Joey CantilloCLE · SP

2026 review

Joey Cantillo logged a full season as Cleveland's starter before finishing out as a reliever: he went 11-9 with a 3.62 ERA and 1.42 WHIP in 159.0 IP, striking out a 24.9 K% and walking an 11.8 BB% over 687 BF across 33 games and 30 starts. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 275, he finished 684th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 409 spots below, and 400th of 811 pitchers, 100th of 236 starters. His 3.62 ERA ran 0.39 below his 4.01 xERA over 687 BF, and his 4-seam fastball ticked up from 91.9 mph Mar-Jun (552 pitches) to 92.8 mph Jul-Sep (348 pitches). He moved from the rotation to the bullpen with his first appearance in the new role on Sep 12: a 4.00 ERA in 144.0 IP as a starter against a 0.00 ERA in 15.0 IP in relief. The TDK LABS card tracked the shift, calling the breakout momentum firming by late Jul, and by late Sep describing him as an established starter now working in bulk relief behind an opener, dominant in those bulk appearances.