The New York Yankees thought they had found a serviceable arm to aid the middle of their rotation when rookie starting pitcher Cam Schlittler made his MLB debut last July. By October, the organization might have felt they had a future ace on their hands as the 24-year-old tossed eight innings of shutout baseball in a win-or-go-home Wild Card Game 3 against the Boston Red Sox.

Despite a riveting first year with New York and boasting a variety of reasons to believe that he will ultimately develop into the kind of starter who could headline a rotation, Schlittler may experience real growing pains in 2026.

The righty might have caught teams off guard with his high-velocity fastball last season, but opponents will likely be ready to combat that aspect of his approach. Further, Schlittler

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