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Austin Cates
- New Hampshire Fisher Cats - AA
- RHP
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- Bats: L / Throws: R
- Age: 23
- Rule 5 Eligible: After 2027 Season
- Acquisition Method: Draft
Scouting Report
Austin Cates was the Jays 7th round pick in 2024 out of UNLV, and had a very successful first professional season, pitching over 100 innings to a 3.12 ERA/3.55 FIP and finished the season stronger than he started after getting promoted to Vancouver. Cates got 24 innings in Vancouver before earning a callup to New Hampshire, where he has a 4.58 ERA/4.14 FIP with a 21.9 K% to a 12.6 BB%. Despite the middling numbers, the offensive environment in the minors has taken a jump so that’s actually a better than average performance in the Eastern League. The standout traits for Cates don’t really exist, as he’s an average sized pitcher with middling stuff, but he has a devastating splitter that he uses quite effectively. The fastball is only in the 91-93 range, but he’s topped out at 95 here and there with decent ride. The slider shape isn’t the greatest and doesn’t generate many whiffs, but is a pitch he can command. He introduced a curveball that he could use as a get me over pitch, but hasn’t shown much else. The main star of the show is the splitter in the mid 80s, and when it’s on can generate a ton of whiffs and chases. Cates’ command is just average, and with his middling fastball velocity, needs more than just one good pitch to be a rotation piece, but can work as a depth starter or multi-inning reliever if he progresses well. A bump in velocity or better breaking balls could put him in back-end rotation talks.
Monthly Splits
| Split | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Outs | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.0 | 31 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 21 | .290 | 1.69 | 0.57 | |
| Two Outs | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.2 | 16 | -- | -- | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 26 | .203 | 1.38 | 0.61 | |
| Runners at 1st & 2nd | -- | -- | -- | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.0 | 6 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .214 | 1.00 | 0.60 | |
| One Out | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.1 | 18 | -- | -- | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 22 | .202 | 1.22 | 0.72 | |
| Ahead in Count | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.1 | 23 | -- | -- | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | .223 | 0.84 | 1.09 | |
| Starter | 2 | 5 | 4.81 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 65 | 39 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 69 | .236 | 1.44 | 0.63 | |
| Batting Seventh | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.0 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .074 | 0.78 | 0.80 | |
| Runners at 1st & 3rd | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.67 | |
| Batting Sixth | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 | 9 | -- | -- | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .300 | 1.57 | 0.67 | |
| Batting Ninth | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.1 | 9 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .346 | 2.63 | 1.40 | |
| Bases Loaded | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.2 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | 0.38 | 1.50 | |
| Batting Eighth | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.0 | 9 | -- | -- | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | .333 | 2.33 | 0.50 | |
| On Grass | 2 | 5 | 4.81 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 65 | 39 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 69 | .236 | 1.44 | 0.63 | |
| Day Games | 1 | 1 | 3.80 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 22 | .230 | 1.31 | 0.73 | |
| Home Games | 0 | 3 | 5.15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 30 | .263 | 1.61 | 0.76 | |
| First Inning | -- | -- | 1.13 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | .153 | 0.94 | 0.75 | |
| Second Inning | -- | -- | 6.19 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.0 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | .313 | 1.75 | 0.61 | |
| Away Games | 2 | 2 | 4.46 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 39 | .210 | 1.27 | 0.52 | |
| July | NH | 0 | 1 | 8.31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .378 | 2.31 | 0.50 |
| Runner at 3rd | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.1 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 1.50 | 1.00 | |
| Behind in Count | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.0 | 18 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 18 | .237 | 2.76 | 0.38 | |
| June | NH | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 22 | .177 | 1.36 | 0.43 |
| Runner at 2nd | -- | -- | -- | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.1 | 5 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | .278 | 2.77 | 1.00 | |
| May | 1 | 2 | 5.32 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 19 | .239 | 1.35 | 0.85 | |
| Leading Off Inning | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.0 | 17 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | .239 | 1.39 | 0.60 | |
| Runners at 2nd & 3rd | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 4.50 | 1.00 | |
| Scoring Position | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1 | 14 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 19 | .206 | 1.28 | 0.89 | |
| April | VAN | 1 | 2 | 2.89 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | .225 | 1.23 | 0.71 |
