Scott Cassidy
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| San Diego Padres — No. 56 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| April 1, 2002 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Wins | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 109 |
| Earned run average | 4.88 |
| Former teams | |
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Scott Robert Cassidy (born October 3, 1975 in Syracuse, New York) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the San Diego Padres. Previously, Cassidy played with the Toronto Blue Jays (2002) and Boston Red Sox (2005). He bats and throws right handed.
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[edit] Life as a Blue Jay
Scott began his MLB career with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2002 appearing in 58 games and logging 66.0 innings. He ended his first season with a 1-4 record with a high ERA at 5.73.
Cassidy was also unsuccessful in picking up a save as he blew all 7 opportunities he had. Out of all the 58 contests that he appeared in, none of them were starts.
He then spent the following year (2003) in Triple A where he was pitching for the Syracuse Chiefs as a reliever.
[edit] Dealt to Boston
On April 18, 2004 the Jays moved Scott Cassidy to their AL East rival Boston Red Sox for a player to be named. Scott didn’t prove to be a major acquisition as he finished the 2004 campaign playing on the Red Sox’s Triple A affiliate in Pawtucket. He also spent the first part of the 2005 year in class Triple AAA splitting time between the Pawtucket and Portland squads.
He than pitched in 1 game for Boston coming in as a relief pitcher. However, he failed to record a single out but surrendered 3 runs on 4 hits. His ERA as a member of the fabled Boston Red Sox was 40.50. He was then traded on July 19, 2005 for the second time in his career. This time it was to a team in the National League, the San Diego Padres.
Outfielder Adam Hyzdu came over to Boston in return.
[edit] Pitching in the NL
With San Diego for the second half of 2005 he had a 1-1 won-loss record with a much lower ERA then he had as a member of the Red Sox at 6.57. This season (2006) he has posted a much more respectable 2.72 ERA while winning 5 games.
He has thrown 39.0 innings in his 38 appearances all of which have had him come out of the bullpen as a Padres reliever.
[edit] Scouting report
Cassidy is able to throw a fastball and a changeup. He also throws an occasional curve ball.
[edit] Honors and Awards
- 1998 Pioneer League All-Star Team (R) (Pitcher - RHP)
[edit] External links
- ESPN - profile and daily updates
- Baseball Reference career statistics and analysis
