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Scouting Report
Updated May 19, 2026
Lyle Lin (note: appears to be referenced as Luis Gil in the provided sources) is a 27-year-old Yankees right-handed pitcher who was the 2024 AL Rookie of the Year. He has experienced a tumultuous past 18 months marked by significant injuries and performance struggles. After missing the first four months of 2025 due to a lat strain, he returned in August with a 3.32 ERA but showed a 10-point drop in strikeout rate. In 2026, he was optioned to Triple-A to start the season, recalled in April, and struggled with a 6.05 ERA across four starts (9 K's in 19.1 IP with a 12.9% walk rate). Most recently, he was shut down with right shoulder inflammation and will miss at least three weeks. The Yankees believe this is a new injury separate from his April performance issues.
Strengths
- + 2024 AL Rookie of the Year award
- + Showed 3.32 ERA upon return in August 2025
- + Yankees organization believes shoulder injury is new and not related to recent poor performance
Weaknesses
- - Right shoulder inflammation requiring 3+ week shutdown
- - Significant lat strain that caused 4-month absence in 2025
- - Poor 2026 performance with 6.05 ERA in 4 starts
- - Elevated walk rate at 12.9% in 2026
- - 10-point drop in strikeout rate from 2024 to 2025
- - Optioned to Triple-A twice in recent months
- - Knocked around in 3 of 4 starts in April 2026
- - Lost Division Series start to Blue Jays in 2025
- - Dropped to 5th on rotation depth chart behind Ryan Weathers
Injury Status: IL-15
About
Lyle Lin is a catcher for the Chicago Cubs.
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