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Pirates Offered Trevor Cahill a Better Deal Than Cubs

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Back in December, we heard rumors that the Pirates were interested in signing Trevor Cahill. He ended up re-signing with the Chicago Cubs, who plan to use him in the bullpen. Nick Cafardo reported back then that both the Baltimore Orioles and Pirates were looking to sign Cahill as a starting pitcher. Today, news came out that not only were the Pirates offering him a better role than the Cubs, they also made him an offer for two years. He turned down that offer to sign for one year and $4.25M with the Cubs.

Cahill was considering the Pirates, but he said he really enjoyed his time in Chicago and decided to return to familiar surroundings. You don’t often hear about a team losing out when they offer more years and a better role for a pitcher. You definitely don’t expect that team to be the Pirates over a big market team, but familiarity won out in this case. Cahill seemed perfect for a bounce back season and the Pirates seemed like a good fit for him in that goal, but he decided for less security and a smaller role, which could hurt him in the future.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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