Cade Cavalli, the Washington Nationals’ 22-year-old, 2020 1st Round pick (No. 22 overall) earned a promotion from High-A Wilmington to Double-A Harrisburg this week after a 15-strikeout performance over seven no-hit innings in his latest start, which left the right-hander with a 1.77 ERA, a 0.885 WHIP, 12 walks (2.66 BB/9), and 71 Ks (15.71 K/9) over seven starts and 40 2⁄3 innings pitched for the Blue Rocks this season.
Cavalli spent the 2020 campaign throwing at the club’s Alternate Training Site down in Fredericksburg, VA, but this season he’s been dominating the competition at High-A ball in his first exposure to pro baseball.