Cade Kuehler

School: Campbell Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.1
BA Grade:45/High
Tools:Fastball: 65. Slider: 55. Curveball: 50. Changeup: 45. Cutter: 40. Control: 45.

After splitting time as a starter and reliever for Campbell during the 2021 season, Kuehler moved into a full-time starting role as the team’s Saturday starter behind supplemental first-rounder Thomas Harrington in 2022. Following a strong sophomore season, Kuehler was invited to Team USA, where he pitched in two relief appearances for the Collegiate National Team in the Netherlands. The 6-foot, 215-pound righthander was the Friday night starter for the Camels in 2023, and he posted a 2.71 ERA over 13 starts and 73 innings, with a 29.4% strikeout rate and 8.4% walk rate. He features some deception and moving parts in his delivery, which includes an overhead windup, as well as a high leg kick and hip turn before attacking hitters with a compact arm action and three-quarter slot that looks higher at times given the first-base side tilt. Kuehler has a deep pitch mix and in the past has used a fastball, slider, curveball, cutter and changeup. As a junior, he primarily relied on a fastball/slider/curveball trio that accounted for about 90% of his total pitches thrown. His fastball averaged 94 mph and touched 98 and has always had excellent riding life with around 20 inches of induced vertical break. He changed the shape of his above-average slider and added more gyro shape in 2023 which helped him throw it for strikes more often. Kuehler’s delivery and history as a below-average strike-thrower add reliever risk to his profile, but he has plenty of arm talent and a deep mix of interesting stuff.