Good morning everyone and Happy Saturday the 14th
to all you lucky and fortunate souls that made it through the evil, bad Friday
the 13th. Man, starting the weekend off with some sarcasm. Who would
have thought?
Anyway, I wanted to touch on a young Yankees pitching prospect
quickly that I think could be the next Chance Adams. The next college arm that
the Yankees drafted as a relief pitcher and successfully transitioned into a
starting pitcher because they saw something in the young man. His name is Glenn
Otto and he was drafted by the New York Yankees out of Rice University. Otto
was the Yankees fifth round pick, 152nd overall, in the 2017 MLB
First Year Players Draft.
The thought of Otto being a starter isn’t really a new idea,
he was a starter for the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Collegiate
League in the summer after his freshman year and he also made two spot starts
during his junior year at Rice, but it is a new idea for Otto as a professional.
Otto has a starting pitcher’s build standing at 6-foot-4 and weighing in at 225
lbs. while possessing a mid-90s fastball that can touch 98-99 MPH. Otto also
employs a hard knucklecurve that he throws in the low-80s as well as a
developing changeup that New York sees as a viable third pitch.
Keep an eye out for Otto going forward as I truly believe he
could be on the fast track to the Major Leagues as a starting pitcher. He could
be the next Chance Adams, or he could be the next Jonathan Holder as well. Stay
tuned.
Oh, and good morning my beautiful Kari Ann. I love you,
enjoy your last Saturday of tax season and your much-deserved break when it is
all over.
