Seeing any prospect come up and do well is extremely fun, but there’s something different when it’s a young starting pitcher. A pitcher getting called up and impressing has you dreaming that your team has found someone who could take the ball in key games and playoff series openers and not only give your team a chance, but potentially dominate the opposition.
In 2025, Yankees fans got to have those dreams thanks to Cam Schlittler.
Grade: A
2025 Statistics: 14 games, 73.0 innings, 4-3, 2.96 ERA (138 ERA+), 3.74 FIP, 3.77 xFIP, 27.6 K%, 10.2 BB%, 1.3 fWAR
2026 Contract Status: Pre-arbitration eligible
Schlittler was a seventh-round draft pick by the Yankees back in 2022. He was somewhat unheralded, as came out of Northeastern University, which is hardly a college baseball powerhouse. Wh

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