Pitcher Kade Strowd was drafted out of West Virginia University in the 12th round of the 2019 draft by Baltimore.
- His numbers in college were not great. Over three seasons he carried a 5.31 ERA/1.591 WHIP. And while he gave up plenty of hits and walks, he also struck out plenty (183 K’s in 191.2 innings).
While his numbers were not eye-popping, the scouts clearly saw some tools worth trying to polish.
Strowd opened his pro career in Low-A and worked out of the pen and was very successful.
- Over 17 IP he only allowed 11 hits and struck out 19. Good for a 0.53 ERA/1.059 WHIP.
Right now it seems like Baltimore thinks that his stuff will play better out of the pen. So far, so good.
| Year | Age | AgeDif | Tm | Lg | Lev | W | L | ERA | G | GS | GF | SV | IP | H | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19 | -1.5 | West Virginia | BTW | NCAA | 1 | 3 | 5.76 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 45.1 | 48 | 28 | 35 | 1.676 | |
| 2018 | 20 | -0.7 | West Virginia | BTW | NCAA | 4 | 7 | 5.74 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 62.2 | 67 | 36 | 61 | 1.644 | |
| 2019 | 21 | 0.3 | West Virginia | BTW | NCAA | 5 | 6 | 4.73 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 83.2 | 67 | 59 | 87 | 1.506 | |
| 2019 | 21 | -0.3 | Aberdeen | NYPL | A- | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 17.0 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 1.059 |
| Mino | Mino | Mino | Mino | Minors | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 17.0 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 1.059 | |
| NCAA | NCAA | NCAA | NCAA | NCAA | 10 | 16 | 5.31 | 48 | 36 | 1 | 191.2 | 182 | 123 | 183 | 1.591 |