2025 Stats
W-L
7-7
ERA
4.30
WHIP
1.19
K
109
SV
0
2026 Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
The Josh Naylor for Cecconi trade worked out better than expected for Cleveland because they at least have something to show for the trade, while the Diamondbacks got back some prospects from Seattle when they sent Naylor north just before the trade deadline. Cecconi strained his oblique toward the end of spring training, which shelved him until mid-May, limiting him to 23 starts on the season. Cecconi picked up where he left off with Arizona after the trade with a servicable strikeout rate, a low walk rate but too many home runs. Cecconi has a 1.7 HR/9 through 236 major league innings, which has contributed to his 5.07 ERA in that time as well. Cleveland coaching got Cecconi to work on a sinker and cut back on his four-seamer, and perhaps that work will continue, as that four-seamer has led to 18 home runs and a .308 opponents' batting average. A pitcher has to have a fastball to succeed in the big leagues, but it would behoove Cecconi to avoid predictable fastball counts and leverage the rest of his diverse repertoire a bit more in 2026. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Guardians in March of 2025.
Falters in third inning
Cecconi allowed two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out four over 2.2 innings in Monday's spring start against Texas.
Analysis
Cecconi had two scoreless frames in his second Cactus League outing before Wyatt Langford took him deep in the third. The Rangers worked counts in all three innings, and the right-hander's day was done after 52 pitches (33 strikes). Cecconi is much more established than he was in 2025, when he was new to the Guardians. Coaches reworked his mechanics and pitch mix, per Tim Stebbins of MLB.com, adding a cutter and increasing his slider usage. The cutter was particularly effective Monday, generating six whiffs on 12 swings.
Cecconi had two scoreless frames in his second Cactus League outing before Wyatt Langford took him deep in the third. The Rangers worked counts in all three innings, and the right-hander's day was done after 52 pitches (33 strikes). Cecconi is much more established than he was in 2025, when he was new to the Guardians. Coaches reworked his mechanics and pitch mix, per Tim Stebbins of MLB.com, adding a cutter and increasing his slider usage. The cutter was particularly effective Monday, generating six whiffs on 12 swings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
88
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
83
How many pitches does Slade Cecconi generally throw?
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What part of the game does Slade Cecconi generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-18%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-19%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .238 | 95 | 31 | 108 | 22 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .290 | 98 | 22 | 136 | 22 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .221 | 61 | 19 | 56 | 13 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .273 | 48 | 13 | 69 | 11 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .264 | 26 | 10 | 39 | 7 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .321 | 38 | 7 | 53 | 9 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .245 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .275 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-35%
ERA on Road
2025
-22%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 6.21 | 1.38 | 113.0 | 6.6 | 2.3 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 4.02 | 1.15 | 123.0 | 8.0 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2025Home | 4.78 | 1.22 | 69.2 | 5.8 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.75 | 1.16 | 62.1 | 9.2 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2024Home | 10.73 | 1.99 | 27.2 | 8.5 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.38 | 1.09 | 49.1 | 6.9 | 1.3 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.60 | 1.02 | 15.2 | 6.9 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.97 | 1.32 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 3.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Slade Cecconi compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.41K/9
7.4BB/9
2.2HR/9
1.6Fastball
95.6 mphERA
4.30WHIP
1.19BABIP
.277GB/FB
1.22Left On Base
73.7%Exit Velocity
84.2 mphBarrels/BBE
7.2%Spin Rate
2341 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.9%Swinging Strike
9.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Cecconi was recalled to the majors four times and optioned to the minors five times by the Diamondbacks in 2024. While the 25-year-old pitched well in a tough environment at Triple-A Reno, posting a 3.06 ERA and 54:14 K:BB over 47 innings, he wasn't nearly as successful with the big club as he split time between starting and long relief. Cecconi has collected a solid 24.1 percent strikeout rate and 6.8 percent walk rate in the minors, and while the good control has followed him to the majors (4.7 percent walk rate), the bat-missing has not (18.7 percent strikeout rate). The Guardians saw something to like with Cecconi and received him in the Josh Naylor trade over the offseason. Cleveland's reputation with pitching development is reason enough for fantasy managers to be more interested in Cecconi, although a spot in the Opening Day rotation does not appear to be a guarantee.
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Works out of trouble
Cecconi allowed three hits and struck out one over two scoreless innings in Wednesday's spring start against Texas.
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Records seven outs in Game 3
Cecconi didn't factor into the decision during Thursday's loss to the Tigers, giving up one earned run on two hits and a walk while striking out three batters across 2.1 innings.
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Settles in after dismal first frame
Cecconi (7-7) took the loss Friday against the Rangers, allowing four runs on five hits and one walk in four innings. He struck out three.
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Blanks Minny for seventh win
Cecconi (7-6) picked up the win in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader sweep of the Twins, scattering two hits and a walk over seven scoreless innings. He struck out eight.
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Concedes two runs in no-decision
Cecconi allowed two runs on three hits and one walk over 5.2 innings while not factoring into the decision Sunday against the White Sox. He struck out four.
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Could rejoin MLB rotation
Zac Gallen suffered a hamstring strain Thursday against the Mets, per Jesse Friedman of GoPHNX.com, so Cecconi may have a chance to rejoin the Diamondbacks' rotation next week.
Analysis
Cecconi was demoted to Triple-A Reno last week after a five-start run with Arizona, which ended with him giving up six runs in three of his final four outings. The 24-year-old had a 2.08 ERA and 0.69 WHIP in his other three appearances, so he's been a true boom-or-bust performer early in 2024. Gallen remains without a return timeline for now but is a strong bet to land on the injured list.
Cecconi was demoted to Triple-A Reno last week after a five-start run with Arizona, which ended with him giving up six runs in three of his final four outings. The 24-year-old had a 2.08 ERA and 0.69 WHIP in his other three appearances, so he's been a true boom-or-bust performer early in 2024. Gallen remains without a return timeline for now but is a strong bet to land on the injured list.