Trevor Scott Oaks (born March 26, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 2014 MLB Draft. He played one season in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2018 for the Kansas City Royals.
| Trevor Oaks | |
|---|---|
 Oaks with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2018 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 26, 1993 Riverside, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 28, 2018, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 4, 2018, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–2 |
| Earned run average | 7.24 |
| Strikeouts | 10 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Career
editOaks attended Woodcrest Christian High School in Riverside, California. He played one season of college baseball at Biola University.[1] He then transferred to California Baptist University where he played for one season, with a 10-0 record and 1.68 ERA in 15 starts.[2] He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 2014 MLB Draft, and signed for a signing bonus of $161,600.[3][4]
Los Angeles Dodgers
editOaks began his professional career with the Ogden Raptors in 2014, where he was 5–2 with a 6.81 ERA in 14 games.[5] In 2015, he pitched in 23 games (21 starts) between the Great Lakes Loons and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and had an 8–5 record and 2.65 ERA.[5]
For the 2016 season, he pitched in four games for the Quakes, and 10 each for the Tulsa Drillers and Oklahoma City Dodgers, with a 14–3 record and 2.74 ERA.[5] In 2017, he made 15 starts (and one relief appearance) for Oklahoma City and was 4–3 with a 3.64 ERA.[5] His season was cut short by an oblique injury suffered in July.[6] The Dodgers added him to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2017.[7]
Kansas City Royals
editOn January 4, 2018, Oaks was traded to the Kansas City Royals in a three-team trade that also sent Jake Peter and Scott Alexander to the Dodgers, Joakim Soria and Luis Avilán to the Chicago White Sox, and Erick Mejia to the Royals.[8] He was recalled by the Royals on April 28, 2018, to make his major league debut as the starting pitcher against the White Sox.[3] With AAA Omaha, he was 8-8 with a 3.23 ERA in 128.1 innings in 22 starts.[2] With the Royals in 2018, he was 0-2 with a 7.24 ERA in 13.2 innings.[2]
Oaks missed the 2019 season after undergoing surgery to repair the labrum in his right hip.[9] On October 29, Oaks was outrighted off the Royals roster.[10]
San Francisco Giants
editOn November 5, 2019, Oaks was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants.[11] On January 16, 2020, Oaks was designated for assignment. He was sent outright to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats on January 24. Oaks did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] On December 20, 2020, Oaks was released by the Giants.
In an interview on January 31, 2022, Oaks acknowledged that he had retired from professional baseball since his release from the Giants organization.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Oaks to get first MLB start". athletics.biola.edu. Biola Eagles. April 28, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Trevor Oaks College, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ a b McDowell, Sam (April 27, 2018). "Trevor Oaks will make his MLB debut Saturday. Learn more about the new Royals pitcher". Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Trevor Oaks". The Baseball Cube. June 19, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Trevor Oaks Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball Reference.
- ^ Unruh, Jacob (July 5, 2017). "OKC Dodgers RHP Trevor Oaks dealing with oblique injury". NewsOk. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ Stephen, Eric (November 20, 2017). "Dennis Santana, Trevor Oaks added to Dodgers' 40-man roster". SB Nation. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ Stephen, Eric (January 4, 2018). "Dodgers acquire Scott Alexander in 3-team, 5-player trade". SB Nation. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ Max Rieper (March 8, 2019). "Trevor Oaks has hip surgery, will miss at least four months". Royals Review. SB Nation. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ Jeff Todd (October 29, 2019). "Royals Designate Trevor Oaks". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ Kerry Crowley (November 5, 2019). "Giants hit the waiver wire, acquire three players, subtract two from 40-man roster". The Mercury News. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "10 questions with former Kansas City Royals pitcher Trevor Oaks". calltothepen.com. January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)