• Full name Joseph Lopaka Cantillo
  • Born 12/18/1999 in Honolulu, HI
  • Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 225 / Bats: L / Throws: L
  • School Kailua
  • Drafted in the 16th round (468th overall) by the San Diego Padres in 2017 (signed for $302,500).
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    Cantillo is a projectable 6-foot-4 lefty with a deceptive delivery and a promising 12-to-6 curveball. He also mixes in a usable slider. His delivery includes a significant head whack, which likely will keep him from being drafted high enough to sway him from his Kentucky commitment.

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  • Rated Best Changeup in the San Diego Padres in 2020

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Career Transactions

  • Columbus Clippers activated LHP Joey Cantillo.
  • Columbus Clippers placed LHP Joey Cantillo on the temporarily inactive list.
  • Columbus Clippers activated LHP Joey Cantillo.
  • LHP Joey Cantillo assigned to Columbus Clippers from Akron RubberDucks.
  • LHP Joey Cantillo assigned to Columbus Clippers from Akron RubberDucks.
  • LHP Joey Cantillo and assigned to Akron RubberDucks.
  • Cleveland Guardians optioned LHP Joey Cantillo to Columbus Clippers.

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