This week’s SotW is stylish lefthander Trevor Caughey. He’s another former Frederick Key who was sent down as he was struggling a bit in the Carolina League. The struggles have lessened a bit here in Delmarva but the 9th round 2002 Oriole pick will still be given a pretty good chance to work himself out of his funk. Right now the 23 year old native of California is one of just two lefties on the Shorebirds’ staff, the other southpaw being fellow Frederick refugee Russ Petrick.
For the season, he has respectable numbers with two exceptions: he had a 5.50 ERA with Frederick and is toting a high 6.41 ERA for the Shorebirds. I’d have to say the key reason is the longball, as he’s surrendered 8 home runs in just over 40 innings of work this season (though none here.) 22 walks is a bit worrisome but not horrible, and he’s got good enough stuff to average over a strikeout per inning.
With his age and the fact he’s been in the O’s system for awhile, this might be one last chance for Caughey to get his act together. Fortunately, he is in a good position as one of just two lefties on the staff at the moment, so he’s going to see a lot of work. Rarely has a starter for Delmarva gone more than six innings this season, so relievers get a lot of opportunities. It appears that number 9 will get a lot of trips to the hill as the season winds down.
