Sean Sullivan Stats & Scouting Report — College Baseball, Mlb Draft, Prospects
By Alexander Ross
Track Record: Sullivan spent his freshman season at Northwestern, where he pitched well before impressing over the summer in the Cape Cod League. He transferred to Wake Forest before his sophomore season and dominated, earning all-ACC first team honors. The Rockies selected Sullivan in the second round and signed him for $1.7 million. Sullivan debuted in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League and made two appearances before he was promoted to Low-A Fresno for a single appearance.
Scouting Report: Sullivan is a low-slot lefthander who lacks power but has a high level of deception on all of his pitches. He mixes a four-seam fastball, a sweeping slider and a changeup. Sullivan’s fastball sits between 90-92 mph and touched 95 mph during the college season. His fastball plays up due to his low release height, deceptive arm action and flat fastball plane. Sullivan’s primary secondary is a low-80s changeup that generated a high rate of whiffs and is clearly the better of his two secondary offerings. His low-80s sweeper lacks bite, and it likely won’t miss bats in pro ball. He has above-average command of his pitch mix.
The Future: Sullivan has starter’s traits and a deceptive operation that might allow him to overcome his lack of velocity.
Scouting Grades Fastball: 55 | Slider: 40 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 55
Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.
