April 5, 2009

Top 50 MiLB Prospects 2009: #15 Trevor Cahill

Top 50 MiLB Prospects 2009 | #15 | Trevor Cahill | Athletics

Position | Pitcher

Bats/Throws | Right/Right

Born
| March 1, 1988 (Oceanside, California)

School
| Vista High School

Height
| 6'3''

Weight
| 210 lbs.

2008 Ranking | Not Ranked




Breakdown
The Oakland Athletics drafted Trevor Cahill in the 2nd round of the 2006 draft. He was one of the top prep school arms in the draft but after a battle with strep throat made him loose 10 lbs and 6 mph on his fastball and teams concerned about his scholarship offer from Dartmouth, the A's snatched Cahill when he was still available with the 66th overall pick. It's been a great choice ever since. Cahill gained back his velocity and ended up signing with the Athletics. Through 4 stops, Cahill has a 22-9 record to go along with a 2.68 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 10 K/9 ratio. He has a great two-seam fastball that sits comfortably in the low-90's along with one of the best curves (actually knuckle-curves) in the Minor League ranks. He also mixes in a plus change-up and hard slider which gives him a great Major League caliber repertoire. Cahill has yet to pitch in Triple-A but represented the United States in both the Futures Game and Olympics last summer. With injuries to multiple Athletics starters, Cahill will open the 2009 season as the A's #2 starter.

2008 Statistics
Level    W    L    ERA     IP     K    BB    WHIP    FIP
A+       5    4   2.78   87.1   103    31    0.95   2.63
AA 6 1 2.19 37.0 33 19 1.16 3.90

2009 Outlook
Cahill is slated to begin the 2009 season in Oakland with the Athletics. If he struggles, they won't hesitate to send him up Interstate 80 to Triple-A Sacramento.

Pitching Repertoire
  • Fastball (Two-Seam)
  • Knuckle-Curveball
  • Change-up
  • Slider
Video


Estimated Time of Arrival
2009

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