. He came back in mid-August. After his stint on the disabled list, Cahill finished the season on a 5-game winning streak, finishing the 2013 season with an 8–10 record in 25 starts. He led the league in wild pitches with 17.
Cahill struggled mightily at the beginning of the 2014 season. He first began the season 0–4 with a 9.17 ERA; then, he was demoted to the bullpen the following week.[11] Cahill made 15 appearances out of the bullpen, recording his first save of his career and lowering his ERA to 5.17. Despite this, Cahill's control didn't seem to get better; he was designated for assignment on June 9.[12] After going unclaimed, the D'Backs sent him to Single-A to fix his mechanical issues.[13] After a month in the minors, Cahill was recalled on July 14.[14] Cahill was quickly inserted back into the rotation. Cahill finished his rocky 2014 season with a career-worst 3–12 record and a career-high 5.61 ERA in 32 games (17 starts) for the Diamondbacks.
On April 2, 2015, he was traded to the Braves for minor league player Josh Elander.[15] He made his Braves debut on April 14, yielding four earned runs in2+1⁄3 innings.[16] On June 11, 2015, he wasdesignated for assignment.[17] He was released on June 20.[18]
On July 2, 2015, Cahill signed a minor league contract with theLos Angeles Dodgers.[19] He started seven games in the Dodgers farm system between three levels, going 1–3 with a 5.24 ERA, before exercising his opt out and becoming a free agent on August 14.[20]
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Cahill signed a minor league deal with theChicago Cubs on August 18, 2015.[21] Cahill pitched in the Games 2, 3, and 4 of theNational League Division Series against theSt. Louis Cardinals and pitched a scoreless inning of relief in the eighth inning during the Game 2. He blew a save but earned a win in Game 4.[22] He pitched three times in theNational League Championship Series, taking the loss in Game 3.[23]
On December 14, 2015, Cahill re-signed with the Cubs on a one-year, $4.25 million contract.[24]
Cahill was mostly in the bullpen in 2016, making 50 appearances, finishing the year 4–4 with a 2.74 ERA. The Cubs finished the season with a 103–58 record for an NL Central pennant and would eventually win the2016 World Series. Cahill did not make any postseason appearances but still won a World Series ring for the first time in his career.[25]
On January 20, 2017, theSan Diego Padres announced they signed Cahill to a one-year contract.[26] Cahill signed with the Padres with the assumption he'd compete for a rotation spot. He began the season in the rotation before succumbing to a shoulder injury that sidelined him for over a month. In 11 starts, Cahill sported a career-high 10.6 K/9 while reducing his walk rate. Overall, Cahill recorded 4 wins for the Padres with an ERA of 3.69 in 61 innings.
On July 24, 2017, Cahill was traded withBrandon Maurer andRyan Buchter to theKansas City Royals forTravis Wood,Matt Strahm, andEsteury Ruiz.[27] For the season, between San Diego and Kansas City, Cahill was 4–3 with a 3.93 ERA and led the major leagues inwild pitches, with 16.[28]
On March 19, 2018, Cahill signed a one-year $1.75 million deal with the Oakland Athletics.[29] He began the season in Triple-A until being recalled at the end of April. He was placed on the disabled list on June 14 with an Achilles injury.[30] He finished the season with a record of 7–4 and an ERA of 3.76 in 20 starts. He struck out 100 in 110 innings.[31]
On December 20, 2018, Cahill signed a one-year, $9 million contract with theLos Angeles Angels.[32] The deal proved to be disastrous as Cahill pitched to a career-worst 5.98 ERA while being demoted to the bullpen after inconsistency and trouble with the home run ball, as he allowed 25 in just102+1⁄3 innings. He was 4–9 with 14 wild pitches, second in the AL.[31] He became a free agent after the 2019 season.
On February 26, 2020, Cahill signed a major league contract with theSan Francisco Giants. Cahill ended the season with a 3.24 ERA in 11 games (6 starts), recording 31 strikeouts in 25 innings.
On March 11, 2021, Cahill signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with thePittsburgh Pirates.[33] On July 2, Cahill was placed on the 60-day injured list with a left calf strain.[34]
On May 20, 2022, Cahill was signed to a minor league contract by theNew York Mets following injuries to Mets startersMax Scherzer andJacob deGrom[35] He was released on August 5.
Cahill's repertoire included five pitches: he primarily features a sinking fastball with obvious tail, a changeup, and a curveball thrown with a knuckle-curve grip, and mixed in a slider and four-seam fastball as well. Cahill's best pitch was his sinker, which features excellent downward movement and ranges from 88 to 92 mph. His sinker was his most frequent offering and is the main reason why he gets so many ground balls. Cahill's changeup was in the 81–83 mph range, which like his fastball, also had excellent downward movement. He frequently used his changeout against left-handers to get strikeouts.
Starting in the 2010 season, Cahill began featuring a 12–6 curveball as well. His curve, clocked in the 76–80 mph range, became his main strikeout weapon, and he could get hitters to chase it out of the zone as well as freezing hitters with it in the zone. Cahill also occasionally threw a rare mid-80s slider against righties, though it is a below-average pitch. In 2012, Cahill added acutter to his repertoire. Since 2012, he threw fewer fastballs and gone with more of a sinker/cutter combo.[36][37][38]
Cahill attendedVista High School and committed toDartmouth College before signing with the A's.[39] He got a 1950 out of 2400 on theSAT.[2] In the offseason, he lives in Oceanside, California, with his wife, Jessica.
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