Jeremy Wu-Yelland

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #260 prospect in 2020 draft
  Wu-Yelland impressed with a 3.16 ERA in the Cape Cod League last summer and entered the year as Hawaii’s top draft prospect. He allowed only one earned run in 13 innings before the season shut down, headlined by four scoreless innings with six strikeouts in a matchup against Vanderbilt. Wu-Yelland brings considerable arm strength from the left side with a fastball that sits 91-94 mph and touches 96. He complements his fastball with a loopy, low-80s breaking ball he keeps out of the middle of the plate and a low-80s changeup that is effective against righties. Wu-Yelland has the three-pitch arsenal to start, but he has struggled to consistently throw strikes in his career. He pitched out of the bullpen exclusively this spring and excelled in both long relief and save situations. He projects as a power-armed lefthanded reliever moving forward.

• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: While Wu-Yelland pitched just 13 innings as a junior before the shutdown, his fastball/ slider combination from a low three-quarters arm slot left opposing hitters feeling uncomfortable, particularly in four shutout innings against Vanderbilt. The Red Sox signed him to a below-slot bonus of $200,000 as a fourth-round pick in 2020.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Wu-Yelland is one of the most explosive, powerful pitchers in Boston's system, with the stuff to match. Though he usually worked at 94 mph at Hawaii, he regularly sat at 95-96 and topped out at 97 with his two-seamer and four-seamer in instructional league. Both his fastball and slider possess plus life from a low arm slot—which is reminiscent of Francisco Liriano—which made opposing hitters uncomfortable. He also has shown the ability to shape a changeup against righthanded hitters. His control is wildly inconsistent—he walked 5.6 batters per nine innings in college—and he had a number of innings end early in instructs to manage his workload.
  
  THE FUTURE: Wu-Yelland will get a chance to start, and if his control and changeup develop, he could surprise by staying on a rotation track. Most likely, though, he has a future as a reliever.
• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: While Wu-Yelland pitched just 13 innings as a junior before the shutdown, his fastball/ slider combination from a low three-quarters arm slot left opposing hitters feeling uncomfortable, particularly in four shutout innings against Vanderbilt. The Red Sox signed him to a below-slot bonus of $200,000 as a fourth-round pick in 2020.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Wu-Yelland is one of the most explosive, powerful pitchers in Boston's system, with the stuff to match. Though he usually worked at 94 mph at Hawaii, he regularly sat at 95-96 and topped out at 97 with his two-seamer and four-seamer in instructional league. Both his fastball and slider possess plus life from a low arm slot—which is reminiscent of Francisco Liriano—which made opposing hitters uncomfortable. He also has shown the ability to shape a changeup against righthanded hitters. His control is wildly inconsistent—he walked 5.6 batters per nine innings in college—and he had a number of innings end early in instructs to manage his workload.
  
  THE FUTURE: Wu-Yelland will get a chance to start, and if his control and changeup develop, he could surprise by staying on a rotation track. Most likely, though, he has a future as a reliever.