2025 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
3.41
WHIP
1.39
K
41
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
A 6-foot-4 lefty from Hawaii who was first ranked as a top 400 prospect back in 2018, Cantillo posted some intriguing metrics (31.1 Whiff%, 27.0 K%, 48.1 GB%, 99th percentile extension) across 38.2 innings last season working primarily as a starter for the Guardians. He had a 4.17 FIP, 3.45 xFIP and 17.7 K-BB% in eight starts, although his surface stats were less glowing (5.11 ERA 1.35 WHIP). His elite extension and slightly above-average induced vertical break allow his 92.2 mph four-seamer to play up, while his changeup and curveball will flash plus. His run in the majors was the first time Cantillo logged a walk rate below 10 percent above rookie ball since he was at Single-A in 2019, and he doesn't have much margin for error if his fastball once again sits in the low-90s. Still, Cantillo figures to open the year in the rotation for a good team with a good defense in a pitcher-friendly park, and there were enough encouraging signs last year to buy him as a cheap breakout candidate. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Guardians in March of 2025.
Drawing another start
Cantillo is listed as the Guardians' scheduled starter for Tuesday's game in Houston.
Analysis
Cantillo will be making his second turn through the Cleveland rotation after he was called up from Triple-A Columbus to start in Thursday's 1-0 extra-inning loss to the Cubs after Luis L. Ortiz was placed on the restricted list. Ortiz will remain out through at least the All-Star break while he remains the subject of an ongoing league investigation, so Cantillo looks as though he'll be in line for a two-start week to close out the Guardians' first-half schedule, with the young lefty's second turn expected to come next Sunday against the White Sox. After he hadn't covered four innings in any of his four starts with Triple-A Columbus prior to being recalled Thursday, Cantillo handled a light workload in his outing against the Cubs, tossing 68 pitches over 3.1 scoreless innings while striking out five batters.
Cantillo will be making his second turn through the Cleveland rotation after he was called up from Triple-A Columbus to start in Thursday's 1-0 extra-inning loss to the Cubs after Luis L. Ortiz was placed on the restricted list. Ortiz will remain out through at least the All-Star break while he remains the subject of an ongoing league investigation, so Cantillo looks as though he'll be in line for a two-start week to close out the Guardians' first-half schedule, with the young lefty's second turn expected to come next Sunday against the White Sox. After he hadn't covered four innings in any of his four starts with Triple-A Columbus prior to being recalled Thursday, Cantillo handled a light workload in his outing against the Cubs, tossing 68 pitches over 3.1 scoreless innings while striking out five batters.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
27
Last 10 Games
28
Last 5 Games
34
How many pitches does Joey Cantillo generally throw?
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91-100
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121+
What part of the game does Joey Cantillo generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-20%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-1%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .268 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 5 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .215 | 57 | 22 | 40 | 6 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .222 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .224 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .324 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .209 | 34 | 10 | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-13%
ERA on Road
2025
-82%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.54 | 1.46 | 33.2 | 12.3 | 3.5 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.93 | 1.23 | 36.2 | 9.6 | 4.7 | ||||
| 2025Home | 6.00 | 1.67 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 4.2 | ||||
| 2025Away | 1.08 | 1.14 | 16.2 | 10.3 | 5.4 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.38 | 1.29 | 18.2 | 11.6 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 6.30 | 1.30 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Joey Cantillo compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.41K/9
11.7BB/9
4.8HR/9
1.4Fastball
91.7 mphERA
3.41WHIP
1.39BABIP
.313GB/FB
1.40Left On Base
73.0%Exit Velocity
83.6 mphBarrels/BBE
5.4%Spin Rate
1858 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.4%Swinging Strike
11.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Cantillo isn't perfect, but he's a four-pitch lefty who can touch 98 mph with his fastball, and he threw 95 innings at Triple-A last season. Cantillo hasn't had a walk rate below 11 percent in a full-season league since he had a 7.3 percent walk rate at Low-A in 2019 when he was still a member of the Padres organization. However, the 12.9 percent walk rate he logged with automated balls and strikes at Triple-A is passable by his standards, as walk rates were elevated across the board at Triple-A last year. Cantillo has been limited by injuries (shoulder in 2022, abdomen in 2021) and the 119.1 innings he tallied in 2023 were a career high -- the only other time he eclipsed 100 innings was when he spun 111.2 innings in 2019. He has a career 2.13 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 134 strikeouts in 93 innings at Double-A, and he will look to pitch up to those standards in a return to Triple-A. The Guardians will always have opportunities for pre-arbitration starting pitchers, and if Cantillo can throw enough strikes, he has the stuff to rack up strikeouts with middling ratios.
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Holds Cubs in check in no-decision
Cantillo didn't factor into the decision Thursday against the Cubs, giving up two hits and three walks in 3.1 scoreless innings. He struck out five.
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Officially promoted
The Guardians recalled Cantillo from Triple-A Columbus on Thursday.
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Joining Cleveland rotation Thursday
The Guardians are expected to recall Cantillo from Triple-A Columbus to start Thursday's game against the Cubs in Chicago, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
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Returns to action for Columbus
Cantillo (elbow) struck out one over two scoreless innings for Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.
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Back in action after sore elbow
Cantillo is slated to rejoin the Triple-A Columbus rotation this weekend after recently being held out of action due to left elbow soreness, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
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