Daniel McCutchen #34

Daniel Thomas McCutchen...Wife's name is Sarah...Is a 2001 graduate of Norman (OK) High School, where he was named to The Oklahoman's 2001 Big All-City team as a senior...Also played running back and cornerback for his high school football team and ran track...Was drafted by the Yankees out of the University of Oklahoma, where he ranked among the school's all-time leaders in strikeouts... Was also named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll...Particpated in the team caravan and PirateFest this past December.

2012

Spent majority of season with Triple-A Indianapolis...Went 2-2 with a 2.49 ERA (21.1ip/7r/6er) in first 11 games (one start) thru 5/9...Made lone start on 4/19 vs. Columbus (L, 2.1ip/4er)...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 5/10 when Joel Hanrahan went on the Bereavement List for three days, but did not appear in a game with the Pirates...Strained his left oblique while taking batting practice on 5/12 and was placed on the 15-day disabled list on 5/13...Made a rehab start with Class-A Bradenton on 6/14...Had rehab transferred to Indianapolis on 6/17 and made three appearances (3.0ip/0r)...Was recalled from his rehab assignment, reinstated from the 15-day disabled list and optioned to Indianapolis on 6/21...Was scored upon in seven of his nine Triple-A games between 6/25 and 7/24 (15.1ip/13r/11er), raising his ERA from 2.10 to 3.73...Was recalled by Pittsburgh again on 7/31, but did not pitch in a game before being optioned back to Indy on 8/1...Pitched 3.0 perfect innings of relief and picked up first save on 8/2 at Scranton-WB...Did not allow a run in six straight games (10.0ip) with Indianapolis between 7/28 and 8/11...Tossed 4.0 scoreless innings and picked up the win on 8/18 at Syracuse...Was recalled by the Pirates a third time on 8/21 and made lone appearance with Pittsburgh that night in San Diego; suffered the loss after walking a batter before surrendering a walkoff home run to Chase Headley in the 10th inning...Was optioned to Indianapolis on 8/23 and went 1-0 with two saves in his final four games (7.1ip/2er). ...Won his final five Triple-A decisions and posted a 1.61 ERA (22.1ip/4er) in his last 12 appearances.

2011

Was used exclusively in relief for the first time in his career...Led Pittsburgh bullpen and ranked fourth among National League relief pitchers with his career-high 84.2 innings pitched...Allowed just 18.6% (8-of-43) of his inherited runners to score; the sixth-best ratio among N.L. relievers...Began season with Triple-A Indianapolis but was recalled on 4/9 before making an appearance with the Indians...Whiffed the only batter he faced while making his first appearance with the Pirates on 4/9 vs. Colorado...Pitched 13.0 consecutive scoreless outings before giving up an unearned run on 5/8...Picked up first win on 5/8 vs. Houston...Was not charged with an earned run in his first 12 appearances (15.0ip) thru 5/11 and had a 0.40 ERA (22.1ip/1er) after his 19th appearance on 5/29...Gave up two runs in 0.1ip and suffered first loss on 5/30 at New York... Pitched 2.0 scoreless frames and was the winning pitcher in Pittsburgh's 3-2, 12-inning victory vs. Philadelphia on 6/8...Was scored upon just once in his 15 games between 6/24 and 7/23 (13.0ip/2er), lowering ERA from 2.39 to 2.13...Threw 92 pitches in 5.1 innings of relief and suffered loss in 19-inning marathon at Atlanta on 7/26...Was scored upon in five of his six outings from 7/25 thru 8/5 (10.1ip/8er)...Lowered his season ERA to 2.80 following his outing on 9/1, but was charged with 12 earned runs in his final 10.2 innings of work over his last 10 games...Finished season making four scoreless appearances (5.1ip) and picked up final win on 9/26 at Milwaukee...Went 0-for-1 with a sac bunt at the plate.

