Griffin Herring #31

Selected in the 6th round of the 2024 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees out of LSU... was ranked as the Yankees' No. 1 left-handed prospect and No. 8 overall prospect by MLB.com in July 2025 when the Yankees traded him and RHP Josh Grosz to the Colorado Rockies for 3B Ryan McMahon on July 25, 2025... one of the unsung heroes in Louisiana State's 2023 national championship run, Herring worked 4 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to beat Wake Forest in an elimination game at the Men's College World Series; the Tigers' best bullpen option as a Draft-eligible sophomore in 2024, he logged a 1.79 ERA with a 67/13 K/BB ratio in 50 1/3 innings while scouts lamented that he was too valuable in that role to get an opportunity to start... the Yankees signed him for a well-over-slot $797,500 in the sixth round... he threw only 11 changeups at LSU but emphasized the pitch more during three Cape Cod League starts before the 2025 season