Brendan Beck
Player Info
Age
27
Height
6' 2"
Weight
218 lbs
Bats/Throws
Right/Right
Draft
2021 Rnull (#null)
ETA
2026
2025 Season
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
W-L
8-3
ERA
4.44
IP
77.0
K
71
BB
24
WHIP
1.16
Year-by-Year Stats
| Year | Team | Lvl | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | K | BB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | FCL Yankees | Rookie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2023 | Hudson Valley Renegades | High-A | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.74 | 31.0 | 35 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 2025 | Somerset Patriots | AA | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1.82 | 54.1 | 52 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 2025 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | AAA | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4.44 | 77.0 | 71 | 24 | 1.16 |
Scouting
Scouting Grades
Fastball
Slider
Curveball
Changeup
Command
Scouting Report
The younger brother of Giants right-hander Tristan Beck, Brendan pitched with him at Stanford as a freshman in 2018 before becoming the Cardinal's Opening Day starter in each of the next three seasons. He won Pacific-12 Conference Pitcher of the Year accolades in 2021, when he ranked fourth in NCAA Division I with 143 strikeouts in 108 2/3 innings, then signed for $1.05 million as a second-rounder. He had Tommy John surgery that September, delaying his pro debut until 2023, and missed all of '24 after a follow-up elbow operation. He bounced back to dominate Double-A hitters this year but has struggled following a promotion to Triple-A. Beck's control and command stand out more than any of his four offerings, the best of which is a solid low-80s slider with impressive depth. His low-90s fastball tops out at 94 mph and doesn't feature much life, meaning it grades as a fringy offering, as does his upper-70s downer curveball. His low-80s changeup has some sink but isn't very effective. Beck is a good athlete who repeats his delivery while working quickly and moving his pitches around the strike zone. He might be the best strike-thrower in the system, which helps him compensate for his so-so stuff. As an amateur, he reminded some area scouts of Shane Bieber at the same stage of their careers, though his ceiling now is more of a back-of-the-rotation starter or middle reliever.
FanGraphs Report
The younger brother of Giants swingman Tristan Beck, Brendan was an ultra-efficient five-pitch starter at Stanford who signed for just over $1 million as a second round pick in 2021. A Tommy John late in 2021 cost him all of 2022 and the first chunk of 2023, after which Beck's trademark pitchability allowed him to dominate second half Sally League hitters. It's possible that the Yankees can do with Beck what has been done with Shane Bieber and Tanner Bibbee: take a soft-tosser with special command and help him throw harder. That hasn't happened yet, and Beck was sitting his usual 90-92 mph coming out of TJ rehab. His slider will likely play as an impact pitch because of his command, but the rest of Beck's stuff is pretty light, and he may be homer-prone against big league power. His curveball and (less often) his changeup are both easy out-of-hand IDs due to release variation, which I expect will get better the further Beck gets from his TJ. Beck's superlative control makes him a high-floored starting pitching prospect, and if he only ever sits 90-92, he fits as a sixth or seventh starter.