“He’s checked many boxes”- Cade Cavalli to debut in MLB for Washington Nationals against the Reds
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Toward the close of the 2022 campaign, the Nationals’ future rotation may be coming together, and Cade Cavalli will play a significant role in it beginning this Friday. On Wednesday morning, Washington manager Dave Martinez made the announcement that Cade Cavalli, the team’s No. 4 prospect and MLB’s No. 58 overall prospect, will be called up from Triple-A Rochester to start Friday’s home game against the Reds. The 24-year-old right-hander has made 20 starts for Rochester this season, going 6-4 with a 3.71 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 97 innings.
“We’re excited,” Martinez said of Cade Cavalli. “He’s checked a lot of boxes. And with that being said, like I say with all the young guys, part of the process is patience, so we’re going to get him up here and get him going and see how he does. But he’s done well in Rochester, really well, as the numbers will indicate.” “We’ll get him up here and he’ll get an opportunity to start here for us for the last five, six weeks of the season.”
Cade Cavalli to take the ball often and not take pressure
Since selecting Cavalli with the 22nd overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft from the University of Oklahoma, the Nationals have eagerly anticipated his MLB debut. Cade Cavalli has gradually advanced up the ranks, leading the Minor Leagues with 175 strikeouts in 123 1/3 innings, moving up three levels in 2021, and improving this year.
Martinez claims that Cavalli has made significant progress with his changeup. In addition to his fastball, which sits in the 96-97 mph range and has the ability to reach triple digits, Cade Cavalli also throws a curveball, a slider, and a changeup. For Cavalli to be called up to The Show, the captain stipulated that the team needed to demonstrate more command with Cade Cavalli’s secondary pitches, and those requirements have been met.
According to Martine, Cavalli will now be given the ball every five to six days so that he won’t feel under pressure to bear the burden of the franchise on his right arm. “He’s worked really hard, but he’s fairly young,” Martinez said. “So it’s going to be kind of a little bit of a process. We want him to come up here and succeed, but we’ve just got to take some time with him, and he’s got to have to learn. He’s still learning a lot of different things.”
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