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PROSPECT: Cade Povich, SP, Baltimore Orioles
ANALYSIS: The Minnesota Twins selected Povich out of Nebraska in the third round of the 2021 draft. He was establishing himself in his first full season when the Twins traded Povich as part of the package to land Jorge Lopez. Orioles breakout reliever Yennier Cano was also part of that deal.
While Cano has been tremendous in 2023, Povich very likely will be the feature piece of the deal. He saw his velocity bump up from the high-80s in college to sitting 92-93 and touching 97, and his combination of four secondary options that are all at least average, combined with above-average control gives Povich a mid-rotation expectation with upside if he can bump up that control just a tick from the left side.
This season, Povich has been striking out 40% of hitters while forcing 52.7% of contact to groundballs, allowing him to post the lowest FIP in all of the minors this season among qualified starters (1.43).
VERDICT: Povich is a guy that will become a priority pickup as the season continues, so if you want him, you may need to act soon in deeper dynasties. In more shallow leagues, watching for just a bit could be smart simply to see how he handles a second trip through Double-A, though he could be bumped up to Triple-A before that happens.
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