Jharel Cotton Pacific Coast League PiOW 080816 to 081416

Jharel Cotton of the Nashville Sounds was selected the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for the span of August 8, 2016 through August 14, 2016. For the week he was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 1 SHO, 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 0 BB and 12 K. This season the RHP is 2-1, 1.74 ERA, 21 K, 0.68 WHIP, .157 BAA in 20.2 IP over 3 games at Nashville and 8-5, 4.90 ERA, 119 K, 1.15 WHIP, .219 BAA in 97.1 IP over 22 games with 16 GS at Triple A Oklahoma City. Nashville is the Triple A team of the Oakland Athletics. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 20th round in 2012 and was traded to the Athletics in August 2016. Cotton turned 24 on January 19.