At 25, having only pitched 48.2 innings (36 games) at Double-A Trenton, right-handed relief pitcher Brooks Kriske is now a member of the Yankees 40-man roster.
While this isn’t the norm for someone that missed all of 2017 and the beginning of 2018 following Tommy John surgery, the Yanks feel they have something special in the 2016 sixth-round pick out of USC.
Beginning last season at High-A Tampa, Kriske opened eyes by not allowing a run in 12 innings (seven games). Surrendering just four hits, Kriske struck out 16, walked five, picked up one save, and featured a 2.