Davey Martinez compared Cade Cavalli’s focus on the mound to Juan Soto’s in the batter’s box earlier this spring, when asked why he described the Washington Nationals’ 2020 first round pick as a “competitor” and what he meant when he used that particular descriptor.
“Just his actions on the mound every pitch,” Martinez explained. “He engages every pitch, which is nice. You look at a [Juan] Soto, when he engages in every pitch as a hitter, you can say the same thing about Cavalli. I mean, he really engages on every pitch. Sometimes he wants to be too perfect, and I told him, ‘Don’t try to be perfect, just be you, and make the pitch you want to make.