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| caption = Cahill pitching for the Los Angeles Angels in 2019
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| position = [[Pitcher]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|3|1}}
| birth_place = [[Oceanside, California]], U.S.
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| debutyear = 2009
| debutteam = Oakland Athletics
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| stat1label = [[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
| stat1value = 86–99
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* [[Los Angeles Angels]] ({{mlby|2019}})
* [[San Francisco Giants]] ({{mlby|2020}})
* [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{mlby|2021}}
| awards = * [[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|2016}})
* [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2010]])
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'''Trevor John Cahill''' (born March 1, 1988) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] who is currently a free agent. He has played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Oakland Athletics]], [[Arizona Diamondbacks]], [[Atlanta Braves]], [[Chicago Cubs]], [[San Diego Padres]], [[Kansas City Royals]], [[Los Angeles Angels]], [[San Francisco Giants]] and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]. The Athletics drafted Cahill in the second round of the [[2006 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 AL [[Cy Young Award]] voting, and won a World Series title with the 2016 Cubs as well as a bronze medal at the [[2008 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 became the ''Pterodactyl'' or the ''Dactyl''.<ref>{{cite news |author=emperer nobody |author-link=SB Nation |url=https://www.athleticsnation.com/2011/5/9/2162958/bang-bang-dactyls-silver-hammer-willinghams-thunderous-bat-cahills |title=Bang, Bang! Dactyl's Silver Hammer: Willingham's Thunderous Bat, Cahill's Dazzling Arm Best Texas, 7-2 |work=[[SB Nation|Athletics Nation]] (www.athleticsnation.com) |date=May 9, 2011 |access-date=July 10, 2023 |archive-date=July 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710181641/https://www.athleticsnation.com/2011/5/9/2162958/bang-bang-dactyls-silver-hammer-willinghams-thunderous-bat-cahills}}</ref><ref name=Crasnick29032011>{{cite news |last=Crasnick |first=Jerry |author-link=Jerry Crasnick |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/preview/2011/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=6266687 |title=Oakland's rotation has great potential |work=[[ESPN]] |date=March 29, 2011 |access-date=July 10, 2023 |archive-date=July 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710181946/https://www.espn.com/mlb/preview/2011/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=6266687}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Yahoo! Sports staff |author-link=Yahoo! Sports |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ti-brown_power_rankings_red_sox_spend_top_033011.html |title=Power Rankings: Red Sox spend way to top |work=[[Yahoo! Sports]] (sports.yahoo.com) |date=March 30, 2023 |access-date=July 10, 2023 |archive-date=July 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710182730/https://sports.yahoo.com/ti-brown_power_rankings_red_sox_spend_top_033011.html}}</ref>
==Baseball career==
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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, behind [[Félix Hernández]], [[Clay Buchholz]], and [[David Price (baseball)|David Price]], all three considered among best pitchers in the American League. His [[Walks plus hits per inning pitched|WHIP]] 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trevor Cahill to Diamondbacks |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7336925/arizona-diamondbacks-acquire-trevor-cahill-oakland-athletics-five-player-deal |website=ESPN.com |date=December 10, 2011 |access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref> 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.
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On December 9, 2011, Cahill and [[Craig Breslow]] were traded to the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] for [[Ryan Cook (baseball)|Ryan Cook]], [[Jarrod Parker]], and [[Collin Cowgill]].<ref>{{cite news | title=A's send pitchers Cahill, Breslow, cash to D-backs|url=https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/as-send-pitchers-cahill-breslow-cash-to-dbacks-18177419-121311 |access-date=June 15, 2020 |work=Fox Sports |date=December 13, 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2013/7/11/4516436/trevor-cahill-injury-diamondbacks-hip-shoulder |title=Trevor Cahill injury: Diamondbacks RHP could be out until August |author=Spencer Schneier |publisher=Vox Media |work=SBNation.com |date=July 11, 2013 |access-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref> Cahill missed more than a month due to a hip contusion. He came back in mid
Cahill struggled mightily at the beginning of the 2014 season. He first began the season 0–4 with a 9.17 ERA
===Atlanta Braves===
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===Los Angeles Dodgers===
On July 2, 2015, Cahill signed a minor league contract with the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2015/07/02/the-dodgers-sign-trevor-cahill/ |title=The Dodgers sign Trevor Cahill|work=NBC Sports |date=July 2, 2015 |access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref> He started seven games in the Dodgers system between three levels and was 1–3 with a 5.24 ERA before exercising his opt out and becoming a free agent on August 14.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2015/08/14/trevor-cahill-opts-out-of-minor-league-deal-with-the-dodgers/ |title=Trevor Cahill opts out of minor league deal with the Dodgers |work=NBC Sports |first=Bill |last=Baer |date=August 14, 2015 |access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>
