Will Warren Stats & Scouting Report College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects

Track Record: An eighth-round pick in 2021, Warren was shut down after signing in favor of more controlled instruction at the team’s minor league complex in Tampa. When he emerged, he put forth a breakout 2022 season between High-A and Double-A that included 125 strikeouts in 129 innings and earned him the organization’s minor league pitcher of the year honors. He split 2023 between Double-A and Triple-A, where he struck out 149 in 129 innings.

Scouting Report: Warren works with a varied arsenal that includes four- and two-seam fastballs, as well as a cutter, slider, changeup and curveball. Both fastballs are thrown around 94 mph and occasionally bump a tick higher. He changed the grip on his four-seamer this season in an attempt to give it more life. Warren’s sweeping slider is also a potential plus pitch, and it pairs well with his two-seamer to form an excellent east-west attack. He rounds out his repertoire with a fringy changeup in the high 80s. Warren added a cutter in 2023 to help him attack lefthanded hitters more effectively. His cutter and curveball were thrown a combined 5% of the time. The Yankees want Warren to continue to learn the best ways to deploy his mix, and part of the reason behind his promotion to Triple-A was to show him that more advanced hitters are less prone to chasing pitches than those at the lower levels. Those hitters, plus a stricter strike zone enforced by the automated ball-strike system, led to a slightly elevated walk rate and about a 2% lower strike rate. Warren has plenty of weapons. Now, he needs to learn the best ways to use them.

The Future: Warren’s likely role is as a starter toward the back end of a rotation with a fallback option as a powerful multi-inning reliever. He should make his MLB debut in 2024.

Scouting Grades Fastball: 60 | Curveball: 40 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 45 | Cutter: 55 | Control: 45

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