2025 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
6.00
WHIP
1.67
K
2
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
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

Dispatched to Triple-A
The Angels optioned Dana to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.
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Dana's stay with the Angels lasted just two days, as he was recalled from Triple-A on Friday and appeared out of the bullpen later that night in an 8-6 loss to the Guardians. Since he covered three innings and gave up two earned runs on four hits and one walk in that appearance, Dana was unlikely to be available for another day or two, so the Angels opted to swap him off the active roster in favor of a fresh arm in right-hander Michael Darrell-Hicks, who was called up from Salt Lake. Dana is expected to move back into the rotation upon his return to the Triple-A club.
Dana's stay with the Angels lasted just two days, as he was recalled from Triple-A on Friday and appeared out of the bullpen later that night in an 8-6 loss to the Guardians. Since he covered three innings and gave up two earned runs on four hits and one walk in that appearance, Dana was unlikely to be available for another day or two, so the Angels opted to swap him off the active roster in favor of a fresh arm in right-hander Michael Darrell-Hicks, who was called up from Salt Lake. Dana is expected to move back into the rotation upon his return to the Triple-A club.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
56
Last 10 Games
56
Last 5 Games
56
How many pitches does Caden Dana generally throw?
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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
-43%
BAA vs RHP
2025
Even Split
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Since 2023vs Left | .423 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
Since 2023vs Right | .241 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
2025vs Left | .333 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
2025vs Right | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024vs Left | .471 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
2024vs Right | .231 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-87%
ERA at Home
2025
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Since 2023Home | 5.84 | 1.46 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 5.1 |
Since 2023Away | 45.00 | 8.00 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
2025Home | 6.00 | 1.67 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024Home | 5.79 | 1.39 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
2024Away | 45.00 | 8.00 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
-42%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-42%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Since 2023vs Left | .269 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Since 2023vs Right | .156 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
2025vs Left | .269 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
2025vs Right | .156 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stat Review
How does Caden Dana compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.00K/9
6.0BB/9
3.0HR/9
3.0Fastball
94.8 mphERA
6.00WHIP
1.67BABIP
.317GB/FB
0.80Left On Base
83.3%Exit Velocity
85.8 mphBarrels/BBE
7.1%Spin Rate
2049 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.4%Swinging Strike
10.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Works three relief frames Friday
Dana allowed two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out two batters over three innings in Friday's loss to Cleveland.
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Recalled from Triple-A
The Angels recalled Dana from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday.
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Moved to Triple-A
The Angels optioned Dana to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.
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Shines in spring start
Dana pitched three perfect innings Thursday, compiling three strikeouts against the Cubs in a Cactus League contest.
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Optioned, shut down for year
The Angels announced Monday that Dana has been optioned to Double-A Rocket City and won't pitch for the rest of the season in an effort to ensure he enters the offseason at full health, MLB.com reports.
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