2010

Began season in Pittsburgh's starting rotation, but didn't make first start until sixth team game on 4/11 at Arizona...Threw 60 pitches in an intra-squad game in Bradenton, FL, on 4/6 before suffering loss in first outing with Bucs (3.1ip/9er)...Was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on 4/12, but did not appear in a game before being recalled on 4/17...Received a no-decision in second start on 4/17 vs. Cincinnati (4.0ip/3er)...Gave up six runs in 3.2 innings in third start on 4/22 vs. Milwaukee (Pirates lost the game, 20-0)...Made first Major League relief appearance on 4/24 at Houston and pitched a scoreless frame...Was optioned to Indianapolis on 4/25...Gave up one run in 7.0ip while winning first Triple-A start on 4/29 at Pawtucket...Lost three of his next four decisions thru 5/31...Won back-to-back starts on 6/5 and 6/10 before losing consecutive starts on 6/15 and 6/21...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 6/26 and suffered loss as a starter that night at Oakland (6.0ip/4er)...Won first game with Pirates on 7/1 vs. Philadelphia (5.1ip/2r/1er)...Suffered fourth loss on 7/7 at Houston (5.0ip/4er)...Was optioned to Indianapolis on 7/8...Went 0-3 with a 4.42 ERA in three starts with Indy before being recalled a third and final time by Pittsburgh on 7/31...Suffered loss as a starter at St. Louis on 7/31 (5.2ip/4r/3er)...Made eight straight relief appearances (9.1ip/2er) before making next start (his eighth) on 8/25 vs. St. Louis; pitched 6.0 scoreless innings for his second win with the Pirates...Tossed 11.2 scoreless frames over six games from 8/17-9/1...Was then scored upon in eight of his final 10 appearances (16.2ip/14er - 7.56 ERA)...Made final outing as a starter on 10/1 at Florida and received a no-decision (4.0ip/1er) in Pittsburgh's 5-1 victory...Went 1-for-14 with two sac bunts at the plate; singled off Cincinnati's Johnny Cueto for lone hit on 4/17 (went hitless in last 10 at bats).

2009

Spent majority of season with Triple-A Indianapolis, where he was named the team's MVP...Tied for International League lead in victories and ranked eighth in ERA...Led club in starts, innings pitched and strikeouts...His 13 wins were the most by an Indy pitcher since Horacio Estrada led the league with 14 in 2000...Led all Pittsburgh farmhands in wins and ranked second in strikeouts...Went 0-1 with a 2.45 ERA (11.0ip/3er) in first two Triple-A starts before winning third outing on 4/22 at Toledo...Went 4-5 with a 4.33 ERA (68.2ip/33er) in first 12 starts thru 6/15...Won five straight starts from 6/22 thru 7/20...Suffered last loss on 7/25 vs. Buffalo (6.0ip/5r/1er)...Tossed 7.0 scoreless innings while winning 10th game on 7/30 at Norfolk...Pitched season-high 7.2 innings on 8/10 vs. Columbus...Was named International League Pitcher-of-the-Week after going 2-0 with 12 K's and a 0.00 ERA (13.2ip) during the week of August 10-16...Struck out season-high eight batters on 8/20 vs. Louisville...Won nine of his final 10 decisions with Indianapolis and went 5-1 with a 1.90 ERA (52.0ip/11er) in eight starts after the All-Star break...Was selected to play for Team USA in the World Cup, but was replaced by Brad Lincoln due to his promotion to the big leagues...Was selected by Pittsburgh on 8/31 and made Major League debut that afternoon at Cincinnati (game one); surrendered home run to Drew Stubbs on second pitch he threw and went on to post a no-decision (6.0ip/3er) in 4-3 Bucco loss...Also tallied RBI-single off Kip Wells in first big league at bat...Surrendered a pair of home runs to Derrek Lee and suffered first career loss (4-2) in second start on 9/7 vs. Chicago...Gave up four runs in 5.0ip and lost second decision on 9/14 at Los Angeles...Gave up a first-inning home run to Adrian Gonzalez and three runs in 6.0ip in no-decision vs. San Diego on 9/21...Pitched big-league high 6.0+ innings on 9/27 vs. Los Angeles...Won first Major League game in final start on 10/2 at Cincinnati (6.1ip/1er)...Pitched at least 6.0 innings in five of his six starts with Pittsburgh and the club posted a 2-4 record in his starts...Combined to pitch 179.0 innings between Triple-A and the Majors (previous season high was 171.1ip in 2008)...Went 1-for-11 with an RBI at the plate with the Pirates, going hitless in his last 10 at bats.

