Yankees Like What They See From Reliever Eric Reyzelman

Twice cut from his high school baseball team, the 6-foot-2, 188-pound Reyzelman has been something of a late-bloomer. He posted mostly unspectacular numbers in college at San Francisco before transferring to LSU in 2022 and skyrocketing to the fifth round of that year’s draft.

Reyzelman said he became a new pitcher with the Tigers in 2022. “And I’m not the same pitcher now that I was then,” he said.

“I was a guy who came into the game in certain situations and threw 15 fastballs and then sat down. That’s something that I’m not anymore, and I’m proud of the work I’ve been able to do with our development staff here. They’re second to none.”

Reyzelman has been limited to just 50.1 pro innings over the past three seasons because of recurring back injuries, and he also suffered a scare early in big league camp this year when he was taken to the hospital due to a peanut allergy.

He has flashed signs of becoming an MLB high-leverage reliever when’s been able to stay on the field, which is a testament to the development of his secondary offerings.

Reyzelman sits at 96-99 mph with a fastball he complements with a changeup and slider.

According to Yankees pitching coordinator Brett DeGagne, who also served as Reyzelman’s pitching coach last year at Double-A, features “three plus pitches” he can mix in at any time.

“I think from everything we’ve seen and how well he’s performed, I think the sky is kind of the limit with him,” DeGagne said. “We’ve had some really good reliever prospects come through the organization, and he’s up there in that echelon of those guys.

“He’s going to be a factor in the future.”