- Scott Cassidy
Infobox MLB retired
name=Scott Cassidy
position=Relief pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birthdate and age|1975|10|3
debutdate=April 1
debutyear=by|2002
debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays
finaldate=September 26
finalyear=by|2006|
finalteam=San Diego Padres
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=8-9
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.88
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=109
teams=
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|2002)
*Boston Red Sox (by|2005)
*San Diego Padres (by|2005-by|2006)
highlights=Scott Robert Cassidy (born
October 3 ,1975 inSyracuse, New York ) is a formerrelief pitcher inMajor League Baseball from by|2002-by|2006. Cassidy played with theToronto Blue Jays (2002),Boston Red Sox (by|2005) andSan Diego Padres (2005-2006). He batted and threwright-handed .Life as a Blue Jay
Cassidy 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 an ERA of 5.73 in 58 games.
He then spent by|2003 in Triple-A where he was pitching for the
Syracuse SkyChiefs as a reliever.Dealt to Boston
On
April 18 , by|2004, the Jays traded Cassidy to their AL East rival, the 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 Triple-A splitting time between the Pawtucket and Portland squads.He than pitched in 1 game for Boston coming in as a relief pitcher. He was traded on
July 19 , 2005, for the second time in his career. This time it was to a team in theNational League , the San Diego Padres.Outfielder Adam Hyzdu came over toBoston in return.Pitching in the NL
With San Diego for the second half of 2005, he had a 1-1 record with a much lower ERA then he had as a member of the Red Sox at 6.57. In 2006, he posted a much more respectable 2.53 ERA while winning 6 games.
He threw 42.7 innings in his 42 appearances all of which came out of the
bullpen as a reliever. Cassidy signed a minor league contract with theMilwaukee Brewers onDecember 3 , by|2007, but announced his retirement onMarch 2 , by|2008.couting report
Cassidy is able to throw a
fastball and achangeup . He also throws an occasionalcurveball .Honors and Awards
* 1998 Pioneer League All-Star Team (R) (
Pitcher - RHP)External links
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6896 ESPN] - profile and daily updates
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cassisc01.shtml Baseball Reference] career statistics and analysis
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