Grand Canyon's Daniel Avitia shined for Orleans this summer (Orleans Firebirds)

2023 Cape Cod League Prospect Breakdown: Orleans Pitchers

The Orleans Firebirds put together a strong 2023 campaign, finishing 24-20, just one point behind East Division winner Yarmouth-Dennis. Orleans later eliminated Y-D from the playoffs en route to the finals, where the Firebirds finally fell in three games to Bourne.

The Orleans pitching staff ranked second on the Cape in ERA, thanks to a nice combination of emerging power arms (led by Vanderbilt’s Greysen Carter) and advanced pitchability guys with quality stuff (Grand Canyon’s Daniel Avitia and Harvard’s Sean Matson). Here’s our look at the top Orleans arms this summer, based on looks by our Aaron Fitt, David Seifert[…]