Caden Dana

Bats L Throws R6'4" 215 lbBorn 2003 Warwick, USADebut 2024Team LAADraft 2022 R11 #328 Los Angeles Angels, Don Bosco Prep HSContract 1 y (26) 2026: $127,100

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	357	21.1	9.4	3.70	20.5	6.58	97.2
2027							99.1
2028							101.6

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 21

His ten closest age-21 comparables averaged 78 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	Bryse Wilson	2019	71.2	89.0	73
2	Ryan Feierabend	2007	76.9	70.0	183
3	Hayden Penn	2006	69.4	did not play
4	Reid Detmers	2021	76.2	103.7	539
5	Ryan Tucker	2008	76.8	did not play
6	Lucas Giolito	2016	67.6	113.4	179
7	Adrian Morejon	2020	78.2	69.7	20
8	Jose Suarez	2019	77.2	-5.5	23
9	Chris Tillman	2009	83.3	89.2	236
10	Sean O'Sullivan	2009	84.7	92.4	368

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									357				99.1
2026*									0
2025	LAA	0	4	6.40	7	5	0	32.3	141	9	18	33	84.8	100.9	85.8
2024	LAA	1	2	9.58	3	3	0	10.3	52	5	7	8	46.6	95.1	41.8
Career		1	6	7.17	10	8	0	42.7	193	14	25	41	74.6		73.9

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	LAA	P	7	32	2	3	0	0	1.000	+0.2
2024	LAA	P	3	10	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.3

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Salt Lake Bees	Pit	329	71.1 IP, 21% K	6.20
2025	AAA	Salt Lake Bees	Pit	370	82.0 IP, 23% K	5.93
2024	AA	Rocket City Trash Pandas	Pit	537	135.2 IP, 27% K	2.53
2023	A+	Tri-City Dust Devils	Pit	224	53.1 IP, 32% K	4.24
2023	A	Inland Empire 66ers	Pit	57	15.0 IP, 32% K	1.20
2022	Rk	ACL Angels	Pit	25	6.2 IP, 24% K	1.45

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2025	0.352	0.383	0.398	0.331
2024	0.685	0.296	0.344	0.968

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