Yankees Carlos Lagrange already turning heads…
TAMPA — Last spring, Carlos Lagrange’s only style of the highlight got here in a showcase for prospects.
This spring, the hard-throwing 22-year-old will get a likelihood to show the Yankees up close why he has begun to climb onto many of those Top 100 prospect lists.
Lagrange is a few days into his first big league camp and, judging by his first bullpen session, Saturday, there will probably be lots of eyes on him as long as he’s right here.
A 6-foot-7 body with a big arm that can attain triple digits will do that.
“We’re excited about him, for good reason,” supervisor Aaron Boone said. “His dimension clearly stands out. But just the downhill he creates with clearly a big fastball, actually good changeup and then the slider and the sweeper. For him, it’s just a matter of persevering with to get better with the command and strike throwing.
Yankees prospect Carlos Lagrange throws a pitch during his Feb. 14, 2026 bullpen session. Charles Wenzelberg
“And on top of it, just one of those kids over there that you get really great makeup reports on. He’s a leader, takes initiative. He’s got a lot of the intangibles as well as obviously a ton of talent.”
Lagrange is coming off a big yr for his development, when he stayed healthy and pitched to a 3.53 ERA with 168 strikeouts across 120 innings across High-A and Double-A.
The right-hander also made some strides with his command, which has been his bugaboo (and stays a work in progress) since the Yankees signed him as an worldwide free agent out of the Dominican Republic.
He walked just 12 batters in 41 ²/₃ innings at High-A before strolling 50 in 78 ¹/₃ innings at Double-A.
The Yankees need to give him every alternative to stay a starter, though some scouts imagine he’ll ultimately end up in the bullpen, which is also where he might make a more quick affect in The Bronx — maybe as early as this season.
“I want to show I can compete,” Lagrange said. “Try to help my teammates and the team, do whatever they want.”
General supervisor Brian Cashman has talked about Lagrange (among others, including fellow top prospect Elmer Rodríguez) a number of instances when speaking about the pitching depth the Yankees have that might help fill spots in the bullpen.
Asked particularly Friday whether or not he could be snug with Lagrange or Rodriguez pitching in a aid function this season, he didn’t rule it out.
“It’s easy to always say you want to keep guys staying in the starting rotation and stay on their turn and be depth and continue their journey to build innings as they’re developing, but at the same time, you got to rob Peter to pay Paul at times and do that balancing act where you got to service the major league club,” Cashman said. “A lot of major league starters historically break in out of the pen, too, when they get their feet wet.”
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