The Cavalli Has Arrived (delayed until 2025) - Cade Cavalli

[nobleisthyname]

Just make him a reliever at this point to pair with Henry.

[Elvir Ovcina]

There's a fairly comprehensive public list of professional players who have had TJ.  It's a sobering read in this instance, because I wish you luck finding anyone who took this long to come back from TJ and has had any measure of success in MLB afterwards.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

There's a fairly comprehensive public list of professional players who have had TJ.  It's a sobering read in this instance, because I wish you luck finding anyone who took this long to come back from TJ and has had any measure of success in MLB afterwards.

part of me wonders if there's something else going on. Even in this instance, it wasn't "my elbow or flexor was hurting." It was fatigue or something.

Do you remember the thing that knocked out Rocco Baldelli? Some sort of cellular issue where he couldn't get rid of the stuff that tires you, IIRC.

[Mattionals]

part of me wonders if there's something else going on. Even in this instance, it wasn't "my elbow or flexor was hurting." It was fatigue or something.

Do you remember the thing that knocked out Rocco Baldelli? Some sort of cellular issue where he couldn't get rid of the stuff that tires you, IIRC.

That is where my head is at too.

[blue911]

More like a pilgrimage than a rehab assignment.

[NatsLSU]

Yeah it’s time to give up any hope of this guy being a MLB starter. It’s insane that we’re going on 2 plus years since his TJ surgery like it’s the early 2000s. Dead arm, fatigue, etc. that arm is donezo and he was one of the unfortunate folks unable to recover from the surgery. Him and Kieboom can start a podcast or something.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Yeah it’s time to give up any hope of this guy being a MLB starter. It’s insane that we’re going on 2 plus years since his TJ surgery like it’s the early 2000s. Dead arm, fatigue, etc. that arm is donezo and he was one of the unfortunate folks unable to recover from the surgery. Him and Kieboom can start a podcast or something.

my other thought is that maybe just going a couple of innings might be less fatiguing than a starter routine and he might be due to be converted to a bullpen piece. Could do worse than him and Henry deploying their stuff that way.

[imref]

Davey with an update: Cavalli feels way better, he will skip a start and throw a couple of bullpens and then hopefully make his next start.

[Mattionals]

Davey with an update: Cavalli feels way better, he will skip a start and throw a couple of bullpens and then hopefully make his next start.

I'm being optimistic here but guy hasn't thrown this much in two years so maybe it's real fatigue of getting into a professional pitching workload.

[imref]

I'm being optimistic here but guy hasn't thrown this much in two years so maybe it's real fatigue of getting into a professional pitching workload.

really sounded like it was no big deal from davey’s comments.

[IanRubbish]

really sounded like it was no big deal from davey’s comments.

That's usually how Davey spins injuries.  "Fatigue" after 11 minor league innings is not good.

[Mattionals]

That's usually how Davey spins injuries.  "Fatigue" after 11 minor league innings is not good.

It's not good but the positive spin is he hasn't thrown anything close to this many professional innings in two years and this could just be him ramping up again. Slowly. Very very slowly.

[Slateman]

It's not good but the positive spin is he hasn't thrown anything close to this many professional innings in two years and this could just be him ramping up again. Slowly. Very very slowly.

Yea, we are approaching major problem.

The way I see it, he has until July to be starting MLB games, or they need to convert him to a reliever. They waited way too long for Rutledge

[Elvir Ovcina]

Listed as the starter for Rochester tomorrow.  We'll see.

[imref]

Rained out again.

[Slateman]

Well he pitched. 2.2 innings, 3 hits, 3 walks, 2 Ks, and 5 runs

Hit 97 in the first. Two wild pitches and a grand slam in the 3rd

[imref]

Ready for the bullpen

[imref]

59 pitches, 28 strikes 

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Righty Cade Cavalli (Tommy John surgery) pitched 2⅔ innings in a rehab start with Rochester, throwing 59 pitches — 31 balls and 28 strikes. His outing ended shortly after a grand slam by former National Dominic Smith; he allowed five runs, three hits and three walks while striking out two.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/05/10/nationals-cardinals-losing-streak/

[imref]

Giving up a HR to Dominic Smith might be the worst part of the outing.

[imref]

Officially reinstated and optioned to Rochester

[JCA-CrystalCity]

well, I guess he hasn't shown enough to come straight onto the MLB roster, so burning the option was to be expected. has 2 more.

[varoadking]

well, I guess he hasn't shown enough to come straight onto the MLB roster, so burning the option was to be expected. has 2 more.

What does someone have to show, beyond a pulse, in order to come straight onto this roster?  Come to think of it...a pulse may actually be a barrier to entry...

[Slateman]

What does someone have to show, beyond a pulse, in order to come straight onto this roster?  Come to think of it...a pulse may actually be a barrier to entry...

I mean, I think it's pretty sensible to have a starting pitcher show he can go more than 3 innings

[Mattionals]

I mean, I think it's pretty sensible to have a starting pitcher show he can go more than 3 innings

My question is, at this point do we use him as a starter or as a reliever? In a perfect world, he is a starter. I think Parker might need a reset in the minors for a bit, move Lord back over to the rotation, and bring up Seth Shuman. Eventually I think Soroka goes back to the pen and Cavalli steps in. If that doesn't work, bring Parker back up after his reset and put Cavalli in the pen.