Caden Dana

Caden Dana

21-Year-Old PitcherSP
Los Angeles Angels
2025 Fantasy Outlook
As is their wont, the Angels promoted Dana from Double-A to the majors for his big-league debut at the beginning of September. He made three starts, largely struggling to the tune of a 9.58 ERA, 2.03 WHIP and 8:7 K:BB in 10.1 innings before getting shut down for the year in what the team said was an effort to make sure he entered the offseason healthy. Dana was the second-youngest player in the majors (behind Jackson Chourio), and he turned 21 in December, so we shouldn't hold his struggles in the majors against him. He logged a 2.52 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 20.1 K-BB% in 135.2 innings over 23 starts at Double-A, and he was the second-youngest pitcher at that level to log 100-plus innings. He has the secondary pitches to succeed, with a plus slider and a good enough changeup, however his 94-mph fastball was tattooed by big leaguers (.621 wOBA, .481 xwOBA). The 6-foot-4 righty is still young enough to be adding velocity to his fastball, but that is not a given. Dana should spend the majority of the year in the big-league rotation, health and success permitting. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season
From Preseason
#392
ADP
Signed a one-year contract with the Angels in March of 2025.
Ineffective in loss
PLos Angeles Angels
September 17, 2025
Dana (0-2) took the loss Tuesday, allowing five runs on eight hits and three walks over 3.2 innings against the Brewers. He struck out four.
Analysis
Dana struggled to settle in Tuesday, surrendering runs in each of the four innings he took the mound. The Angels like his raw stuff and strikeout potential, but consistency has remained an issue both in the minors and the majors. Across 18 starts and 82 innings at Triple-A Salt Lake, he carries a 5.93 ERA and 1.59 WHIP, while his five MLB outings have produced a 7.45 ERA and 1.86 WHIP over 19.1 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
76
Last 10 Games
76
Last 5 Games
76
How many pitches does Caden Dana generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
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81-90
 
91-100
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Caden Dana generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-3%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-31%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-51%
BAA vs RHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .316 77 21 16 18 5 0 5
Since 2023vs Right .305 67 10 5 18 1 0 5
2025vs Left .250 53 17 9 10 2 0 2
2025vs Right .364 39 6 5 12 1 0 3
2024vs Left .471 24 4 7 8 3 0 3
2024vs Right .231 28 4 0 6 0 0 2
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-30%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-26%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-87%
ERA at Home
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 7.20 1.75 20.0 1 2 0 9.9 7.2 2.7
Since 2023Away 10.24 2.28 9.2 0 2 0 8.4 4.7 3.7
2025Home 8.44 2.06 10.2 0 1 0 12.7 8.4 3.4
2025Away 6.23 1.62 8.2 0 1 0 8.3 4.2 1.0
2024Home 5.79 1.39 9.1 1 1 0 6.8 5.8 1.9
2024Away 45.00 8.00 1.0 0 1 0 9.0 9.0 27.0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Caden Dana 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.64
 
K/9
10.7
 
BB/9
6.5
 
HR/9
2.3
 
Fastball
94.8 mph
 
ERA
7.45
 
WHIP
1.86
 
BABIP
.350
 
GB/FB
0.95
 
Left On Base
65.5%
 
Exit Velocity
82.7 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.9%
 
Spin Rate
2054 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
26.5%
 
Swinging Strike
10.0%
 
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Punches out nine in loss
PLos Angeles Angels
September 8, 2025
Dana (0-1) took the loss Monday, allowing five runs on five hits and five walks over 4.2 innings in a 12-3 loss to the Twins. He struck out nine.
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Staying in rotation
PLos Angeles Angels
September 7, 2025
Dana is slated to start Monday's game against the Twins in Anaheim.
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Limits Royals in no-decision
PLos Angeles Angels
September 3, 2025
Dana didn't factor into the decision against the Royals on Wednesday, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits and one walk while striking out four over five innings.
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Recalled ahead of Wednesday's start
PLos Angeles Angels
September 3, 2025
The Angels recalled Dana from Triple-A Salt Lake ahead of his start Wednesday in Kansas City.
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Starting Wednesday
PLos Angeles Angels
September 2, 2025
The Angels will recall Dana from Triple-A Salt Lake to start Wednesday's game against the Royals in Anaheim, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
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