The New York Yankees chose to turn one of their catching prospects into a pitcher.

He's already throwing 100 miles per hour.

The Athletic's Brendan Kuty detailed the new development in a story on Friday. The prospect's name: Antonio Gomez.

Gomez was a 23-year old catcher at Double-A, but now he's on a developmental track, throwing bullpens and hoping to get into games soon enough.

When he hit 100 on a radar gun in a bullpen session, it was a big deal.

“Really good arm,” Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake told The Athletic. “Really good athlete. I think what the guys are excited about is the potential upside for a guy like that, who’s got some arm strength and has shown it behind the plate. To have the aptitude back there and then try it out on the mound.”

MORE: Yankees cracked Mariners' code, signaled pitches from second base to stage historic rally

This season at Double-A Somerset, Gomez was hitting .140, so they made the switch.

Now he'll hope to hold opponents to a low batting average while showing off arm strength that was always one of his best traits, even as a catcher.

MORE MLB NEWS:

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s $500 million contract shining bright so far
• Pirates have a prospect named Iverson Allen
• Watch the first inside-the-park walk-off homer by a catcher in 99 years
• Aaron Judge breaks Mickey Mantle's single-season franchise record, and it's still July
• Cal Raleigh called his Home Run Derby shot when he was 8 years old
• Dallas Keuchel is attempting an MLB comeback