2 years agoNew York Yankees minor league pitcher Matt Krook was drafted by the Giants back in 2016 but has bounced around with three organizations since then. He was originally dealt to the Rays in the Evan Longoria trade before finding his way to New York in the 2020 Rule 5 Draft. Interestingly, Krook is best known for his low velocity. His fastball sits right around 90 mph, and it's not a rarity to see it dip into the upper-80s. However, the way it approaches hitters has been effective in getting outs. He also throws a sinker with similar velocity, a solid changeup and a nasty slider. The breaking ball is certainly his best pitch and will be relied upon heavily to retire batters once he reaches the majors. Krook has long been effective in the minors, but he truly took things to the next level this past week. During his start against Buffalo last Friday, the 27-year-old allowed just one hit and one walk over 7 2/3 scoreless innings. The icing on the cake? He struck out 10 batters en route to earning the win. After a very poor May and early June, Krook has bounced back in a big way, amassing zero earned runs over his last three starts. He has done a good job generating strikeouts, which should give him plenty of fantasy intrigue once he gets the call to the bigs.--Andersen Pickard - RotoBaller
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