Coming off a highly successful rookie campaign, Yankees pitcher Cam Schlitter is looking to become even more dangerous – working on adding a sixth pitch to his repertoire, he said Wednesday.

Speaking on the season premiere of Yankees Hot Stove on YES Network, Schlittler, whose fastball touches triple digits, said he’s beginning to work on adding either a changeup or a splitter. In addition to the four-seamer, Schlittler throws a cutter, curveball, sinker and sweeper.

“(I’m) probably leaning toward a changeup, (which) might be easier for me,” Schlittler told analysts Bob Lorenz, Jack Curry and Michael Kay. “I think that’s an important pitch to include just because I didn’t have that option down to lefties or even to righties as well. For me, I started throwing three weeks ago, trying to

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