Trevor Oaks

Trevor Oaks
Oaks with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2018
Pitcher
Born: (1993-03-26) 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 record0–2
Earned run average7.24
Strikeouts10
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

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) for the Kansas City Royals in 2018.

Career

Oaks 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]

Los Angeles Dodgers

Oaks was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round, with the 219th overall selection, of the 2014 MLB draft, and signed for a signing bonus of $161,600.[3][4]

Oaks began his professional career with the rookie-level Ogden Raptors in 2014, where he was 5–2 with a 6.81 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 14 games.[5] In 2015, he pitched in 23 games (21 starts) between the Single-A Great Lakes Loons and High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, and logged a cumulative 8–5 record and 2.65 ERA with 74 strikeouts across 125+2⁄3 innings pitched.[5]

For the 2016 season, Oaks pitched in four games for the Quakes, and 10 each for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers and Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, accumulating an aggregate 14–3 record and 2.74 ERA with 108 strikeouts over 152 innings of work.[5] In 2017, he made 15 starts (and one relief appearance) for Oklahoma City and was 4–3 with a 3.64 ERA an 72 strikeouts.[5] His season was cut short by an oblique injury suffered in July.[6] The Dodgers added Oaks to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2017, in order to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[7]

Kansas City Royals

On 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 the Triple-A [[Omaha Storm Chasers]], he was 8-8 with a 3.23 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 128+1⁄3 innings pitched over 22 starts.[2] In four appearances (two starts) for the Royals during his rookie campaign, Oaks compiled an 0-2 record and 7.24 ERA with 10 strikeouts over 13+2⁄3 innings.[2]

Oaks missed the 2019 season after undergoing surgery to repair the labrum in his right hip.[9] On October 29, 2019, Oaks was activated from the injured list and subsequently designated for assignment.[10]

San Francisco Giants

On November 5, 2019, Oaks was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants.[11] On January 16, 2020, Oaks was designated for assignment following the signing of Drew Smyly.[12] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats on January 24.[13] Oaks did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] On December 20, Oaks was released by the Giants organization.

In an interview on January 31, 2022, Oaks acknowledged that he had retired from professional baseball since his release from the Giants organization.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Oaks to get first MLB start". athletics.biola.edu. Biola Eagles. April 28, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Trevor Oaks College, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Trevor Oaks". The Baseball Cube. June 19, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Trevor Oaks Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball Reference.
  6. ^ Unruh, Jacob (July 5, 2017). "OKC Dodgers RHP Trevor Oaks dealing with oblique injury". NewsOk. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  7. ^ Stephen, Eric (November 20, 2017). "Dennis Santana, Trevor Oaks added to Dodgers' 40-man roster". SB Nation. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  8. ^ Stephen, Eric (January 4, 2018). "Dodgers acquire Scott Alexander in 3-team, 5-player trade". SB Nation. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  9. ^ Max Rieper (March 8, 2019). "Trevor Oaks has hip surgery, will miss at least four months". Royals Review. SB Nation. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  10. ^ Jeff Todd (October 29, 2019). "Royals Designate Trevor Oaks". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Giants Sign Drew Smyly". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  13. ^ "Giants Outright Jake Jewell, Trevor Oaks". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  14. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  15. ^ "10 questions with former Kansas City Royals pitcher Trevor Oaks". calltothepen.com. January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
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