Andrew Cashner
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| Born: | September 11, 1986 |
| Birthplace: | Montgomery, TX |
| Position: | RHP |
| Height: | 6'5" |
| Weight: | 185 |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Draft Year:' | Cubs 2008 Draft |
| Round: | 1 |
| Overall Selection: | 19 |
| Did He Sign?: | Yes |
| Scout: | Trey Forkerway |
| Bonus: | 1,540,000 |
| College: | Texas Christian University |
| High School: | (HS) Conroe (TX) |
| Did He Reach Majors?: | Yes |
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[edit] Notes & News
Still with organization playing for the Chicago Cubs as a RHP.
Made his major league debut on May 31, 2010.
Cashner has been drafted four times, twice by the Cubs. Besides 2008 when he finally signed with the Cubs there was also in Round 29 of Cubs 2007 June Amateur Draft, but did not sign. Drafted in 18th round by Colorado Rockies in 2006 draft and did not sign. Drafted in 20th round by Atlanta Braves in 2005 draft, but did not sign.
Selected to play for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League in 2009, and was named to the Rising Stars All-Star Team.
Non-roster invite to spring training in 2009 and 2010.
Transferred to Texas Christian University after attending Angelina College (JC).
[edit] Prospect Lists
[edit] 2010
1st: Arizona Phil's Prospect Rankings
4th: Baseball America Cubs Prospect Rankings
5th: John Sickels Cubs Prospect Rankings
5th: Baseball Prospectus Cubs Prospect Rankings
[edit] 2009
3rd: Baseball America Cubs Prospect Rankings
3rd: Scout.com Cubs Prospect Rankings
4th: John Sickels Cubs Prospect Rankings
5th: Baseball Prospectus Cubs Prospect Rankings
[edit] Injury History
A strained oblique suffered during spring training in 2009. [1]
Strained rotator cuff in 2011 where he missed from April through September.
[edit] Scouting Report
His arm action is pretty short; he lets the elbow pick up the ball; and he loads his arm horizontally rather than towards second base. He achieves good separation between his torso and hips. And notice his arm just before foot plant (and just before the hips are about to rotate): It's ready to be unloaded forward, indicating an efficient kinetic chain of events.
What I don't like is that he's kinda "tall-and-fall," meaning that he isn't using his momentum to his advantage as much as he could. To remedy this, he could drift through his balance point a little more. - Alex Eisenberg[2]
[edit] Repertoire
Fastball (mid to high 90's), "Hard-biting" Slider (mid 80's)...can look like a power curveball, Change-up
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ Sullivan, Paul. "So far, so good for Chicago Cubs' Rich Harden". Chicago Tribune. March 2009. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-07-cubs-bits-chicagomar07,0,1488108.story
- ↑ Eisenberg, Alex. "Breaking Down the Draft: Picks 18-26. The Hardball Times. June 2009. http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/breaking-down-the-draft/
[edit] External Links
Baseball Reference Minor League Page | Baseball Cube Page | First Inning Page | Minor League Splits Page
