Pitching

Austin Cates

Toronto Blue Jays (AA)

Age: 23

Bats/Throws: L/R

6'1" / 210

DOB: 5/20/2003

(23 years, 3 months, 13 days)

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Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesCollege

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WAR
2024	UNLV	NCAA	21	6	5	0	14	14	90.1	10.66	1.49	1.30	.364	77.4%			4.08		4.66
2025	TOR	A	22	5	3	1	20	18	82.0	8.34	2.96	0.99	.270	76.2%	34.4%	10.2%	3.51	4.50	4.11	3.81
2025	TOR	A+	22	3	0	0	5	5	27.2	12.04	1.95	0.33	.254	77.7%	32.2%	3.8%	1.95		1.89	2.74
2025	TOR	MiLB	22	8	3	1	25	23	109.2	9.27	2.71	0.82	.266	76.5%	33.9%	8.8%	3.12	4.50	3.55	3.54
2026	Steamer	PROJ	23	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	6.25	3.75	1.57	.289	69.9%	38.1%		5.25		5.37	5.21	0.0
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	23	0	0	0	1	1	4.4	5.50	3.32	1.43	.282	59.8%			5.42		5.23		0.0
2026	TOR	A+	23	1	2	0	5	5	24.0	9.00	4.13	1.88	.279	92.3%	29.2%	18.5%	3.38		5.80	5.18
2026	TOR	AA	23	1	7	0	19	19	90.2	8.64	4.07	0.99	.306	66.4%	36.7%	9.6%	5.26		4.58	5.27
2026	TOR	MiLB	23	2	9	0	24	24	114.2	8.71	4.08	1.18	.301	71.0%	35.2%	11.5%	4.87		4.83	5.25
2026	Steamer	ROS	23	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	6.25	3.58	1.60	.287	69.9%			5.23		5.32		0.0
2026	OOPSY	ROS	23	0	0	0	1	1	4.6	5.52	3.90	1.57	.281	62.6%			5.70		5.63		0.0

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WAR
2024	UNLV	NCAA	21	6	5	0	14	14	90.1	10.66	1.49	1.30	.364	77.4%			4.08		4.66
2025	TOR	A	22	5	3	1	20	18	82.0	8.34	2.96	0.99	.270	76.2%	34.4%	10.2%	3.51	4.50	4.11	3.81
2025	TOR	A+	22	3	0	0	5	5	27.2	12.04	1.95	0.33	.254	77.7%	32.2%	3.8%	1.95		1.89	2.74
2025	TOR	MiLB	22	8	3	1	25	23	109.2	9.27	2.71	0.82	.266	76.5%	33.9%	8.8%	3.12	4.50	3.55	3.54
2026	Steamer	PROJ	23	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	6.25	3.75	1.57	.289	69.9%	38.1%		5.25		5.37	5.21	0.0
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	23	0	0	0	1	1	4.4	5.50	3.32	1.43	.282	59.8%			5.42		5.23		0.0
2026	TOR	A+	23	1	2	0	5	5	24.0	9.00	4.13	1.88	.279	92.3%	29.2%	18.5%	3.38		5.80	5.18
2026	TOR	AA	23	1	7	0	19	19	90.2	8.64	4.07	0.99	.306	66.4%	36.7%	9.6%	5.26		4.58	5.27
2026	TOR	MiLB	23	2	9	0	24	24	114.2	8.71	4.08	1.18	.301	71.0%	35.2%	11.5%	4.87		4.83	5.25
2026	Steamer	ROS	23	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	6.25	3.58	1.60	.287	69.9%			5.23		5.32		0.0
2026	OOPSY	ROS	23	0	0	0	1	1	4.6	5.52	3.90	1.57	.281	62.6%			5.70		5.63		0.0

Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesCollege

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	QS	CG	ShO	SV	HLD	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
2024	UNLV	NCAA	6	5	4.08	14	14		0	0	0			90.1	383	103	41	41	13	15		1	4	0	107
2025	TOR	A	5	3	3.51	20	18		0	0	1	0	0	82.0	327	67	32	32	9	27	0	0	5	1	76
2025	TOR	A+	3	0	1.95	5	5		0	0	0	0	0	27.2	103	16	6	6	1	6	0	0	0	0	37
2025	TOR	MiLB	8	3	3.12	25	23		0	0	1	0	0	109.2	430	83	38	38	10	33	0	0	5	1	113
2026	Steamer	PROJ	0	0	5.25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0			1
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	0	0	5.42	1	1	0			0	0		4.4	17	4	3	3	1	2	0	0			3
2026	TOR	A+	1	2	3.38	5	5		0	0	0	0	0	24.0	101	22	9	9	5	11	0	0	1	0	24
2026	TOR	AA	1	7	5.26	19	19		0	0	0	0	0	90.2	397	88	54	53	10	41	0	4	9	0	87
2026	TOR	MiLB	2	9	4.87	24	24		0	0	0	0	0	114.2	498	110	63	62	15	52	0	4	10	0	111
2026	Steamer	ROS	0	0	5.23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	4	1	1	1	0	0		0			1
2026	OOPSY	ROS	0	0	5.70	1	1	0			0	0		4.6	20	5	3	3	1	2	0	0			3

