It was worth it, he and those who bet on his talent after passing the first test will think. It had been a long journey, from deep in Louisiana to populous New York, very long indeed, like the one in Manhattan Transfer or as it happens in the grapes of wrath, Anyway, Will Warren made it worth it.
There was no alternative, the question was to prevail at all costs, he left his family behind and in his mind were the Yankees and the great opportunity they had given him by choosing him in the eighth round of the 2021 Draft.
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Warren didn’t disappoint, as NJ Advance Media’s Randy Miller tells it, the 6.2-foot, nearly 200-pound right-hander couldn’t have done better in his first season pitching for the Bronx Bombers’ affiliates.
Wearing the Hudson-Valley and Somerset-Patriots flannel, the 23-year-old prospect finished the season with 26 starts in which he added 129 innings to leave a 9-9 record and likewise, was able to post a 3, ERA. 91 with 125 strikeouts.
the profile
MLB Pipeline refers that, in his arsenal, Warren has a fastball that is around 92-93 miles per hour, a slider between 87-88 miles, a good changeup and among his breakers, a sharp curve that manages to upset opposing batters.
At this point it is worth delimiting another aspect beyond the prominence that his resources may have as a pitcher and that is that when he sees it on YouTube and Twitter videos, the sobriety with which he makes his movements in the box is impressive and his southern face is visualized. Confidence in being able to do the job well.
Prospects
At this minute as I write, according to Baseball America, Will Warren ranks as the No. 8 prospect of the New York Yankees and first among pitchers, ahead of even the likes of Jhony Brito and Clayton Beeter; something that clearly translates his enormous potential.
It is worth adding that next March, we could see Warren adding entries in Spring Training and although his possible arrival in the Majors is scheduled for some time in 2024, everything indicates that if he maintains the projection of 2022, his promotion to Triple – It would be a matter of time.
It is one of the prospects of the moment within the flagship baseball organization and already generates enormous enthusiasm among the fans of Yankee Stadium.
