The Nationals promoted Cavalli from Double-A Harrisburg to Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.
EDGE Analysis
Washington's top pitching prospect will level up for the second time this season after he previously moved to Harrisburg in mid-June following a brilliant seven-start run at High-A Wilmington to begin his professional career. As was to be expected, Cavalli didn't dominate at Double-A nearly to the extent that he did at High-A, but his 2.79 ERA (2.60 FIP) and 18.5 K-BB% over 11 outings still made him one of the best hurlers on the circuit. Cavalli will now get a chance to get his feet wet at the highest level of the minors for the next month, potentially setting the stage for an early or mid-season promotion into the big-league rotation in 2022.