Trevor Cahill: Difference between revisions

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}}</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.

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}}