LHP Adam Tulloch 15th round (451st) - Cleveland Guardians - signed $125,000
Born: Toronto, Ont.
Hometown: Weston, Fla./ spent summers in Collingwood, Ont. and still has a townhouse there.
Bats/Throws: L-L
Height/Weight: 6’ 2” 200 lbs.
School: Arizona State University
Coach: Willie Bloomquist.
Previuously drafted: 2021 by the Los Angeles Dodgers (17th round).
Previous Teams: West Virginia University, Chatham Anglers., College of Central Florida Patriots, Wingate University Bulldogs, Western High School Wildcats (Davis, Fla.), New Lowell Knights, Stayner Sluggers and Collingwood Blue Jays.
Previous Coaches: Randy Mazey, Alex Arias, Marty Smith, Jeff Gregory, Allen Brownridge, Doug McBride, Jamie Styles
Good genes: My mom, Patricia (Patty) Tulloch) played basketball and tennis in high-school, dad, Brian Tulloch, played football and ran track and field in high-school and brother Tyler, attends Florida State.
Most influential person in my baseball life is “My grandfather, Chuck Tulloch, who always wanted me to play for the Blue Jays.”Twitter Handle: @Adamtulloch71
2022 season at Arizona State _ Was 2-4 with a 8.42 ERA in 18 appearances -- all but one a start. He walked 38 and struck out 85 in 67 1/3 innings. Opposing hitters batted .314 against him … Had double-figure strikeouts against San Francisco (13) and Utah (10).
2021 summer with the Chatham Anglers on Cape Cod: Some people summer on the Cape, but Tulloch is putting up zeros ... In three games, including one start, he has tossed 11 scoreless and has registered 16 strikeouts, 14 of which have come in the last two outings.
2021 spring at West Virginia University as a junior: Appeared in 13 games and made eight starts for posting an 0-4 record and a 6.27 ERA … Struck out 52 in 37 1/3 innings … Opponents hit .255 against him . .. Struck out season-high 10 batters in five innings against Coastal Carolina on Feb. 27.
2020 season at College of Central Florida as a sophomore: Pitched in six games, including five starts, and finished with an 0-1 record and a 2.88 ERA . . . Fanned 42 batters in 25 innings . . .Registered a save against Hillsborough.
2019 season at Wingate University as a freshmen: Was 6-2 record and a 2.42 ERA, striking out 64, in 48 1/3 innings .. Allowed just 13 earned runs and walked 31 … Had wins over Tusculum (three scoreless, five strikeouts), Charleston (one run allowed in 5 2/3 innings with nine strikeouts), Coker (seven scoreless, eight whiffs), Lenoir-Rhyne (one run in five innings, seven Ks), Queens (seven scoreless, 12 strikeouts) and Anderson (5 1/3 innings scoreless, nine whiffs).
2016 season _ WWBA Champion with Banditos Black ... BCS Champion with MVP Banditos
Honors: 2018 season _ Preseason All American Florida Region Honourable Mention, All-Region Teams ... 2017 season: All Tournament Team Orioles Scout Team PG 18U Southeast Championship ... All Tournament Team with Indians Scout Team WWBA World Championship All Tournament Team Orioles Scout Team WWBA 18U East Memorial Day Classic ... Preseason Underclass All American Honorable Mention ... 2016 season _ All Tournament Team MVP Banditos 15U BCS Finals ... All Tournament Team MVP Banditos WWBA 16U East Memorial Day Classic
High School: Played for Western High School Wildcats (Davis, Fla.) … Was named team captain and team MVP as senior
Scouting Report
From Baseball America in 2020
Ranked #295 prospect in 2020 draft
Tulloch pitched well at Wingate in 2019 during his freshman season, posting a 2.42 ERA over 48.1 innings with 64 strikeouts and 31 walks. He continued to walk batters at a high rate as a sophomore with JC of Central Florida in 25 innings this spring—with 21—but again managed to have success thanks to plenty of strikeouts (42) and posted a 2.88 ERA. Tulloch profiles as a reliever because of the effort in his drop-and-drive delivery and his below-average control, but he has a fastball that gets up to 95 mph from the left side and a fringe-average breaking ball. In a typical draft year, Tulloch could have intrigued teams that liked his arm strength from the left side in the 6-10 round range.