2008

Went 11-12 with a 3.57 ERA (171.1ip/68er) in 28 combined starts between Trenton (Yankees' AA), Scranton-Wilkes Barre (Yankees' AAA) and Indianapolis...Attended spring training as a non-roster invitee with New York and began season with Trenton...Was charged with two earned runs or less in seven of his nine starts with the Thunder...Struck out seven batters over 5.0 scoreless innings and won first start on 4/5 at Binghamton...Tossed 7.0 scoreless frames while picking up second win on 4/15 vs. Altoona...Whiffed a career-high 12 batters while improving record to 3-1 on 4/25 vs. New Britain...Ranked first among Eastern League pitchers with a 1.42 ERA and was fifth in strikeouts (31) at the end of April...Ranked fifth in the Eastern League with a 2.52 ERA before being promoted to Scranton-Wilkes Barre on 5/21...Walked two batters or less in 10 of his 11 starts with Scranton...Suffered loss in Triple-A debut on 5/24 vs. Indianapolis (6.1ip/3er)...Lost each of his first four starts before tossing a six-hit shutout in 9-0 win on 6/14 at Norfolk...Lost his next two starts to drop record to 1-6 despite allowing three earned runs or less in five of his first seven starts with Scranton...Struck out 10 batters while tossing a five-hit shutout vs. Syracuse on 7/5...Won each of his final three games with Scranton...Was acquired by Pittsburgh from New York as part of a six-player deal on 7/26 and was assigned to Indianapolis...Worked at least 6.0 innings in six of his eight starts with the Indians while allowing two walks or less in seven of the outings...Lost first two starts before allowing two runs in 7.0 innings of work in win vs. Buffalo on 8/6...Served up four home runs in loss vs. Louisville on 8/27...Pitched 7.0 shutout innings in final outing while picking up the win on 9/1 at Louisville.

2007

Went 14-4 with a 2.47 ERA in 27 combined games (23 starts) between Tampa (Yankees' A) and Trenton...Tied for second in the New York organization in wins and ranked fifth in ERA...Began season with Tampa and won each of his first five decisions...Pitched season-high 8.0 innings and gave up season-high 13 hits while winning fifth game on 6/4...Suffered first loss with Tampa on 6/9...Won four straight starts from 6/14-30 and posted a 0.72 ERA (25.0ip/2er) in that time...Went 5-1 with a 3.32 ERA (38.0ip/14er) in six starts during the month of June...Suffered second loss on 7/5...Gave up just one run in 13.0ip and went 2-0 in his last three games with Tampa...Made lone relief appearance (5.0ip/0r) in last game with Tampa on 7/22 at Lakeland...Was promoted to Trenton on 8/1 and pitched 5.0 scoreless innings in his first game with the Thunder that night at Binghamton (no-decision)...Suffered loss in second start on 8/6 (5.0ip/1er)...Won his next three starts from 8/11-22...Pitched 7.0 shutout frames while posting second victory with Trenton on 8/17 at Connecticut...Went 0-1 with a 3.75 ERA (12.0ip/5er) in his last two starts.

2006

Went 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA in nine games (two starts) during first professional season...Began season with Staten Island in the New York-Penn League...Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in first of two starts on 6/24 and picked up first pro win in second and final start with Staten Island on 6/29 (5.0ip/1er)...Was promoted on 7/1 to Charleston (Yankees' A), where he pitched exactly 3.0 innings in all seven of his relief appearances...Gave up two runs while making first professional relief appearance on 7/4...Was charged with just one earned run in his last four appearances (12.0ip - 0.75 ERA)...Won lone game with Charleston on 7/26 vs. West Virginia and earned lone save on 7/31 vs. Lexington.