Henry Lalane
Player Info
Age
21
Height
6' 7"
Weight
211 lbs
Bats/Throws
Left/Left
ETA
2027
2025 Season
Tampa Tarpons
W-L
0-0
ERA
1.65
IP
16.1
K
20
BB
13
WHIP
1.41
Year-by-Year Stats
| Year | Team | Lvl | G | GS | W | L | ERA | IP | K | BB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DSL Yankees 2 | Rookie | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3.70 | 41.1 | 39 | 25 | 1.62 |
| 2022 | DSL NYY Yankees | Rookie | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2.98 | 48.1 | 52 | 14 | 1.01 |
| 2023 | FCL Yankees | Rookie | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.57 | 21.2 | 34 | 4 | 0.97 |
| 2024 | FCL Yankees | Rookie | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.26 | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 1.11 |
| 2024 | Tampa Tarpons | Single-A | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 1.83 |
| 2025 | FCL Yankees | Rookie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0.67 |
| 2025 | Tampa Tarpons | Single-A | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | 16.1 | 20 | 13 | 1.41 |
Scouting
Scouting Grades
Fastball
Slider
Changeup
Command
Scouting Report
The son of the former St. Francis and European pro basketball forward of the same name, Lalane was born in the Bronx, moved back to his dad's native Dominican Republic as a youngster and played the outfield before taking up pitching at age 14. He signed for the largest bonus ($350,000) the Yankees gave to a pitcher in their 2020-21 international class, then opened eyes in his U.S. debut in 2023, when he was the best pitching prospect in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League. He looked great in two shutout innings against the Blue Jays during Spring Breakout last March, but shoulder issues restricted him to just 12 1/3 frames during the regular season. When healthy, Lalane demonstrates the potential for three plus pitches with possibly control to match. His fastball can sit at 93 mph and touch 97, though it could use more armside run and carry to keep it off barrels against more advanced hitters. He has advanced feel for a mid-80s changeup that fades and sinks, while he's still learning to harness a sweeping 78-82 mph slider. The 6-foot-7 Lalane inherited size and athleticism from his father, and he does a fine job of keeping his long limbs in sync to repeat this delivery and pound the strike zone. His big frame offers some natural extension, and his low release height provides extra deception. While he has a huge ceiling, he also worked just 123 2/3 innings -- and just six above Rookie ball -- in his first four years as a pro and will be Rule 5 Draft-eligible after this season.
FanGraphs Report
Lalane was born in the Bronx and is a dual citizen of the United States and the Dominican Republic. His father played basketball at St. Francis College and Lalane accrued experience at PG tournaments in the US when he was a child. He didn't commit to pitching until he was 14-years old. A half decade later, Lalane dominated the complex level across a meager 21.1 innings in 2023, with 34 strikeouts and just four walks. He made about a start per week throughout July and most of August, working three or four innings at most. That's important context through which to view Lalane's impressive stuff, and an important thing to know as it pertains to his developmental timeline. The Yankees have two seasons to get him in position for a 40-man add (he's Rule 5 eligible after the 2025 season), and he has a real shot to earn a spot immediately. That means upping his innings count considerably over the next two years (we can probably ballpark Lalane at something like a combined 45 innings between extended spring/FCL/backfield work in 2023) to get him in position to be a rosterable 40-man guy at age 21. We're going to learn a lot about Lalane's ability to handle that in 2024, when he'll likely go to full-season ball for the first time. His fastball averaged 93-94 mph on the complex and he tended to live in the 91-95 mph range during his longer outings. There are a lot of young A.J. Puk (body) and Dax Fulton (everything) similarities happening here. Lalane has advanced strike-throwing ability across his repertoire. His delivery is balanced and graceful for an athlete his size, his whole operation hurdles his body toward the plate, and he routinely locates his fastball and changeup where he wants. At this size, it's plausible Lalane could continue to throw harder as he gets stronger, and he's probably going to need to in order to have a bat-missing fastball because, like Fulton, the downhill trajectory of Lalane's fastball causes it to play down. His entire skill set is more about feel and command than nasty pure stuff right now. I'm projecting that there will eventually be a finishing breaking ball here because the ball doesn't pop out of hand from Lalane's release point, but for now, he just has a looking-strike curveball. In a typical draft, a guy like Lalane is going in the comp round or early second, with Fulton acting as a fantastic barometer in this regard, and I have his FV grade centered in that area. His ceiling is going to be dictated by the velocity he can develop during the next two years or so.