Slade Cecconi

Bats R Throws R6'4" 219 lbBorn 1999 Oviedo, USADebut 2023Team CLEDraft 2018 R38 #1135 Baltimore Orioles, Trinity Prep SchoolContract 1 y/$795,600 (26) 2026: $795,600

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	481	19.4	5.8	3.92	20.1	6.84	98.2
2027							98.6
2028							98.5

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 26

His ten closest age-26 comparables averaged 102 PITCH+ the next season; 8 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Manny Parra	2009	92.6	90.1	560
2	Alec Marsh	2024	91.6	did not play
3	Juan Nicasio	2013	93.7	86.6	409
4	Marco Gonzales	2018	94.5	102.1	866
5	Scott Diamond	2013	92.6	did not play
6	Ryne Nelson	2024	94.1	109.3	619
7	Dean Kremer	2022	93.7	99.5	735
8	Joel Pineiro	2005	92.5	85.4	753
9	Brad Peacock	2014	90.4	88.6	22
10	Craig Stammen	2010	93.7	153.6	38

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									481				98.6
2026*									488				90.3	97.4	87.7
2025	CLE	7	7	4.30	23	23	0	132.0	545	24	32	109	98.3	98.6	97.0
2024	ARI	2	7	6.66	20	13	0	77.0	338	16	17	64	83.3	97.5	80.9
2023	ARI	0	1	4.33	7	4	0	27.0	111	4	4	20	98.3	98.9	97.2
Career		9	15	5.07	50	40	0	236.0	994	44	53	193	93.2		91.5

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	CLE	P	23	132	6	7	2	1	0.867	-0.9
2024	ARI	P	20	77	3	6	0	0	1.000	-1.0
2023	ARI	P	7	27	2	0	0	0	1.000	-0.2

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Columbus Clippers	Pit	51	13.0 IP, 20% K	4.85
2024	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	183	47.0 IP, 30% K	3.06
2023	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	507	116.1 IP, 23% K	6.12
2022	AA	Amarillo Sod Poodles	Pit	566	129.2 IP, 22% K	4.39
2021	A+	Hillsboro Hops	Pit	248	59.0 IP, 25% K	4.12

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.358	0.373	0.383	0.351
2025	0.308	0.340	0.333	0.314
2024	0.336	0.397	0.434	0.322
2023	0.311	0.345	0.298	0.369

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason pitching

Year	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	4.29	1	1	2.1	2	1	3	1.43
2023	0.00	2	0	2.0	2	0	1	1.00
Career	2.20	3	1	4.1	4	1	4	1.22