While there have been questions about Carlos Lagrange’s command at times during his pro career, he finished 2025 with a 33% strikeout rate. He has a premium fastball that sits around 98, but can reach 103 MPH, while running in on righties.

He has multiple secondary pitches that he can use to get hitters out, highlighted by a sweeping slider, though he has a cutter and a change that can sometimes play as superior pitches. His 6’7 frame allow him to get good downward action on the ball, and he’s used it to post a 12.5 K/9 rate in his pro career.

He still needs to cut down of his 5.4 BB/9 career rate, and needs to find ways to miss more bats, but Lagrange profiles with shades of Hunter Greene. Premium velocity with the question of control being the difference between “ace” and “volatile”. But considering that Hunter Greene is consistently at the top of the NL Cy Young conversation, there’s still time for the 22-year-old LeGrange to get his control under….control. Look at the guy who’s profile we released yesterday: Nolan McLean. As good as McLean is expected to be in 2026 and going forward, he jumped roughly 90 spots in most prospect rankings in one year and is now positioned to be ace-adjacent for the Mets at 24, and he’s also pitching meaningful innings for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.

Why does that bode well for LeGrange? 1) There’s time for improvement for a guy with LaGrange’s tools and 2) McLean actually saw command of his pitches improve at the Major League level. Lagrange is currently in AA, but the Yankees have had significant injuries issues to their pitching staff over the last couple of seasons. If that bug rears its ugly head again, it could open up a lane for Lagrange in the Bronx.

I could see him settle into a role in the bullpen early in his career a la fellow big man Devin Williams, but if he can throw consistent strikes and learn to trust his defense behind him. Lagrange could easily find himself in the top half of New York’s rotation sooner rather than later.