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{{shortShort description|American baseball player (born 1988)}}

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| birth_place = [[Oceanside, California]], U.S.

'''Trevor John Cahill''' (born March 1, 1988) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] forwho theis currently Newa Yorkfree Metsagent. 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 himCahill in the second round of the [[2006 MLB draft]] and he made his MLB debut with themthe A's in 2009. HeCahill 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>

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.

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-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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csnbayarea.com/giants/diamondbacks-move-trevor-cahill-bullpen |title=Diamondbacks move Trevor Cahill to bullpen |work=CSN Bay Area |access-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=D-Backs designate Trevor Cahill for assignment |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=11058291 |access-date=June 15, 2020 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=June 9, 2014}}</ref> After going unclaimed, the D'Backs sent him to Single-A to fix his mechanical issues.<ref>{{cite webnews |url=https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/06/12/diamondbacks-demote-trevor-cahill-to-single-a-after-17-million-contract-clears-waivers/ |title=Diamondbacks demote Trevor Cahill to Single-A after $30 million contract clears waivers|work=NBC Sports |date=June 12, 2014 |access-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref> After a month in the minors, Cahill was recalled on July 14.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2014/07/14/arizona-diamondbacks-recall-trevor-cahill/12634501/ |title=Arizona Diamondbacks recall Trevor Cahill |author=Nick Piecoro, azcentral sports |date=July 14, 2014 |work=azcentral |access-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref> 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 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>

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 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 4-34–3 with a 3.93 ERA and led the major leagues in [[wild pitch]]es, with 16.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=10&type=0&season=2017&month=0&season1=2017&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=22,d|title=Major League Leaderboards » 2017 » Pitchers » Standard Statistics &#124; FanGraphs Baseball|website=www.fangraphs.com}}</ref>

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-worst 5.98 ERA while being demoted to the bullpen after inconsistency and trouble with the home run ball, as he allowed 25 in just {{frac|102|1|3}} innings. He was 4-94–9 with 14 wild pitches, second in the AL.<ref name="BaseRef"/> He became a free agent after the 2019 season.

On March 11, 2021, Cahill signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31052553/trevor-cahill-finalizes-15-million-deal-join-pittsburgh-pirates|title=Cahill finalizes $1.5 million deal to join Pirates|date=March 12, 2021|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> On July 2, Cahill was placed on the 60-day injured list with a left calf strain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/07/pirates-to-select-wilmer-difo.html|title = Pirates Select Wilmer Difo| date=July 2, 2021 }}</ref>

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>{{cite web |authorname=Jerry Crasnick |url= https://www.espn.com/mlb/preview/2011/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=6266687 |title=Oakland A's have assembled a dominant, deep rotation|publisher=ESPN |date=March 29, 2011 |access-date=June 15, 2020}}<Crasnick29032011/ref> In the offseason, he lives in Oceanside, California, with his wife, Jessica.

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 88–9288 to 92&nbsp;mph. His sinker is his most frequent offering and is the main reason why he gets so many ground balls. Cahill also has a changeup in the 81–83&nbsp;mph range, which like his fastball, also features excellent downward movement. This is a pitch that he frequently uses against left-handers to get strikeouts. Starting in the 2010 season, Cahill began featuring a 12–6 curveball as well. His curve, which ranges in the 76–80&nbsp;mph range, has become his main strikeout weapon, and he can get hitters to chase it out of the zone as well as freezing hitters with it in the zone. Cahill also features a rare mid-80s slider against righties, though it is a below-average pitch.{{citation needed|date=February 2012}}

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