"Sixty-eight of Coleman's 93 2/3 career innings in the majors came as a member of the Royals bullpen in 2022, when the righty posted a 2.78 ERA, 24.6% strikeout rate, and 12.8% walk rate. These promising numbers drastically went south in 2023, as Coleman has an 8.84 ERA and a walk rate that ballooned to 19.8%, almost eclipsing his 21.9K%."
"Since that time, Coleman has been overhauling his mechanics with the Feole Pitching training workshop, and has as per a recent post from Feole's Instagram account, Coleman has added a cutter and power sinker to his repertoire, and his fastball velocity is up to 100mph. Coleman averaged over 98mph on his fastball when he debuted with the Royals in 2021, but that velo dropped to 95.2mph by the 2023 season."
"Any team would be intrigued by triple digits on the radar gun, and there's no risk for the Yankees in taking a first-hand look at the revamped Coleman, and also seeing what their own pitching development crew can add to his approach. All of the stuff in the world won't help a pitcher who can't get the ball over the plate, of course, and it remains to be seen if Coleman's fixes extend to his extreme control problems of the last few years."
The Yankees signed right-hander Dylan Coleman to a minor-league deal, with no public indication of a major-league spring-camp invite. Coleman has 93 2/3 MLB innings, including 68 innings for the Royals in 2022 when he posted a 2.78 ERA, 24.6% strikeout rate and 12.8% walk rate. His performance collapsed in 2023, producing an 8.84 ERA and a 19.8% walk rate. Transactions followed, including a trade to the Astros and a one-inning 2024 MLB appearance before release, plus a brief Orioles farm-system stint with a 4.91 ERA and equal walks and strikeouts. Coleman has overhauled mechanics with Feole Pitching, added a cutter and power sinker, and increased fastball velocity to about 100 mph, but extreme control problems persist.
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