===Chicago Cubs===
[[File:The Cubs celebrate after winning the 2016 World Series. (30658637601) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Cahill ''(top left)'' with the [[Chicago Cubs]] in Game 7 of [[2016 World Series]]]]
Cahill signed a minor league deal with the [[Chicago Cubs]] on August 18, 2015.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Mark |last1=Gonzales |publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=August 18, 2015 |access-date=June 15, 2020|url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cubs/ct-cubs-sign-trevor-cahill-20150819-story.html?outputType=amp|title=Cubs sign Cahill to Minor League deal}}</ref> Cahill pitched in the second, third, and fourth games of the [[2015 National League Division Series]] against the St. Louis Cardinals and pitched a scoreless inning of relief in the eighth during the second game of the series on Saturday October 10th.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kronishsports.com/SE/MLB/NLDS/2010s/2015/CS.htm |title=2015 National League Divisional Series |work=Kronish Sports (www.kronishsports.com) |date= |access-date=July 10, 2023 |archive-date=July 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710184951/http://www.kronishsports.com/SE/MLB/NLDS/2010s/2015/CS.htm}}</ref> It was only the third time he was used in the 8th inning or beyond in 2015.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}
On December 14, 2015, Cahill re-signed with the Cubs on a one-year, $4.25 million contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scout.com/mlb/rumors/story/1620707-cubs-sign-trevor-cahill-to-one-year-deal|title=NFL, College Sports, NBA and Recruiting|website=www.scout.com}}</ref>
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
===San Diego Padres===
On January 20, 2017, the [[San Diego Padres]] announced they signed Cahill to a one-year contract.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/padres-sign-rhp-trevor-cahill-to-one-year-contract-for-2017-214011736|title=Padres sign RHP Trevor Cahill to one-year contract for 2017|date=January 20, 2017|work=mlb.com|access-date=2020-06-15}}</ref> 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
===Kansas City Royals===
On July 24, 2017, Cahill was traded, along with [[Brandon Maurer]] and [[Ryan Buchter]], to the [[Kansas City Royals]], in exchange for [[Travis Wood]], [[Matt Strahm]], and catcher [[Esteury Ruiz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/07/royals-to-acquire-cahill-maurer-buchter-from-padres-for-strahm-wood-ruiz.html/|title=Royals Acquire Cahill, Maurer, Buchter From Padres For Strahm, Wood, Ruiz|website=MLB Trade Rumors|date=July 24, 2017 }}</ref> For the season, between the two teams he was
===Second stint with Athletics===
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===Los Angeles Angels===
On December 20, 2018, Cahill signed a one-year, $9 million contract with the [[Los Angeles Angels]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25581377/los-angeles-angels-sign-trevor-cahill-1-year-9m-contract|title=Angels add to the rotation, sign Cahill to 1-year deal|date=December 20, 2018|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> The deal proved to be disastrous as Cahill pitched to a career
===San Francisco Giants===
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===Pittsburgh Pirates===
On March 11, 2021, Cahill signed a one-year, $1.
=== New York Mets ===
On May 20, 2022, Cahill was signed to a minor league contract by the [[New York Mets]] following injuries to Mets starters [[Max Scherzer]] and [[Jacob deGrom]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mets-sign-trevor-cahill-to-minor-league-deal-as-new-yorks-rotation-injuries-continue-to-pile-up/amp/ | title=Mets sign Trevor Cahill to minor-league deal as New York's rotation injuries continue to pile up }}</ref> He was released on August 5, 2022.
==Personal life==
Cahill attended [[Vista High School (Vista, California)|Vista High School]] and committed to [[Dartmouth College]] before eventually signing with the A's.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/athletics/ci_12061023 |title=Inside Bay Area |access-date=June 28, 2009}}</ref> He got a 1950 out of 2400 on the [[SAT]].<ref
==Scouting report==
Cahill's repertoire includes five pitches: he primarily features a sinking fastball with obvious tail, a changeup, and a curveball thrown with a knuckle-curve grip, and mixes in a slider and four-seam fastball as well.<ref>https://www.brooksbaseball.net/landing.php?player=502239/</ref> Cahill's best pitch is his sinker, which features excellent downward movement and ranges from
In 2012, Cahill added a [[cutter (baseball)|cutter]] to his repertoire. Since 2012, he has thrown fewer fastballs and gone with more of a sinker/cutter combo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/trevor-cahill-trusting-his-cutter/ |title=Trevor Cahill Trusting His Cutter – FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball |work=fangraphs.com |date=April 17, 2013 |access-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref>
==References==
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{{United States baseball roster 2008 Summer Olympics}}
{{Oakland Athletics Opening Day starting pitchers}}
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