The hottest and latest product of the Cleveland pitching factory is Cade Smith, a relief pitcher whose fastball is almost as sharp as his jawline.
This is one of your classic Cleveland pitchers who just matieralized out of nowhere as an elite pitching talent. But this time around, he puts up single season numbers that can arguably be regarded as top 10 ever.
In terms of his pitch arsenal, Cade isn’t a one-trick pony. But he also doesn’t specialize in too many other pitches as well.
Cade ran with a sweeper as well as a splitter that complimented his vicious 4-seam very well.