AUSTIN CATES - RHP (UNLV) 2024 MLB Draft Prospect Video Profile

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Although his name is not even listed in MLB’s top 250 draft prospects, Austin Cates comes in on my list at #66 overall due to an absolutely disgusting splitfinger that helped result in 107 strikeouts in 90 innings this season. Cates started 14 games for the Rebels and averaged 6 1/2 innings per start, showing impressive stamina, getting through 8 innings on multiple occasions and throwing as many as 114 pitches. Cates was never pulled before 5 innings. He has a large frame with a very strong lower half and although his fastball isn’t completely overpowering, it still clocks in in the low 90’s and sets up the splitter extremely well. He could add some more velocity in the minors, but Cates value might be in staying healthy and eating innings somewhere in the rotation. He may not dominate every time out, but he rarely gets lit up and keeps his team in the game pretty much every time out.
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