Cade Povich

Bats L Throws L6'3" 185 lbBorn 2000 Reno, USADebut 2024Team BALDraft 2021 R3 #98 Minnesota Twins, NebraskaContract 1 y (26) 2026: $535,556

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	331	22.7	8.4	3.27	21.4	6.83	96.5
2027							96.7
2028							98.2

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 25

His ten closest age-25 comparables averaged 98 PITCH+ the next season; 9 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	Tyler Duffey	2016	90.3	105.6	310
2	Wade LeBlanc	2010	89.1	93.9	339
3	Nick Tepesch	2014	92.2	did not play
4	Joey Wentz	2023	87.9	97.7	304
5	Logan Allen	2024	87.8	96.6	676
6	Jake Arrieta	2011	92.9	97.4	496
7	Zach McAllister	2013	93.9	93.7	377
8	Ryan Feltner	2022	89.8	96.8	201
9	Randy Vásquez	2024	91.0	100.0	570
10	Luke Hochevar	2009	94.0	96.9	450

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									331				96.7
2026*									120				90.4	102.6	93.0
2025	BAL	3	8	5.21	22	20	0	112.3	488	17	43	118	89.3	99.7	89.0
2024	BAL	3	9	5.20	16	16	0	79.7	352	12	34	69	91.5	101.4	93.0
Career		6	17	5.20	38	36	0	192.0	840	29	77	187	90.2		90.6

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	BAL	P	22	112	2	12	1	0	0.933	-0.2
2024	BAL	P	16	80	2	9	0	2	1.000	+0.6

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Norfolk Tides	Pit	203	45.0 IP, 23% K	6.40
2026	AA	Chesapeake Baysox	Pit	28	7.0 IP, 25% K	3.86
2025	AAA	Norfolk Tides	Pit	76	17.1 IP, 24% K	4.74
2024	AAA	Norfolk Tides	Pit	316	77.2 IP, 28% K	3.50
2023	AAA	Norfolk Tides	Pit	197	45.1 IP, 27% K	5.39
2023	AA	Bowie Baysox	Pit	353	81.1 IP, 33% K	4.88
2022	AA	Bowie Baysox	Pit	103	23.1 IP, 25% K	7.01
2022	A+	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Pit	336	78.2 IP, 32% K	4.49
2022	A+	Aberdeen IronBirds	Pit	42	12.0 IP, 36% K	0.00
2022	A+	nan	Pit	378	90.2 IP, 32% K	3.89
2021	A	Fort Myers Mighty Mussels	Pit	35	8.0 IP, 46% K	1.12

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.483	0.272	0.260	0.401
2025	0.361	0.359	0.384	0.321
2024	0.313	0.362	0.336	0.367

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