The run on college pitching continues in the seventh round for the Yankees, as they selected Cam Schlittler out of Northeastern University with the 220th overall pick. Schlittler, a 21-year-old righty, was ranked 448th by Baseball America.
Schlittler showed a lot of promise in a breakout 2021 season. He pitched 76.2 innings in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), earning a 1.88 ERA with 85 strikeouts and a 1.017 WHIP. He went to the Cape Cod League that summer, but didn’t find much success there — he allowed 15 earned runs in 25 innings (good for a 5.