The New York Yankees went searching for, you guessed it, a pitcher in the 8th round of the 2017 MLB First Year Players Draft and they came back with a right-handed pitcher by the name of Kyle Zurak. Zurak was drafted out of Radford University in Virginia after spending his tenure there as the team’s closer and occasional starter. When I see that a pitcher has some starting experience but was drafted as a reliever by the Yankees my mind always wonders if this pitcher could be the next Jonathan Holder or Chance Adams. I guess only time will tell with Kyle so let’s meet him. This is Meet a Prospect: The Kyle Zurak Edition.
Zurak was named one of the 25 semifinalists for the Gregg
Olson Award in 2017 which honors college baseball’s Breakout Player of the
Year. Zurak posted a 4-4 record this season with nine saves and a 2.40 ERA in
60 innings pitched. Along the way Zurak struck out 73 batters while only
allowing nine extra-base hits all season long due in large part to a huge spike
in velocity.
Zurak once possessed a fastball that only touched 85-87 MPH
as a freshman but during his senior season the right-hander saw his fastball
touching 95 MPH. Zurak was dominant as a closer and in his one start of the
season he threw a complete-game two-hitter against Presbyterian in the Big
South Finals. Zurak can do it all.
Zurak is a college senior, he’s going to sign. He is going
to sign and he is going to sign for cheap so I feel comfortable welcoming him
not only to the organization but to the family as well. Welcome!
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