LHP Adam Shoemaker, 11th round (337th overall), Signed $477,500 Atlanta Braves
LHP Adam Shoemaker
Hometown: Cambridge, Ont.
Bats/Throws: L-L
Height/Weight: 6’ 6” 205 lbs.
Scout: Brian Sankey
Teams: Great Lake Canadians, Ohio Warhawks and Long Island Titans.
Coaches: Adam Stern and Chris Robinson, Pete Sass.
Committed to: St. John’s University
Previous Teams: Great Lakes, Brewers Langley Blaze, Fieldhouse Pirates, Ontario Outlaws and Cambridge Cubs.
Previous Coaches: Jeff Helps, Jon Fitzsimmons, Shane Davis and Brock Kjeldgaard, Doug Mathieson, Brian Cole, Todd Shoemaker, Tony Camilo.
Good genes: Mom, Debbie Shoemaker, played softball, volleyball, badminton and basketball. Dad, Todd Shoemaker, played hockey and baseball.
RHP Calvin Ziegler (Heidelberg, Ont.), left, and Great Lakes Canadians teammate LHP Adam Shoemaker (Cambridge, Ont.)
The most influential person in his baseball life: “It is hard to name one person who has had the most influenced in my baseball life. I give thanks to my Dad, Tony Camilo, Chris Robinson, Jon Fitzsimmons, Shane Davis, Bobby DeMichael, Anthony Papa, Blake Corosky and Raza Malik.”
Private workouts: with the Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres ... attended the Draft Combine in Cary, NC.
Signability visits: Many teams, plus many zoom calls due to COVID.
On other lists: 52nd on Perfect Game’s top 500 combined list (June 22) ... Rated 371st on Baseball America’s top 500, down 128 spots since June 15 ...
Best Cambridge players ever: OF Rob Ducey and 1B Scott Thorman.
Scouting reports
Perfect Game
152. Adam Shoemaker, LHP, St. Benedict HS
L-L, 6-6/180, Cambridge, Ontario
College Commitment: St. John’s
A native of Canada, Shoemaker had to deal with even more COVID-related restrictions than Americans did in most cases, thus his flying totally under the radar until this spring. A big, lean, projectable left-hander, Shoemaker has been up to 95 mph this spring with the arm speed and aforementioned frame that portends to extremely high end velocity in time. He has moderate feel for a slider and some have seen promise in his changeup, but the projection is the thing here. With very limited scouting and data available on Shoemaker, it seems more likely that he’d head to St. John’s, but time will tell.
_ Jheremy Brown, Brian Sakowski, Vincent Cervino, Joe Saunders, Tyler Russo
Baseball America
Top Canadians
4. Adam Shoemaker, LHP, Great Lakes Canadians, Cambridge, Ont. (BA RANK: 371)
Shoemaker hasn’t had much time on the mound in game action, with the southpaw only recently departing Canada to have an opportunity to showcase himself across the border ahead of the draft because of strict pandemic protocols in his home province. The 6-foot-6, 185-pound lefthander has a frame with all the projection in the world remaining. Shoemaker has been up to 95 mph with his fastball, and the St. John’s commit has shown a cement-mixer slider to go with a changeup he hasn’t had a chance to use much.
2021 season _ At Draft combine in Cary, NC was clocked at 90-93 mph with his fastball, hitting 95 MPH … Was 89-92 MPH in Dayton.
2020 season ... Pitched three scoreless against St. Louis Pirates 2021 and the Louisiana Knights 2021 allowing one hit and one walk, while striking out four with Brewers DBacks at At WWBA World championship in Fort Myers ... Sat in the in the 87-88 mph range.
Honors 2021 season _ PG Preseason All-American and All-Region Teams for Canada and Puerto Rico.
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