Dakota Chalmers

Dakota Reid Chalmers (born October 8, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

Chalmers attended Lakeview Academy in Gainesville, Georgia, for his first two years of high school[1] before transferring to North Forsyth High School in Cumming, Georgia.[2] The Oakland Athletics selected Chalmers in the third round of the 2015 MLB draft, and signed for a $1.2 million signing bonus.[3] He signed with Oakland, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Georgia.[4]

After signing, Chalmers made his professional debut for the Arizona League Athletics where he posted a 0–1 record with a 2.66 ERA in 11 starts. He spent 2016 with the Vermont Lake Monsters, going 5–4 with a 4.70 ERA in 15 games (13 starts), and 2017 with the Beloit Snappers, pitching to a 2–2 record and a 4.34 ERA in ten games (five starts).[5] He returned to Beloit to begin 2018, but only pitched in two games due to injury.[6]

On August 9, 2018, the Athletics traded Chalmers to the Minnesota Twins for Fernando Rodney.[7] He did not pitch after being traded. In 2019, he began the year rehabbing before being assigned to the Fort Myers Miracle, with whom he started five games, pitching to a 1–1 record with a 3.38 ERA.

Chalmers was added to the Twins 40-man roster on November 20, 2019.[8] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 29, 2021, Chalmers was designated for assignment by the Twins.[9]

On June 5, 2021, Chalmers was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs.[10] On June 11, Chalmers was designated for assignment by the Cubs without appearing in a major or minor league game for the organization.[11] He was outrighted to the Double-A Tennessee Smokies on June 13.[12]