CALL-UPS: June 9-15, 2014

Contributing writers: Jeremy Deloney (JD), Chris Mallonee (CM), Nick Richards (NR) and Matthew St-Germain (MSG).

June 15, 2014

Xavier Cedeño (LHP, WAS)
The 27-year-old Puerto Rican was picked up by Washington last season after Houston designated him for assignment. His component skills and results took off, with his Dom jumping nearly 4 points from 2012 to 11.8 over 34.1 IP due to the addition of a cutter. He was statistically the most dominant reliever in the Caribbean Leagues this offseason, and has carried over that success to Syracuse (AAA) over 14.2 IP this year, maintaining his strong Dom rate (12.3) and dropping his Ctl rate from 4.2 in 2013 to 1.8 this year. The 6’0”, 205 lb., Cedeño operates primarily with three pitches as...

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