P | Washington Nationals
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 223 lbs | Age: 27
Draft: 2020 | Rd. 1, No. 22, Washington Nationals | Oklahoma
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 1 14.54 1 1 0 4.1 6 1.85
2025 3 1 4.25 10 10 0 48.2 40 1.48
2 Seasons 3 2 5.09 11 11 0 53 46 1.51
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 1 0-1 14.54 4.1 6 1.85
2025 10 3-1 4.25 48.2 40 1.48
2 Seasons 11 3-2 5.09 53 46 1.51
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2022 23 99 12 2 16.7 8.7 89.1 101.4 13.3 33.3 .150 .311 .434 .305 .290 33.3 26.1 8.7 14.54 3.86
2025 26 788 158 7 4.4 3.2 87.7 109.7 3.8 29.7 .262 .387 .347 .315 .349 41.8 18.3 6.8 4.25 4.16
Player 887 170 9 5.3 3.7 87.8 109.7 4.5 30.0 .252 .381 .355 .314 .345 41.2 19.0 7.0
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Cavalli relies on 5 pitches.
Knuckle Curve
(30.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(29.6%) ,
Sinker
(18.4%) ,
Changeup
(13.6%) ,
Cutter
(8.1%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2022 50.0 50.0 41.7 8.3 0.0 8.3 50.0 41.7 8.3 25.0 16.7 0.0 25.0 25.0
2025 55.1 44.9 15.8 24.1 5.1 39.9 38.6 21.5 25.9 22.8 6.3 13.9 15.8 15.2
Player 54.7 45.3 17.6 22.9 4.7 37.6 39.4 22.9 24.7 22.9 7.1 12.9 16.5 15.9
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2022 0.0 50.0 25.0 0.0 8.3 16.7 8.7
2025 7.6 38.6 13.3 27.2 8.2 4.4 3.2
Player 7.1 39.4 14.1 25.3 8.2 5.3 3.7
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2025 Changeup WSH R 107 89.8 27.9 -1.5 17.7ARM 3.2 6.1 -2.0 17.7ARM 3.3
2025 Cutter WSH R 64 93.5 22.7 -1.1 0.3GLV -1.4 8.5 0.2 0.3GLV -1.9
2025 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 233 97.1 13.9 -1.0 4.3ARM -2.7 15.1 -0.7 4.3ARM -3.3
2025 Curveball WSH R 239 86.1 50.0 3.9 6.3GLV 0.5 -12.9 3.0 6.3GLV -2.8
2025 Sinker WSH R 145 96.9 21.4 1.2 13.7ARM -1.1 7.8 -0.4 13.7ARM -1.4
2022 Curveball WSH R 33 84.9 48.4 1.3 6.5GLV 0.7 -10.4 0.5 6.5GLV -2.6
2022 Sinker WSH R 3 94.3 17.2 -3.5 9.8ARM -5.0 13.7 -5.4 9.8ARM -4.9
2022 Changeup WSH R 13 87.4 28.3 -0.7 18.3ARM 4.5 7.6 -1.7 18.3ARM 4.1
2022 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 39 95.6 14.4 -0.8 6.4ARM -0.7 15.4 -0.8 6.4ARM -1.0
2022 Slider WSH R 11 89.6 27.9 -3.0 1.0GLV -2.4 5.9 -4.1 1.0GLV -4.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2025 Curveball -1.5 -4 239 30.3 58 .351 .491 .387 39.8 31.0 24.7 .238 .329 .253 46.2
2025 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 1 233 29.6 71 .224 .414 .339 25.6 22.5 23.2 .244 .385 .339 39.5
2025 Sinker -0.8 -1 145 18.4 45 .310 .500 .420 9.7 4.4 9.5 .316 .483 .368 50.0
2025 Changeup 0.9 1 107 13.6 29 .222 .222 .234 41.8 13.8 13.8 .254 .303 .275 26.1
2025 Cutter -3.5 -2 64 8.1 16 .385 .692 .503 11.8 0.0 0.0 .284 .519 .408 38.5
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.6 1 39 39.4 7 .286 .429 .307 23.8 0.0 0.0 .181 .352 .224 28.6
2022 Curveball -9.5 -3 33 33.3 11 .500 .750 .582 37.5 36.4 22.2 .153 .360 .347 50.0
2022 Changeup 1.0 0 13 13.1 3 .000 .000 .233 66.7 66.7 50.0 -- -- .233 --
2022 Slider 1.1 0 11 11.1 2 .000 .000 .350 0.0 0.0 -- .203 .243 .444 0.0
2022 Sinker 3.0 0 3 3.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 Changeup 106 89.8 94 19.3 1:45 2:30 -45
2025 Cutter 64 93.5 53 8.2 12:15 11:45 30
2025 4-Seam Fastball 233 97.1 81 15.3 12:45 12:30 15
2025 Knuckle Curve 239 86.1 84 16.7 7:00 6:45 15
2025 Sinker 145 96.9 82 15.9 1:00 2:15 -75
2022 Changeup 13 87.4 98 20.2 2:00 2:30 -30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 39 95.6 83 16.3 1:15 12:45 30
2022 Knuckle Curve 33 84.9 73 14.4 7:15 7:00 15
2022 Slider 11 89.6 35 5.3 1:00 11:30 90
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 23 99 0 0 -2 0 -2
2025 219 788 4 0 -6 -3 -5
Player 242 887 3 1 -8 3 -7
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2022 99 48.5 77.1 73.0 19.6 70.0 35.4 56.5 47.5 27.7 6.1 100.0
2025 788 52.4 63.9 80.3 33.9 55.1 45.4 61.2 49.6 27.9 7.2 71.9
Player 887 52.0 65.3 79.4 32.2 56.2 44.3 60.7 49.4 27.9 7.1 74.6
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2025 40 20 54 76 29 95 95 85 38 18 71 72 95 88 53 15 59
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 -- 0 0.1 0 1 0 0 --
2025 24.46 7 5.8 1 1 4 3 42.9
Player 24.46 7 5.9 1 2 4 3 42.9
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2025 7 6 5 6 7 6 5 6 6 5 5 7 6 8 6 5 7 5 5 7 5 6 7 6 4 5 6 6 6 5 5
Player 7 6 5 6 7 6 5 6 6 5 5 7 7 8 6 5 7 5 5 7 5 6 8 7 4 5 6 6 7 5 5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 23 .434 17 1 5.9 6 5 83.3
2025 Shades 219 .347 95 0 0.0 124 35 28.2
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2022 17 18.7 11.8% 0.0% 23 23.0 0.0% 8.7%
2025 193 17.3 17.1% 0.5% 119 21.0 0.0% 0.8%

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Pitch Distribution