{"id":74412,"date":"2024-05-25T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=74412"},"modified":"2024-05-25T12:53:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T16:53:45","slug":"yankees-pitching-prospect-vrieling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/25\/yankees-pitching-prospect-vrieling\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Yankees Pitching Prospect Climbing The Ranks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yankees pitching prospect<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/prospects\/yankees\/trystan-vrieling-801639\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Trystan Vrieling<\/a> displays promising traits toward development and organizational promotion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Top Yankees pitching prospect Climbing The Ranks<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The New York Yankees are on fire<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/24\/yankees-pitching-staff-historic-run\/\" target=\"_self\"> in all aspects<\/a> of the big-league field and are now getting more traction from the farm system. Amongst various intriguing names in the minors, Vrieling seems to be on a fast track.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Yankees invested in the offensive market this past offseason to address a severe gap with the sticks. Now that their offensive concern is resolved, what was said on the final bill of sale?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yankees pitching prospect Trystan Vrieling was a wise decision in the 2022 draft.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The pinstripes parted ways with Randy Vasquez, Jhony Brito, and Greg Weissert. This diluted the New York farm system pitching lineup. Pitchers such as Will Warren, Clayton Beeter, and Yoendrys Gomez keep the prospective arm rankings above water. In addition to these three, Trystan Vrieling has emerged as \u201ca guy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The righty-pitcher ranks 22nd of New York\u2019s top 30 prospects for 2024 thus far. An interesting fact about Vrieling is that he bypassed all organizational minor league ranks and stuck it right at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/02\/spencer-jones-prospect-success\/\" target=\"_self\">double-A Somerset<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trystan Vrieling Vs. Richmond 4\/7\/24\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CkcquZgMqpE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Vrieling was drafted in 2022, third round, 100th overall by the Yankees. He spent three seasons with Gonzaga in the NCAA and stinted between the Northwoods League, Cape Cod League, and Arizona Fall League. In four summer and fall stints combined, he recorded a .381 ERA.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Pre-Draft Numbers That Campaigned The Yankees Pitching Prospect\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">His cumulative collegiate numbers pushed his case for the draft in 2022. The college junior finished his three years with a 4.31 ERA, threw 137.2 innings, struck out 178 hitters, and walked 73; his RA9 was a 4.77.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">His junior year was the campaign for the Yankees pitching prospect. With a .500 win-loss percentage, his year was dominant from an overall statistical and quality perspective. He showed a 1.500 whip, struck out 107, and walked 46. His strikeouts to walks were 2.33, and his SO9 was 11.9. Vrieling showed traits of a guaranteed top-five draft selection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yankees Pitching Prospect\u2019s Makeup, Breakdown, And Organizational Value\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">At\u00a0 6\u20194\u201d 200 lbs, Vrieling displays all-around athleticism. His delivery is as simple and relaxed as it gets. His motion from the full is very upright, with a high vertical leg raise and fluent motion down the hill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Yankees pitching prospect has four options: a <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">four-seam<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> fastball, curveball, slider, and changeup. His pitching consistency is revamping as he was breaking-ball happy early in his career, not establishing the heater. He has a biting fastball with vertical movement; this sits low 90s and works between 95-96 mph max. The curveball and slider are two of his breaking pitchers that he\u2019ll show great trust in, and that have depth. These two options sit late 70s, early 80s and require more bite.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Vrieling employs a changeup that we haven\u2019t seen a whole lot of, and that comes off like a lower-velocity fastball. It seems flat on movement and solid like a fastball. This pitch will be the one to establish in his repertoire.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Regardless of the construction that needs to occur in his repertoire, Vrieling is opening eyes in the minor league world and is shining brighter than expected. He\u2019s fast-tracked right to double-A ball without venturing into the high-A or low-A ranks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yankees executives see value and prematurity in his profile, and as long as the performance continues, he can see AAA in no time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: <em>BRIAN HAYES \/ STATESMAN JOURNAL<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yankees pitching prospect Trystan Vrieling displays promising traits toward development and organizational promotion.\u00a0 Top Yankees pitching prospect Climbing The Ranks The New York Yankees are on fire in all aspects of the big-league field and are now getting more traction from the farm system. 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