The Texas Rangers selected Erlin in the third round of the 2009 MLB draft.[2] Erlin signed,bypassing the scholarship with Cal Poly.[1] Erlin spent 2010 in Class-A ball and split 2011 between High-A and Double-A.[3]
Erlin was placed with the Double-A San Antonio Missions to finish the 2011 season,where he had a 1.38 ERA in six starts.[3] He opened the 2012 season with San Antonio,but strained his elbow and developed tendinitis,making his last start for the team on May 12.[citation needed] He rehabbed the elbow late in the season with the Arizona Rookie League,[5] and then pitched in the Arizona Fall League.[6] Erlin joined the Tucson Padres of the Class AAAPacific Coast League for the 2013 season.[7] He shuttled back and forth between Tucson and the Major League team,posting an 8-3 record and 5.07 ERA in 20 games with Tucson in 2013.[3]
In 2014 with three Padres minor league teams,he was 0-1 with a 5.87 ERA.[3]
In 2015 with El Paso,where he spent most of the season,he was 7-6 with a 5.60 ERA.[3][8]
Erlin was promoted to the Major Leagues on April 24,2013,[1][9] and made two appearances in relief before he was optioned back to Tucson on May 2.[citation needed] Erlin was recalled on June 1 for his first Major League start against the Toronto Blue Jays.[10] Erlin won the first decision of his career in that start as the Padres defeated the Toronto Blue Jays,4–3.[citation needed] He was optioned back to Tucson on June 2.[11] Erlin was promoted for a third stint on June 26 to take the rotation spot of Clayton Richard,who went to the disabled list.[12] Erlin was roughed up in successive starts in Boston and Washington in July,unable to get through the fifth inning in either start,and was optioned back to Tucson on July 8.[13] Erlin was recalled late in the season to take the rotation spot of Edinson Vólquez.[14] He fared better in his final stint of 2013,not allowing more than two runs in any of his five starts to finish the season.[3] For the year,he went 3–3 with a 4.12 ERA with the Major League club.[3]
In 2014 with the Padres,he was 4-5 with a 4.99 ERA.[3] He missed most of the season with left elbow soreness.[8] In 2015 with San Diego,he was 1-2 with a 4.76 ERA.[3]
On May 3,2016,Erlin was diagnosed with a partially torn UCL. He underwent Tommy John surgery on his left elbow that month and missed the remainder of the 2016 season.[8] For the season,in 15.2 innings he was 1-2 with a 4.02 ERA.[3] Following the non-tenders of Alexi Amarista and Tyson Ross after the 2016 MLB season,Erlin became the longest tenured Padre.[citation needed]
Erlin returned to the Padres in 2018,making the Opening Day roster as a long reliever out of the bullpen.[15] He moved to the starting rotation full-time after Tyson Ross and Jordan Lyles were waived. In 39 appearances (12 starts),he finished 4-7 with an ERA of 4.21 in 109 innings.[3] In 2019,Erlin recorded an ERA of 5.37 in 55+1⁄3 innings.[3] He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[citation needed]
Pittsburgh Pirates
On January 29, 2020, Erlin signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[16][17] On July 20, 2020, Erlin had his contract selected to the 40-man roster. Erlin was designated for assignment on August 2. [18]
Atlanta Braves
On August 7, 2020, the Atlanta Braves claimed Erlin off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[19] Erlin was designated for assignment by the Braves on September 12, 2020.[20] Erlin was released by the Braves on September 14.[21]
Erlin signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on February 14, 2022.[23] He was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers and was called up to the major leagues on May 7 as the 27th man for a doubleheader.[24] He pitched two innings for the Dodgers over two games, allowing two runs on two hits[3] before he was designated for assignment on May 11.[25] He pitched in 21 games for Oklahoma City (14 starts) and was 5–4 with a 7.36 ERA.[3]
On February 3, 2023, Erlin re-signed with the Dodgers on a minor league contract.[26] He returned to Oklahoma City, where he pitched in 17 games (16 starts) and logged a 4–2 record and 5.83 ERA.[3] Erlin elected free agency following the season on November 6.[27]
Pitching style
Erlin has an average fastball in the 88 to 90 miles per hour (142 to 145km/h) range, but he is able to contrast it with an outstanding curveball and above-average changeup. He will also mix in cutters and sliders to give hitters a different look.[6]
Personal life
Erlin's father, Rick, is the baseball coach at Scotts Valley.[28]
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