Davey Martinez told reporters at the 2022 Winter Meetings, in early December, he’d recently spoken with 24-year-old, 2020 1st Rounder Cade Cavalli, who was raring to go after making his debut in the major leagues late last season, before a right shoulder issue shut him down in September.
Cavalli put in the work over the last few weeks of the season, but didn’t return to the mound for Washington, with the Nationals making a decision to take a more cautious route with the top pitching prospect in the organization.
Cavalli made 20 starts, and threw 97 total innings at Triple-A Rochester last summer, giving up 39 walks (3.