By now, a fair number of fans are probably familiar with the reality that Luis Gil, who had an impressive stint as a spot starter with the Yankees in 2021 (3.07 ERA, 29.5 percent strikeout rate in 29.1 innings), doesn’t really have a good third pitch. He throws an electric, high-spin, high-90s fastball and a very good slider, but his changeup clearly lags behind and he doesn’t have another weapon.
However, while fans and even some media circles have tabbed Gil as a future rotation piece — he has, after all, started every game for the Yankees in the minors and majors since coming over from the Minnesota Twins in 2018 — we have no assurances that will be his actual role down the road.