WASHINGTON - The baseball shutdown that began in March didn’t do lefty pitcher Tim Cate any favors.
After leaving Spring Training he headed home to Connecticut and had limited access to throwing off the mound as compared to other pitchers from warmer states such as Florida and California, according to Nationals’ assistant general manager, player development Mark Scialabba.
But Cate, 23, a 2nd-round pick by Washington in 2018 out of the University of Connecticut, was able to play catch up once he got to Fredericksburg as part of the 60-player pool.
He followed that up as a member of the Instructional League roster in Florida.