SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- After struggling in his first two years at Vanderbilt, Bryce Cunningham emerged as the Commodores' best starter in 2024, when he displayed some of the best pitch metrics in college baseball. The Yankees pushed him down to the second round of that year's Draft and signed him for a well over-slot $2,297,500.

Cunningham ( NYY No. 5 ) broke into pro ball by dominating High-A hitters to start this season, posting a 2.14 ERA with a 44/10 K/BB ratio in 42 innings through his first seven starts. But he came down with right shoulder issues in mid-May, missed two weeks before making a brief return in early June, then sat out the next two months. He made four short starts at the end of the season before heading to the Arizona Fall League to build up more innings in hopes of

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