Cade Cavalli, 24, made 20 starts, and threw 97 innings at Triple-A Rochester this season, giving up 39 walks (3.62 BB/9), striking out 104 batters (9.65 K/9), and holding opposing hitters to a .215 BAA, with a 3.61 ERA in his second full season in Washington’s system.
Cavalli was selected 22nd overall in the first round of the 2020 MLB Draft by the Nationals.
As well as he was doing, the Nats’ brass decided to allow him to continue to develop at his own pace, noting his relative inexperience after he transitioned from being a two-way player in college to pitching professionally, but they finally decided to call the righty up to make his MLB debut tonight in the nation’s capital.