Right-handed pitching prospect Triston McKenzie is our No. 1 Cleveland Indians prospect for 2018, improving from his No. 2 ranking last year. McKenzie rose to prominence after a lightning quick start to his career that saw him dominate High-A Lynchburg at just 19 years old in his first full season pitching, where he won Carolina League Pitcher of the Year and led all of minor league baseball in strikeouts.
McKenzie has a deceptive fastball that sits in the low to mid 90s, a filthy curveball and an improving change-up.
Standing 6-foot-5 and weighing just 165 pounds, fans have been hoping he’d be able to fill out his lanky frame to help withstand the rigors of a full season of pitching, but it hasn’t happened yet.