Jharel Cotton | |
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Free agent | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | January 19, 1992|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: September 7, 2016, for the Oakland Athletics | |
NPB: April 25, 2023, for the Orix Buffaloes | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Win–loss record | 17–12 |
Earned run average | 4.50 |
Strikeouts | 197 |
NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Win–loss record | 1–1 |
Earned run average | 5.89 |
Strikeouts | 22 |
Teams | |
Jharel Leandre Cotton (born January 19,1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics,Texas Rangers,Minnesota Twins and San Francisco Giants and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Cotton played college baseball at East Carolina University,and was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 20th round of the 2012 MLB Draft.
Cotton played college baseball at Miami Dade College in 2010 and 2011. After he was not taken in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft,the Los Angeles Dodgers offered him a contract as an undrafted free agent,but he declined the offer and returned to Miami-Dade. [1] He was then drafted by the New York Mets in the 28th round of the 2011 MLB Draft,but did not sign and transferred to East Carolina University. [2]
After one year at East Carolina,Cotton was drafted by the Dodgers in the 20th round of the 2012 MLB Draft. [3] [4] He signed this time and made his professional debut with the Ogden Raptors. Cotton spent 2013 with the Great Lakes Loons,Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts. [5] Cotton missed the first two months of the 2015 season,recovering from a broken left wrist. [6] He pitched in one game for the Great Lakes and four for Rancho Cucamonga before being promoted to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers. In late August,he was promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers and tried out for a potential bullpen callup to Los Angeles. [7] Between the four levels,he appeared in 21 games (with 11 starts) and was 6–2 with a 2.45 ERA. [8] The Dodgers added Cotton to their 40-man roster after the season. [9] He began 2016 in the starting rotation for Oklahoma City,and was selected to participate for the world team at the 2016 All-Star Futures Game. [10] During the game,Cotton only faced one batter,Phillies outfielder Dylan Cozens. Cozens flied out,and Cotton picked up the win after teammate Yoan Moncada hit a game-winning home run for the World Team. [11]
On August 1,2016,the Dodgers traded Cotton,Grant Holmes,and Frankie Montas to the Oakland Athletics for Rich Hill and Josh Reddick. [12] He was assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. Cotton retired the first 26 Round Rock Express batters he faced on August 9,but allowed a triple with two outs in the ninth inning,just missing a perfect game. [13] He was called up to the Athletics on September 7 to make his major league debut. [14] Cotton began the season in the A's rotation,but after starting off slowly,he was sent down to AAA. He was soon after called up again,but was sent down back to AAA. Cotton's splits between home and road were drastically apart,as at home he was 4–6 with 6.98 ERA while on the road he was 5–4 with a 3.94 ERA. [15] On March 22,2018,Cotton underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the 2018 season. [16] In 2019,Cotton began his rehab by pitching for the Single-A Stockton Ports but was set back in May by a hamstring injury and elected to have surgery to resolve the issue. Cotton returned to the mound in July and pitched for the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.
Cotton was designated for assignment on November 20,2019. [17]
On November 23,2019,Cotton was traded to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for cash considerations. [18] On August 16,2020,Cotton was designated for assignment. He cleared waivers and was assigned to the team's alternate training site in South Bend,but was released by the organization on September 5,2020. [19]
On December 14,2020,Cotton signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization. [20] On July 30,2021,Texas selected Cotton's contract and promoted him to the active roster. [21] Cotton finished the 2021 season with Texas,going 2–0 with a 3.52 ERA and 30 strikeouts over 30 2/3 innings. [22]
On November 5,2021,Cotton was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins. [23] On November 30,Cotton signed a $700,000 contract with the Twins,avoiding salary arbitration. [24]
Cotton made two scoreless appearances for the Twins in 2022 before he was designated for assignment on April 13,2022,when Dereck Rodríguez was added to the roster. He was sent outright to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints on April 20. [25]
He was re-selected to the active roster on May 10,but designated for assignment on May 17. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A on May 19. Furthermore,he had his contract selected again on June 3 and was returned to Triple-A on June 6. He had his contract selected for a third time on June 8. He was designated for assignment again on August 2. Cotton cleared waivers and was again sent outright to St. Paul on August 5. [26] Also,he had his contract selected for a fourth time on September 11,2022. On September 16,Cotton was designated for assignment.
On September 18,2022,Cotton was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants. On October 20,he was sent outright to Triple-A and elected free agency on October 21.
On December 19,2022,Cotton signed with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball. [27] He became a free agent following the 2023 season.
His brother,Jamaine Cotton,pitched in the Houston Astros organization from 2010 to 2014. [28] [29]
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