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	QS	CG	ShO	SV	HLD	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
2024	UNLV	NCAA	6	5	4.08	14	14		0	0	0			90.1	383	103	41	41	13	15		1	4	0	107
2025	TOR	A	5	3	3.51	20	18		0	0	1	0	0	82.0	327	67	32	32	9	27	0	0	5	1	76
2025	TOR	A+	3	0	1.95	5	5		0	0	0	0	0	27.2	103	16	6	6	1	6	0	0	0	0	37
2025	TOR	MiLB	8	3	3.12	25	23		0	0	1	0	0	109.2	430	83	38	38	10	33	0	0	5	1	113
2026	Steamer	PROJ	0	0	5.25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0			1
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	0	0	5.42	1	1	0			0	0		4.4	17	4	3	3	1	2	0	0			3
2026	TOR	A+	1	2	3.38	5	5		0	0	0	0	0	24.0	101	22	9	9	5	11	0	0	1	0	24
2026	TOR	AA	1	7	5.26	19	19		0	0	0	0	0	90.2	397	88	54	53	10	41	0	4	9	0	87
2026	TOR	MiLB	2	9	4.87	24	24		0	0	0	0	0	114.2	498	110	63	62	15	52	0	4	10	0	111
2026	Steamer	ROS	0	0	5.23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	4	1	1	1	0	0		0			1
2026	OOPSY	ROS	0	0	5.70	1	1	0			0	0		4.6	20	5	3	3	1	2	0	0			3

Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesAveragesCollege

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	K-BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
2024	UNLV	NCAA	10.66	1.49	7.13	1.30	27.9%	3.9%	24.0%	.281	1.31	.364	77.4%			4.66
2025	TOR	A	8.34	2.96	2.81	0.99	23.2%	8.3%	15.0%	.223	1.15	.270	76.2%	82	95	4.11
2025	TOR	A+	12.04	1.95	6.17	0.33	35.9%	5.8%	30.1%	.165	0.80	.254	77.7%	45	43	1.89
2025	TOR	MiLB	9.27	2.71	3.42	0.82	26.3%	7.7%	18.6%	.209	1.06	.266	76.5%	73	82	3.55
2026	Steamer	PROJ	6.25	3.75	1.67	1.57	15.6%	9.3%	6.2%	.270	1.50	.289	69.9%			5.37
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	5.50	3.32	1.66	1.43	15.5%	9.4%	6.1%	.265	1.30	.282	59.8%			5.23
2026	TOR	A+	9.00	4.13	2.18	1.88	23.8%	10.9%	12.9%	.244	1.38	.279	92.3%	71	118	5.80
2026	TOR	AA	8.64	4.07	2.12	0.99	21.9%	10.3%	11.6%	.250	1.42	.306	66.4%	112	97	4.58
2026	TOR	MiLB	8.71	4.08	2.13	1.18	22.3%	10.4%	11.8%	.249	1.41	.301	71.0%	103	101	4.83
2026	Steamer	ROS	6.25	3.58	1.74	1.60	15.6%	9.0%	6.7%	.269	1.48	.287	69.9%			5.32
2026	OOPSY	ROS	5.52	3.90	1.41	1.57	14.5%	10.2%	4.2%	.268	1.44	.281	62.6%			5.63

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	K-BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
2024	UNLV	NCAA	10.66	1.49	7.13	1.30	27.9%	3.9%	24.0%	.281	1.31	.364	77.4%			4.66
2025	TOR	A	8.34	2.96	2.81	0.99	23.2%	8.3%	15.0%	.223	1.15	.270	76.2%	82	95	4.11
2025	TOR	A+	12.04	1.95	6.17	0.33	35.9%	5.8%	30.1%	.165	0.80	.254	77.7%	45	43	1.89
2025	TOR	MiLB	9.27	2.71	3.42	0.82	26.3%	7.7%	18.6%	.209	1.06	.266	76.5%	73	82	3.55
2026	Steamer	PROJ	6.25	3.75	1.67	1.57	15.6%	9.3%	6.2%	.270	1.50	.289	69.9%			5.37
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	5.50	3.32	1.66	1.43	15.5%	9.4%	6.1%	.265	1.30	.282	59.8%			5.23
2026	TOR	A+	9.00	4.13	2.18	1.88	23.8%	10.9%	12.9%	.244	1.38	.279	92.3%	71	118	5.80
2026	TOR	AA	8.64	4.07	2.12	0.99	21.9%	10.3%	11.6%	.250	1.42	.306	66.4%	112	97	4.58
2026	TOR	MiLB	8.71	4.08	2.13	1.18	22.3%	10.4%	11.8%	.249	1.41	.301	71.0%	103	101	4.83
2026	Steamer	ROS	6.25	3.58	1.74	1.60	15.6%	9.0%	6.7%	.269	1.48	.287	69.9%			5.32
2026	OOPSY	ROS	5.52	3.90	1.41	1.57	14.5%	10.2%	4.2%	.268	1.44	.281	62.6%			5.63