| Third Inning | -- | -- | 4.50 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 13 | .204 | 1.19 | 0.43 | |
| vs Right | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42.1 | 44 | -- | -- | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 47 | .265 | 1.54 | 0.53 | |
| Fourth Inning | -- | -- | 3.45 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 | .196 | 1.40 | 0.55 | |
| Fifth Inning | -- | -- | 13.50 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.0 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | .368 | 2.63 | 1.80 | |
| Runner at 1st | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.2 | 16 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | .327 | 1.82 | 0.39 | |
| Sixth Inning | -- | -- | 0.00 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Bases Empty | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40.0 | 35 | -- | -- | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 42 | .222 | 1.40 | 0.62 | |
| Night Games | 1 | 4 | 5.29 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.1 | 45 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 47 | .239 | 1.50 | 0.59 | |
| vs Left | -- | -- | -- | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.0 | 21 | -- | -- | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 22 | .193 | 1.33 | 0.76 | |
| Batting Third | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.1 | 6 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .176 | 1.07 | 0.70 | |
| Batting Second | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.0 | 7 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .200 | 1.00 | 0.75 | |
| Batting Fifth | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.1 | 9 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .300 | 1.64 | 0.60 | |
| Batting Fourth | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.0 | 7 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | .233 | 1.63 | 0.17 | |
| Batting First | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.1 | 7 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | .194 | 1.35 | 0.54 | |
| First Half | 2 | 4 | 4.10 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.1 | 47 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 57 | .214 | 1.30 | 0.72 | |
| Second Half | NH | 0 | 1 | 7.90 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | .327 | 2.05 | 0.32 |
| Season | Team | LG | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | HLD | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | NP | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 teams | - | Minors | 8 | 3 | 3.12 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 109.2 | 83 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 1731 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 113 | .212 | 1.06 | 0.66 |
| 2025 | DUN | FSL | A | 5 | 3 | 3.51 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 82.0 | 67 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 1306 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 76 | .226 | 1.15 | 0.67 |
| 2025 | VAN | NWL | A+ | 3 | 0 | 1.95 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | .167 | 0.80 | 0.63 |
| 2026 | 2 teams | - | Minors | 2 | 5 | 4.81 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 65 | 39 | 39 | 8 | 1268 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 69 | .236 | 1.44 | 0.63 |
| 2026 | VAN | NWL | A+ | 1 | 2 | 3.38 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 382 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 24 | .247 | 1.38 | 0.69 |
| 2026 | NH | EAS | AA | 1 | 3 | 5.51 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 43 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 886 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 45 | .231 | 1.47 | 0.61 |
| Date | Team | OPP | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | VAN | vs EUG | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .375 | 2.50 | 0.40 |
| 2026-04-14 | VAN | @ SPO | 0 | 1 | 5.19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .294 | 1.73 | 0.38 |
| 2026-04-19 | VAN | @ SPO | 1 | 0 | 3.95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .259 | 1.39 | 0.71 |
| 2026-04-25 | VAN | vs TRI | 0 | 0 | 2.89 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .225 | 1.23 | 0.71 |
| 2026-05-01 | VAN | vs HIL | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .247 | 1.38 | 0.69 |
| 2026-05-08 | NH | @ POR | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | 1.25 | 0.43 |
| 2026-05-15 | NH | @ REA | 0 | 1 | 6.48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .226 | 1.44 | 0.90 |
| 2026-05-22 | NH | vs HFD | 0 | 1 | 7.30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .229 | 1.38 | 1.31 |
| 2026-05-28 | NH | @ SOM | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .214 | 1.20 | 0.90 |
| 2026-06-03 | NH | vs ALT | 0 | 0 | 5.16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .218 | 1.24 | 0.96 |
| 2026-06-09 | NH | @ HFD | 0 | 0 | 4.23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .184 | 1.08 | 1.00 |
| 2026-06-14 | NH | @ HFD | 0 | 0 | 4.88 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .197 | 1.21 | 0.94 |
| 2026-06-20 | NH | @ BNG | 0 | 0 | 4.58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .191 | 1.25 | 0.74 |
| 2026-06-27 | NH | vs SOM | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .195 | 1.29 | 0.63 |
| 2026-07-02 | NH | @ REA | 0 | 1 | 5.68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .216 | 1.42 | 0.64 |
| 2026-07-08 | NH | vs POR | 0 | 0 | 5.51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .231 | 1.47 | 0.61 |
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