Jharel Cotton is a 27-year-old righthander who had Tommy John surgery in March 2018. He returned to pitch in the Athletics farm system, making 14 appearances for Triple-A Las Vegas. The A’s designated him for assignment on Wednesday.
Saturday, the Cubs announced they had acquired Cotton from the A’s for cash considerations.
Cotton was the Dodgers’ 20th-round pick in the 2012 draft and was sent to the A’s in 2016 in the deal that sent Rich Hill to L.A. Cotton made 29 starts for Oakland in 2016 and 2017 and posted a 4.