Nik Turley Pitcher

     
 

Born: September 11, 1989
La Canada, CA
Height: 6-4
Weight: 195
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Drafted: 50th round, 2008 by NYY
How Acquired: Minor league free agent (April 2016)
High School: Harvard-Westlake (CA)

Photo © Kelly O'Connor

Released (July 2016)

Scouting Report
: Starting pitcher who can tough 92 with his fastnall, but typically sits around 88-90 mph. Also features a curveball and changeup. Not a big strikeout pitcher, and his lack of command has limited his ability to conquer AAA hitting.

 
   
    Career Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l % era g gs sv ip h r er hr bb so whip k/bb k/9
  2008 GCL Yankees GCL Rk NYY 18 2 1 0.667 1.13 4 1 0 8.0 6 1 1 0 0 13 0.75 -- 14.63
  2009 GCL Yankees GCL Rk NYY 19 2 3 0.400 2.82 11 10 0 54.1 45 21 17 1 23 46 1.25 2.00 7.62
  2010 GCL Yankees GCL Rk NYY 20 0 2 0.000 0.84 3 2 0 10.2 11 7 1 0 2 9 1.22 4.50 7.59
  2010 Staten Island NYPL A- NYY 20 4 4 0.500 4.38 12 12 0 61.2 57 36 30 0 29 47 1.39 1.62 6.86
  2011 Charleston SAL A NYY 21 4 6 0.400 2.51 15 15 0 82.1 70 32 23 8 21 82 1.11 3.90 8.96
  2011 Tampa FSL A+ NYY 21 0 0 --- 6.14 2 2 0 7.1 11 8 5 1 1 5 1.64 5.00 6.14
  2012 Tampa FSL A+ NYY 22 9 5 0.643 2.89 23 21 0 112.0 97 38 36 7 44 116 1.26 2.64 9.32
  2012 Trenton East AA NYY 22 1 0 1.000 5.40 1 1 0 5.0 8 3 3 0 1 1 1.80 1.00 1.80
  2013 Trenton East AA NYY 23 11 8 0.579 3.88 27 26 0 139.0 119 69 60 11 73 137 1.38 1.88 8.87
  2013 Scranton/WB IL AAA NYY 23 0 0 --- 1.50 1 1 0 6.0 2 1 1 0 3 4 0.83 1.33 6.00
  2014 GCL Yankees GCL Rk NYY 24 0 0 --- 1.93 1 1 0 4.2 4 3 1 0 2 4 1.29 2.00 7.71
  2014 Scranton/WB IL AAA NYY 24 5 3 0.625 4.62 13 12 0 60.1 55 36 31 8 43 44 1.62 1.02 6.56
  2015 San Jose Cal A+ SF 25 1 0 1.000 1.50 1 1 0 6.0 2 1 1 0 2 4 0.67 2.00 6.00
  2015 Sacramento PCL AAA SF 25 7 8 0.467 4.56 19 19 0 102.2 93 64 52 15 48 85 1.37 1.77 7.45
  2016 Portland East AA Bos 26 1 2 0.333 4.29 20 2 2 35.2 26 20 17 3 28 48 1.51 1.71 12.11
  2016 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 26 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  2017 Chattanooga Sou AA Min 27 0 1 0.000 0.37 5 3 0 24.1 6 1 1 0 7 45 0.53 6.43 16.64
  2017 Rochester IL AAA Bos 27 5 4 0.556 2.66 18 10 0 67.2 58 24 20 4 22 79 1.18 3.59 10.51
  2017 Minnesota AL MLB Min 27 0 2 0.000 11.21 10 3 0 17.2 30 22 22 5 8 13 2.15 1.63 6.62
  2020 Pittsburgh NL MLB Pit 30 0 3 0.000 4.98 25 0 1 21.2 13 13 12 1 11 20 4.98 1.82 8.30
  2021 Charlotte TAE AAA CWS 31 1 4 0.200 5.02 43 0 5 43.0 28 26 24 5 21 60 1.14 2.86 12.60
  2022 Hiroshima JapCen Fgn --- 32 2 4 0.333 3.11 45 0 0 37.2 26 14 13 7 16 32 1.12 2.00 7.65
  2023 Hiroshima JapCen Fgn --- 33 7 1 0.875 1.74 44 --- 1 41.1 39 10 8 1 15 42 1.31 2.80 9.10
  2024 Rakuten JapCen Fgn --- 34 0 2 0.000 3.94 35 0 1 32.0 29 16 14 3 19 30 1.50 1.58 8.4
  2025 Rakuten JapCen Fgn --- 35 0 1 0.000 2.61 11 0 0 10.1 9 6 3 0 3 16 1.16 5.33 13.9
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract:
June 2008 (NYY)
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: July 2008 (GCL Yankees)
Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut:
June 11, 2017 (Min)
     
  Awards
2012 Florida State League Pose-Season All-Star
2013 Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star
SoxProspects.com Awards
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