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'{{Infobox baseball biography | name = Jharel Cotton | image = Jharel Cotton.jpg | width = 250 | caption = Cotton with the Nashville Sounds in 2016 | team = Oakland Athletics | number = 45 | position = [[Pitcher]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|1|19}} | birth_place = [[St. Thomas, Virgin Islands]] | bats = Right | throws = Right | debutleague = MLB | debutdate = September 7 | debutyear = 2016 | debutteam = Oakland Athletics |statyear = 2017 season |statleague = MLB |stat1label = [[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]] |stat1value = 11–10 |stat2label = [[Earned run average]] |stat2value = 4.95 |stat3label = [[Strikeouts]] |stat3value = 128 | teams = *[[Oakland Athletics]] ({{mlby|2016}}–{{mlby|2017}}) }} '''Jharel Leandre Cotton''' (born January 19, 1992) is an American professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[Oakland Athletics]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). ==College career== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt-cotton-says-no-to-dodgers-story.html|title=Jharel Cotton says no to Dodgers, will return to Miami-Dade|work=Daily Press|first=Dave|last=Johnson|date=August 17, 2010|accessdate=September 19, 2015}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt-jharel-cotton-0401-20120331-story.html|title=Former Menchville star Jharel Cotton 'soaking it up' at ECU|work=Daily Press|first=Dave|last=Johnson|date=March 31, 2012|accessdate=September 19, 2015}}</ref> ==Professional career== ===Los Angeles Dodgers=== After one year at East Carolina, Cotton was drafted by the Dodgers in the 20th round of the [[2012 MLB Draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.dailypress.com/2012-07-10/sports/dp-spt-pilots-pitchers-0711-20120710_1_jharel-cotton-patrick-scoggin-geno-escalante|title=Former Monarch Jharel Cotton to sign with Dodgers|work=Daily Press|first=Dave|last=Johnson|date=July 10, 2012|accessdate=September 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://virginislandsdailynews.com/sports/dodgers-sign-cotton-1.1343382|title=Dodgers sign Cotton|work=Virgin Island Daily News|date=July 14, 2012|accessdate=September 19, 2015|first=Aaron|last=Gray}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/loons/index.ssf/2013/04/los_angeles_dodgers_jharel_cot.html|title=Los Angeles Dodgers Jharel Cotton brings island flavor to Great Lakes Loons rotation|work=mlive.com|first=Hugh|last=Bernreuter|date=April 6, 2013|accessdate=September 19, 2015}}</ref> Cotton missed the first two months of the 2015 season, recovering from a broken left wrist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://virginislandsdailynews.com/sports/cotton-back-from-injury-for-quakes-1.1892252|title=Cotton back from injury for Quakes|work=Virgin Island Daily News|date=June 3, 2015|author=Daily News Staff|accessdate=September 19, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/dodger-report/post/_/id/16483/dodgers-looking-at-two-minor-leaguers-for-bullpen-roles|title=Dodgers looking at two minor-leaguers for bullpen roles|work=ESPN Los Angeles|first=Mark|last=Saxon|date=August 25, 2015|accessdate=July 19, 2015}}</ref> Between the four levels he appeared in 21 games (with 11 starts) and was 6–2 with a 2.45 ERA.<ref name=JCminors>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=cotton000jha|title=Jharel Cotton minor league statistics & history|work=Baseball Reference}}</ref> The Dodgers added Cotton to their 40-man roster after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article/157798348/jharel-cotton-ross-stripling-added-to-40-man|title=Cotton, Stripling added to 40-man roster|work=mlb.com|first=Ken|last=Gurnick|date=November 20, 2015|accessdate=November 22, 2015}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.truebluela.com/2016/6/28/12054236/willie-calhoun-jharel-cotton-mlb-futures-game-2016-all-star-game-dodgers|title=Jharel Cotton, Willie Calhoun named to 2016 MLB Futures Game rosters|work=SB Nation|first=Eric|last=Stephen|date=June 28, 2016|accessdate=June 28, 2016}}</ref> During the game, Cotton only faced one batter, throwing merely three pitches against Phillies outfielder Dylan Cozens. However, Cozens flied out, paving the way for Cotton to pick up the win after teammate Yoan Moncada hit a game-winning Home Run for the World Team.<ref>http://www.truebluela.com/2016/7/10/12116220/jjharel-cotton-willie-calhoun-futures-game-dodgers-minor-league-report</ref> ===Oakland Athletics=== On August 1, 2016, the Dodgers traded Cotton, [[Grant Holmes]], and [[Frankie Montas]] to the [[Oakland Athletics]] for [[Rich Hill (pitcher)|Rich Hill]] and [[Josh Reddick]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article/192999766/dodgers-acquire-josh-reddick-rich-hill/|title=Dodgers acquire Reddick, Hill from A's|last=Gurnick|first=Ken|work=MLB.com|date=August 1, 2016|accessdate=August 1, 2016}}</ref> 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 (baseball)|triple]] with two outs in the ninth inning, just missing a [[perfect game]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160810&content_id=194691204&fext=.jsp&vkey=recap&sid=t556|title=Cotton Just Misses Perfect Game in Sounds Win|work=milb.com|date=August 10, 2016|accessdate=August 10, 2016}}</ref> He was called up to the Athletics on September 7 to make his major league debut.<ref>{{cite web|last=Slusser|first=Susan|url=http://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/Neal-keeps-A-s-in-game-late-rally-beats-Angels-9206615.php|title=Zach Neal strong in A’s win; Jharel Cotton set for debut|work=San Francisco Gate|date=September 6, 2016|accessdate=September 7, 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/03/al-west-notes-ohtani-vogelbach-whalen-as-cotton-puk.html</ref> On March 22, 2018, Cotton underwent [[Tommy John surgery]], will miss the 2018 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jharel Cotton has Tommy John surgery|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/22871134/jharel-cotton-oakland-athletics-tommy-john-surgery|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=March 22, 2018}}</ref> ==Personal== His brother, Jamaine Cotton, pitched in the [[Houston Astros]] organization from 2010 to 2014. On November 11, 2017 Jharel Cotton married Emma Supanich. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140707&content_id=83458490&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb|title=Cotton brothers square off in Lancaster|work=milb.com|first=Kelsie|last=Heneghan|date=July 7, 2014|accessdate=September 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://virginislandsdailynews.com/sports/cotton-brothers-to-square-off-in-weekend-series-1.1674603|title=Cotton brothers to square off in weekend series|work=Virgin Island Daily News|first=Matt|last=Schoch|date=April 25, 2014|accessdate=September 19, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Portal bar|Baseball}} {{Baseballstats|mlb=605194|espn=34052|br=c/cottojh01|fangraphs=13654|cube=165674|brm=cotton000jha}} *{{Twitter|JharelCotton|Jharel Cotton}} *{{Instagram|jharelcotton|⚾RELLY⚾}} {{Oakland Athletics roster navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cotton, Jharel}} [[Category:1992 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands]] [[Category:Major League Baseball players from the United States Virgin Islands]] [[Category:Major League Baseball pitchers]] [[Category:All-Star Futures Game players]] [[Category:Oakland Athletics players]] [[Category:East Carolina Pirates baseball players]] [[Category:Miami Dade Sharks baseball players]] [[Category:Ogden Raptors players]] [[Category:Great Lakes Loons players]] [[Category:Chattanooga Lookouts players]] [[Category:Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players]] [[Category:Tulsa Drillers players]] [[Category:Oklahoma City Dodgers players]] [[Category:Glendale Desert Dogs players]] [[Category:Nashville Sounds players]]'