Erik Cordier

Erik Michael Cordier (born February 25, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the San Francisco Giants in 2014.

Erik Cordier
Cordier with the Orix Buffaloes in 2016
Pitcher
Born: (1986-02-25) February 25, 1986
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 3, 2014, for the San Francisco Giants
NPB: March 25, 2016, for the Orix Buffaloes
Last appearance
MLB: September 7, 2015, for the Miami Marlins
NPB: 2016, for the Orix Buffaloes
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average4.42
Strikeouts16
NPB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Win-loss record0–2
Earned run average7.30
Strikeouts14
Teams

Career

Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals selected Cordier in the second round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft out of Southern Door High School in Brussels, Wisconsin.

Atlanta Braves/Pittsburgh Pirates

He was traded from the Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Tony Peña, Jr. on March 24, 2007.[1] Cordier played in the Braves organization from 2008 to 2012, and the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in 2013.

San Francisco Giants

Cordier signed with the San Francisco Giants after the 2013 season, and was added to their 40-man roster.[2]

Cordier was called up to the majors for the first time on September 2, 2014.[3] He made his MLB debut on September 3 with a 101 mph fastball.[4] For the season with the Giants, he was 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 9 strikeouts in 6 innings.[5]

Cordier was designated for assignment by the Giants on May 17, 2015. He was outrighted to Triple-A Fresno on May 27, and elected free agency on May 30. On June 1, he was re-signed to a minor league deal by the club, and was released on August 1.

Miami Marlins

On August 5, Miami signed Cordier to a minor league deal. He was added to the 40-man roster on August 17, and made 8 appearances with the Marlins, going 0-0 with a 5.84 ERA.[5] His four-seam fastball had the second-highest average speed of any MLB pitcher's pitches in 2015, at 98.4 mph.[6] He elected free agency in October 2015 after being outrighted off Miami's 40-man roster.[7]

Orix Buffaloes

Cordier signed with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2016 season. With them he was 0-2 with two saves and a 7.30 ERA, and 14 strikeouts in 12.1 innings.[5]

Boston Red Sox

He signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox on January 18, 2017.[8] After a couple of months in the organization, during which Cordier was 0-1 with one save and a 5.40 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 8.1 innings for Pawtucket,[5] he was released on May 16.

References
  1. "Braves trade Pena to Royals for Cordier". ESPN.com.
  2. "SF Giants add Jose De Paula, Erik Cordier; DFA Johnny Monell, Francisco Peguero | SFGiants.com: News". Sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  3. "Cordier joins big-league Giants". Press Gazette Media.
  4. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24693811/giants-reliever-erik-cordier-makes-blazing-mlb-debut
  5. Erik Cordier Minor, Fall & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com
  6. "Statcast". Major League Baseball.
  7. "Erik Cordier Stats, Highlights, Bio | Pawtucket Red Sox Stats". Pawtucket Red Sox. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  8. Todd, Jeff; Adams, Steve (January 18, 2017). "Minor MLB Transactions: 1/18/17". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
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