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Garrett Whitlock, P
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Scouting report
This is the same report as last year's since (as you're about to read) Whitlock didn't throw, though I did up his FV a shade since his rehab timeline will have concluded by the time play begins. The Yankees moved Whitlock up the ladder very quickly in 2018, and he looked like a soon-to-be backend starter or swingman sort based on his ability to locate an average sinker/slider/changeup mix. Then he blew out his UCL in the middle of 2019 and had surgery. Whitlock began throwing in January of 2020 but was expected to miss most (if not all) of the year and was likely on track to compete for a spot on the Yankees staff in 2021. Several teams tried to slip unscoutable rehabbing pitchers through the Rule 5 draft, but several of them got picked, including Whitlock. His changeup has become a plus pitch, and I have him projected in a multi-inning relief role as a way to initially limit his workload, though if things work out long-term, Whitlock will pitch toward the back of a rotation.