Leys enters pro ball after a campaign that earned him conference pitcher of the year honors in the America East Conference. He missed 2024 with Tommy John surgery but returned in peak form, tossing 67 innings and striking out 74 hitters across 14 starts. Having struggled mightily with walks in the past, he cut the rate of free passes issued per nine innings in half, down to 3.63.
Leys throws three pitches — a fastball that reached 96 mph at times but lives in the low 90s, a slider that he uses as his out pitch in the low 80s and a changeup that lives in the same velocity band.