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| position = [[Pitcher]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|3|1}}
| birth_place = [[Oceanside, California]], U.S.
| bats= Right
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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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===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>
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===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-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
===San Francisco Giants===
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===Pittsburgh Pirates===
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>
=== 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.▼
▲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>
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==External links==
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball}}
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{{United States baseball roster 2008 Summer Olympics}}
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