Xavier Edwards vs Cade Cavalli

The Almanac's Take

Edwards batting left against Cavalli's right hand gives him the conventional platoon edge, and his season numbers make that meaningful — .308/.393/.466 with a 12.4% walk rate and just 11.6% strikeouts in 267 PA is a genuinely hard profile to put away. Cavalli's 1.42 WHIP and 3.3 BB/9 suggest some command leakage, which plays into Edwards' patient approach. The 12-PA head-to-head is too thin to mean anything — a .182 average over that sample is noise, full stop. The 81.7 mph average exit velocity in those meetings is worth a quiet note, but the season read is the signal here.

Career head-to-head

AVG

.182

2-for-11

PA

12

HR

0

K

3

BB

1

Pitches seen

51

Avg exit velo

81.7 mph

Career meetings in the Statcast era (2015–present). Even a clear edge over a handful of plate appearances is a small sample — read it as color, not a projection.

Pitch mix to the batter

Plate-appearance log

• 2026-06-01Strikeout · Sweeper 87.3 mph
• 2026-06-01Field Out · Knuckle Curve 83.2 mph · 69.3 mph EV
• 2026-06-01Walk · Changeup 88.8 mph
• 2026-05-10Strikeout · Sweeper 85.5 mph
• 2026-05-10Single · 4-Seam Fastball 95.1 mph · 98.5 mph EV
• 2026-05-10Field Out · Knuckle Curve 85.5 mph · 94.7 mph EV
• 2025-09-08Single · Knuckle Curve 85.7 mph · 94.6 mph EV
• 2025-09-08Field Out · Changeup 90.1 mph · 93.8 mph EV
• 2025-09-08Field Out · Sinker 95.7 mph · 80.0 mph EV
• 2025-09-02Field Out · Changeup 91.8 mph · 55.0 mph EV
• 2025-09-02Strikeout · Changeup 91.0 mph
• 2025-09-02Field Out · Knuckle Curve 88.9 mph · 67.8 mph EV