Cade Cavalli, 24, made 20 starts, and threw 97 total innings this past season at Triple-A Rochester in Washington’s system, giving up 39 walks (3.62 BB/9), striking out 104 batters (9.65 K/9), and holding opposing hitters to a .215 batting average on the year, with a 3.71 ERA, and a 3.24 FIP overall in his second full season in the Nationals’ system after they selected him in the first round of 2020’s MLB Draft (22nd overall).
Cavalli made his MLB debut on August 26th, giving up six hits, two walks, and seven earned runs in 4 1⁄3 IP, over which he threw 99 pitches, before a shoulder issue cropped up in his between-starts work which in the end shut him down for the rest of the season.