Trystan Vrieling

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked New York Yankees #21 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/High
  
  Track Record: Gonzaga was a wellspring of draft talent in the summer of 2022. The Bulldogs had three players taken in the first 100 picks, including righthander Gabriel Hughes in the first round, outfielder Nick Morabito in the second supplemental round and Vrieling in the third round. Vrieling moved to the rotation full-time in 2022 and started strong before sputtering a bit in the second half. Yankees pitching guru Scott Lovekamp in particular was intrigued about what Vrieling could do under the guidance of the team's player development group, which believed the righthander's fastball was underutilized in college.
  
  Scouting Report: Vrieling works with a full, four-pitch complement headed by a fastball and curveball that could each be above-average. The former sat in the low 90s and touched 96, while the latter averaged around 80 mph. The backs that combo up with two potentially averages--a slider in the mid 80s and a changeup that comes in a few ticks hotter, around 87 mph. His control was a little scattershot in college and projects to be fringe-average as a pro. The Yankees believe some of Vrieling's season-ending downturn was due to fatigue, so they shut him down for the rest of the season after signing and had him do foundational work before an offseason of remote training.
  
  The Future: The Yankees have done an excellent job in recent years of getting the most out of their pitching prospects, and they hope Vrieling can extract a bit more ceiling under their tutelage.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 55. Curveball: 55. Slider: 50. Changeup: 50. Control: 45

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #104 prospect in 2022 draft
  School: Gonzaga Committed/Drafted: Never Drafted
  Age At Draft: 21.8
  BA Grade: 45/High
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 55 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 50 | Cutter: | Control: 45
  Vrieling led Gonzaga in appearances during the 2021 season, when he started just two games, but posted a 3.88 ERA in 48.2 innings as a late-inning reliever. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound righthander transitioned to a full-time starting role this spring and had plenty of scouting buzz early in the season after posting a 2.66 ERA over his first seven starts. Vrieling struggled in the second half with stuff that trended in the wrong direction, and he finished with a 4.91 ERA over 15 starts and 80.2 innings with 107 strikeouts (29.6 K%) and 46 walks (12.7%). Vrieling throws a fastball in the 90-93 mph range and has been up to 95-96 at peak this spring, and will mix in a slider, curveball and changeup. He throws the slider in the low-to-mid 80s with short and tight break and big spin rates in the 2,500-2,800 rpm range. His upper-70s-to-lower-80s curveball is the better swing-and-miss offering, though he throws it for strikes less frequently, with impressive depth and similar raw spin to the slider. Vrieling will also use a mid-80s changeup and while he didn’t throw it frequently this spring, he did show solid feel to land the pitch for strikes. Vrieling threw strikes well in flashes this spring, but his overall track record of control in college is fringy.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/High
  
  Track Record: Gonzaga was a wellspring of draft talent in the summer of 2022. The Bulldogs had three players taken in the first 100 picks, including righthander Gabriel Hughes in the first round, outfielder Nick Morabito in the second supplemental round and Vrieling in the third round. Vrieling moved to the rotation full-time in 2022 and started strong before sputtering a bit in the second half. Yankees pitching guru Scott Lovekamp in particular was intrigued about what Vrieling could do under the guidance of the team's player development group, which believed the righthander's fastball was underutilized in college.
  
  Scouting Report: Vrieling works with a full, four-pitch complement headed by a fastball and curveball that could each be above-average. The former sat in the low 90s and touched 96, while the latter averaged around 80 mph. The backs that combo up with two potentially averages--a slider in the mid 80s and a changeup that comes in a few ticks hotter, around 87 mph. His control was a little scattershot in college and projects to be fringe-average as a pro. The Yankees believe some of Vrieling's season-ending downturn was due to fatigue, so they shut him down for the rest of the season after signing and had him do foundational work before an offseason of remote training.
  
  The Future: The Yankees have done an excellent job in recent years of getting the most out of their pitching prospects, and they hope Vrieling can extract a bit more ceiling under their tutelage.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 55. Curveball: 55. Slider: 50. Changeup: 50. Control: 45
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/High
  
  Track Record: Gonzaga was a wellspring of draft talent in the summer of 2022. The Bulldogs had three players taken in the first 100 picks, including righthander Gabriel Hughes in the first round, outfielder Nick Morabito in the second supplemental round and Vrieling in the third round. Vrieling moved to the rotation full-time in 2022 and started strong before sputtering a bit in the second half. Yankees pitching guru Scott Lovekamp in particular was intrigued about what Vrieling could do under the guidance of the team's player development group, which believed the righthander's fastball was underutilized in college.
  
  Scouting Report: Vrieling works with a full, four-pitch complement headed by a fastball and curveball that could each be above-average. The former sat in the low 90s and touched 96, while the latter averaged around 80 mph. The backs that combo up with two potentially averages--a slider in the mid 80s and a changeup that comes in a few ticks hotter, around 87 mph. His control was a little scattershot in college and projects to be fringe-average as a pro. The Yankees believe some of Vrieling's season-ending downturn was due to fatigue, so they shut him down for the rest of the season after signing and had him do foundational work before an offseason of remote training.
  
  The Future: The Yankees have done an excellent job in recent years of getting the most out of their pitching prospects, and they hope Vrieling can extract a bit more ceiling under their tutelage.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 55. Curveball: 55. Slider: 50. Changeup: 50. Control: 45
• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 45/High
  
  August Update: Vrieling led Gonzaga in appearances during the 2021 season, when he started just two games, but posted a 3.88 ERA in 48.2 innings as a late-inning reliever. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound righthander transitioned to a full-time starting role this spring and had plenty of scouting buzz early in the season after posting a 2.66 ERA over his first seven starts. Vrieling struggled in the second half with stuff that trended in the wrong direction, and he finished with a 4.91 ERA over 15 starts and 80.2 innings with 107 strikeouts (29.6 K%) and 46 walks (12.7%). Vrieling throws a fastball in the 90-93 mph range and has been up to 95-96 at peak this spring, and will mix in a slider, curveball and changeup. He throws the slider in the low-to-mid 80s with short and tight break and big spin rates in the 2,500-2,800 rpm range. His upper-70s-to-lower-80s curveball is the better swing-and-miss offering, though he throws it for strikes less frequently, with impressive depth and similar raw spin to the slider. Vrieling will also use a mid-80s changeup and while he didn&#39t throw it frequently this spring, he did show solid feel to land the pitch for strikes. Vrieling threw strikes well in flashes this spring, but his overall track record of control in college is fringy.