The Yankees have revamped their pitching development over the past few years under the guidance of Sam Briend, the team’s pitching coordinator. Last season there were numerous pitchers who took significant steps forward across the minor league system. Continuing our position-by-position look around the Yankees minor league system, let's take a look at the recently drafted pitchers, who will likely start the coming season anywhere from the Florida Complex League to possibly High-A Hudson Valley.
In the second round of the draft the Yankees selected Brandon Beck from Stanford University. The 2021 PAC-12 conference pitcher of the year was coming off a very strong season where he struck out 143 batters in 108.