Drew Cavanaugh keeps raking for Sacramento after Triple-A promotion
Drew Cavanaugh’s first 36 Triple-A plate appearances produced a 1.272 OPS, and Sacramento now looks like a real runway to San Francisco.
A 1.272 OPS in Drew Cavanaugh’s first 36 Triple-A plate appearances has done more than keep Sacramento’s lineup moving. It has turned the 24-year-old catcher from Troy, Michigan, into a real San Francisco Giants roster conversation.
Cavanaugh, a left-handed hitter and right-handed thrower listed at 6-foot-1 and 219 pounds, has forced attention with production that has carried beyond a tiny burst. The Giants drafted him in the 17th round in 2023, 510th overall, out of Florida Southern, and the organization has already shown it is comfortable moving him quickly when catching depth is needed. Baseball America noted that Cavanaugh had four Triple-A stints before he ever reached Double-A, a reminder that Sacramento has long treated him as more than a name in the system.
The recent surge has given that background some real weight. MLB.com listed Cavanaugh at .316/.460/.602 with a 1.062 OPS over 30 games and 98 at-bats in 2026 minor-league play by May 26, while MiLB.com had him at 102 at-bats, 31 hits, five home runs and 23 RBI with a 1.024 OPS. In other words, this is not just a hot week at the plate. He is getting on base, driving the ball and punishing mistakes against better pitching.
The production has shown up in games that mattered for Sacramento, too. On May 14, Cavanaugh drove in two runs with a single and later added two more with a double in a 12-1 win over the Round Rock Express. Six days later, he homered with Buddy Kennedy and Victor Bericoto on base, another swing that showed he is not surviving on singles and bloops. Sacramento has also used him in the middle of the order, a sign the River Cats trust his bat to create runs, not just fill innings behind the plate.
That matters because Sacramento was 29-20 and first in the Pacific Coast League West on May 26, so Cavanaugh is not piling up numbers in a rebuilding environment. He is producing for a club with something to protect, and the Giants have a catcher who is suddenly hitting like someone ready to speed up the next conversation in San Francisco. If this keeps going, the promotion case stops being theoretical and starts looking overdue.
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