Frankie Montas to the Oakland Athletics for Rich Hill and Josh Reddick. Shortly thereafter, Cotton was assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds where he retired the first 26 Round Rock Express batters he faced, barely missing a perfect game. After a stellar debut in September, Cotton looks to prove he is the real deal in 2017, his first full season.
Praise from a legend: Pedro Martinez
Not long after Jharel Cotton tossed seven scoreless innings in a win against the Kansas City Royals, Hall of Famer and baseball legend Pedro Martinez took to twitter to relate Cotton to himself.