Ht/Wt: 6' 1"/185 lbs
Position: RHP
Team: Santa Margarita Catholic HS (CA)

Cade Townsend - Prospect Profile

Baseball America - July 8th: "Now listed at 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, Townsend attacks hitters with a five-pitch mix. He averages 95-96 mph with his fastball and has touched 98, and he did a nice job establishing his fastball for strikes. Townsend has a balanced mix of secondaries that includes a low-90s cutter, mid-80s slider, low-80s curveball and upper-80s splitter."

Prospects 1500 - July 8th: "A fastball averaging 96-98 with good spin and movement. His curve and slider keep batters’ timing off."

MLB -July : "Townsend usually operates at 94-97 mph with a fastball that features high spin rates and nice carry, though it doesn't have a lot of life and gets hit more than it should. He also ratchets up the rpms on a pair of power breaking balls, with both his low-80s downer curveball and upper-80s slider with nice depth grading as plus offerings, as does his cutter that averages 90 mph."

Keith Law - The Athletic - July 1st: "Townsend’s been up to 98 with big carry, along with a splitter and cutter that flash plus and a slider and curve with good spin rates. He throws strikes, with a 7.2 percent walk rate on the season heading into the Super Regionals, although it’s more control than command. Townsend is undersized, listed at 6-1, and not that physical. He wasn't as sharp or as effective in his last couple of starts as he was earlier in the season."




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