Caleb Cotham

Graduated from Mt. Juliet (TN) High School, where as a junior and senior he was captain of the baseball team, 3 times All-District, District MVP as a junior, All-Region and All-State as a junior and 9-AAA Tournament MVP as a senior...was junior class president and a member of the National Junior Honor Society... played baseball at Vanderbilt University...follow on Twitter @ceetwo35.

2016

In December 2015 was acquired from the Yankees in the Aroldis Chapman trade...for the Reds made just 23 relief apps because of injuries to his right shoulder and right knee...made his last appearance for the Reds on 5/28 at Mil...3 days later was disabled with inflammation in his right shoulder and a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee...on 6/30 and 7/16 made rehab apps for Pensacola...on 7/28 was transferred to the 60-day disabled list to make room on the roster for RHP Homer Bailey, who came off the DL...on 8/2 had season-ending microfracture surgery on his right knee...in the 3-2 win on 4/6 vs Phi made his Reds debut by throwing scoreless seventh and eighth innings to keep the deficit at 2-1...the 2.0 innings tied his career high...threw 2.0 innings again on 5/6 vs Mil...didn't allow a run until his sixth appearance (4/16 at StL) and didn't allow an earned run until his ninth game (4/23 vs Cubs).

 

2015

In 35 relief apps at Class AA Trenton and Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre produced a 2.21era and 2 saves in 3 chances...in his Major League debut made 12 relief apps during 4 stints with the Yankees (7/29, 8/4, 8/15-8/17, 9/1-remainder of the season)...was promoted on 7/29 and in that night's 5-2 loss at Tex threw 1.2 scoreless innings in his first career appearance (2h, 0bb, 4k)...became only the 11th Yankees pitcher since 1914 to record at least 4 strikeouts in his big league debut and only the sixth with 4 strikeouts and no runs in his debut...in the eighth inning of the 4-1 win on 9/14 at TB retired his only batter and went on to earn his first career decision...allowed a season-high 4 earned runs over 2.0 innings in the 10-inning, 8-7 win on 8/17 vs Min...his ERA in his other 11 apps was 3.52.