Carson Coleman

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked New York Yankees #27 prospect in 2026
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/High
  
  Adjusted Grade: 30
  
  Track Record: Coleman was originally drafted by the Rays in the 33rd round in 2019. He opted to return to Kentucky for his junior season and went unselected in the pandemic-shortened five-round draft. The Yankees signed him as a free agent, and he was in their system through 2023, when the Rangers selected him in the Rule 5 draft. Shoulder and elbow surgeries kept him from ever throwing an official pitch with Texas, and he was returned to New York in 2025. He pitched 17 dominant innings in the minors, peaking at Double-A.
  
  Scouting Report: Coleman’s money pitch is a nasty sinker in the mid 90s with hard, late bite down and away from lefthanders. The pitch helped him get grounders at a rate of 55% during his time in Double-A. He backed the heater mostly with a sweeper slider and the occasional changeup with steep drop and fade. Coleman’s delivery is uptempo and violent, and he is a relief-only prospect. He projects to have fringy command when he reaches the big leagues.
  
  The Future: Finally healthy, Coleman has a chance to make his debut in 2026. He was outrighted off the 40-man roster when he was returned to New York, so he’ll have to earn a return to that spot again. He projects as a middle reliever who can overwhelm hitters in big moments.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 60 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 45 | Control: 40
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  Ranked New York Yankees #29 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 40/High
  
  Track Record: Coleman was a late-round flier who pitched three years at Kentucky in a strictly relief role. He also pitched three seasons of summer ball, once in the Ripken League and twice for Brewster in the Cape Cod League, where he was teammates with fellow Yankees prospect Tyler Hardman for a season. Amateur scouting analyst Scott Benecke in particular was intrigued by Coleman's fastball. That has analysis has proved prescient as Coleman has dominated his way up the ladder. In his last outing of the season, Coleman spun a scoreless ninth inning to finish a championship-sealing no-hitter for Double-A Somerset.
  
  Scouting Report: As was the case in college, Coleman is a relief-only prospect. His fastball is the key to his arsenal. The pitch sat in the mid 90s and touched 97 with tremendous movement and spin rates that allowed it to get whiffs at a 35% clip and strikes at a rate of nearly 70%. Coleman backed the fastball with a shorter slider in the low 80s that could get to average with further improvement. He has a changeup in the high 80s as well, but it was a clear third pitch in the arsenal and was thrown very rarely. He throws strikes at a high rate as well, and did even better in that regard when he moved from High-A to Double-A.
  
  The Future: Coleman should move to Triple-A in 2023 and has a chance to make his big league debut at some point in the year. He's got a future as a middle-innings reliever.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 60. Slider: 50. Changeup: 30. Control: 60

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 40/High
  
  Track Record: Coleman was a late-round flier who pitched three years at Kentucky in a strictly relief role. He also pitched three seasons of summer ball, once in the Ripken League and twice for Brewster in the Cape Cod League, where he was teammates with fellow Yankees prospect Tyler Hardman for a season. Amateur scouting analyst Scott Benecke in particular was intrigued by Coleman's fastball. That has analysis has proved prescient as Coleman has dominated his way up the ladder. In his last outing of the season, Coleman spun a scoreless ninth inning to finish a championship-sealing no-hitter for Double-A Somerset.
  
  Scouting Report: As was the case in college, Coleman is a relief-only prospect. His fastball is the key to his arsenal. The pitch sat in the mid 90s and touched 97 with tremendous movement and spin rates that allowed it to get whiffs at a 35% clip and strikes at a rate of nearly 70%. Coleman backed the fastball with a shorter slider in the low 80s that could get to average with further improvement. He has a changeup in the high 80s as well, but it was a clear third pitch in the arsenal and was thrown very rarely. He throws strikes at a high rate as well, and did even better in that regard when he moved from High-A to Double-A.
  
  The Future: Coleman should move to Triple-A in 2023 and has a chance to make his big league debut at some point in the year. He's got a future as a middle-innings reliever.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 60. Slider: 50. Changeup: 30. Control: 60
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 40/High
  
  Track Record: Coleman was a late-round flier who pitched three years at Kentucky in a strictly relief role. He also pitched three seasons of summer ball, once in the Ripken League and twice for Brewster in the Cape Cod League, where he was teammates with fellow Yankees prospect Tyler Hardman for a season. Amateur scouting analyst Scott Benecke in particular was intrigued by Coleman's fastball. That has analysis has proved prescient as Coleman has dominated his way up the ladder. In his last outing of the season, Coleman spun a scoreless ninth inning to finish a championship-sealing no-hitter for Double-A Somerset.
  
  Scouting Report: As was the case in college, Coleman is a relief-only prospect. His fastball is the key to his arsenal. The pitch sat in the mid 90s and touched 97 with tremendous movement and spin rates that allowed it to get whiffs at a 35% clip and strikes at a rate of nearly 70%. Coleman backed the fastball with a shorter slider in the low 80s that could get to average with further improvement. He has a changeup in the high 80s as well, but it was a clear third pitch in the arsenal and was thrown very rarely. He throws strikes at a high rate as well, and did even better in that regard when he moved from High-A to Double-A.
  
  The Future: Coleman should move to Triple-A in 2023 and has a chance to make his big league debut at some point in the year. He's got a future as a middle-innings reliever.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 60. Slider: 50. Changeup: 30. Control: 60