I chose to do an Andrew Cashner post as part of the One Year Wonder series since he was not close to taking down Hideo Nomo as the All Time One Year Wonder Right Handed Starter or Takashi Saito as the All Time One Year Wonder Right Handed Reliever. I will get to all of that.
Andrew Cashner had been a quality starting pitcher for a lot of bad teams during his career. He previously played for the Cubs, Padres, Marlins, Rangers and Orioles before joining the Red Sox. He came up with the Cubs and was traded to the Padres in the deal that brought former Red Sox prospect Anthony Rizzo to the North Side. Cashner was a dependable starter for the Padres, but I am guessing they would like a do-over on that trade. After a few seasons, he was traded to the Marlins in a deadline deal that did not go well for the Marlins.
Cashner had a decent season with the Rangers the next year, which he parlayed into a multi-year deal with the Orioles. He was 9-3 with a 3.83 ERA when the Orioles traded him to the Red Sox in a mid-July deal when Boston needed pitching help to contend. Boston sent two minor leaguers to the O's who have yet to make any significant noise. Again, Cashner struggled greatly. He ended up struggling so much that he was removed from the rotation altogether. He ended up pitching better in the bullpen.
In 25 games with the Red Sox, Cashner made six starts and pitched 53.2 innings. He had a record of 2-5 and notched 42 strikeouts and 29 walks. His ERA was an unsightly 6.20. One thing that Cashner did do in Boston that he had never done before was to pick up his first Major League save. After the season, Cashner filed for free agency, but was unable to sign a contract prior to the COVID season of 2020. He has not pitched in the Majors since.
Cashner probably qualified more as a reliever than a starter for the purposes of determining if he could unseat the All Time One Year Wonder. It really doesn't matter because his numbers were not close to qualifying at either position.
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