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| Adam Oller, Syracuse Mets - Photo by Herm Card, Herm4444@gmail.com |
Adam Oller, Starting Pitcher, Bats Right, Throws Right, DOB 10/17/1994 in Conroe, TX; 6'4", 225 pounds; Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2016 June Amateur Draft - Round: 20, Pick: 29, Overall: 615 from Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Natchitoches, LA); November 6, 2018 - released by Pirates; Plays Independent League Baseball for Windy City in the Frontier League. May 30, 2019 - signs with the San Francisco Giants. December 12, 2019 - Selected by Mets in Minor League portion of the Rule 5 Draft. Added to Mets 40 Man Roster November 19, 2021.
Not too many players have the travels Adam Oller has had. Drafted in the 20th round, pitching mostly as a reliever in 2018 in the minors for the Pirates going 3-5, 6.29 ERA in 73 innings - allowing 15 HRs.
Get released, play independent ball, pitching lights out as a starter with a 0.67 ERA.
Re-signing with another Major League Organization - going 4-5 with a 4.05 ERA in 17 starts - including one 5 inning, no run, 8K performance against Mets affiliate Columbia Fireflies.
Get selected in the Rule 5 Draft (FYI - according to Syracuse Mets announcer Mike Tricarico, Adam didn't even know he was Rule 5 eligible), then miss the entire 2020 season due to COVID.
Pitch Winter Ball in Australia.
Have a great 2021 season for the Mets culminating with a 4-1 record with a 2.45 ERA in AAA Syracuse, get named as the Organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Year, and make the 40 Man Roster.
Syracuse Mets Pitching Coach Steve Schrenk: "He has a good fastball, slider, changeup, has a good repertoire, he knows how to pitch, he’s very competitive on the mound, you’re going to have to beat him, he’s not going to beat himself too often."
Tom has Adam as his #9 Mets Prospect: "from obscure scrap heap signing to Mets' 2021 Minor League Pitcher of the Year. His walk-in music should be not heavy metal, but heavy Scrap Metal. He had a meteoric last 10 starts in 2021, and has to seriously be considered for a Mets' starter/reliever role in 2022...120 innings, 138 Ks in 2021..."
Amazing Avenue has Adam as the Mets #15 prospect saying: "His fastball sat in the low-90s prior to being released by the Pirates, but since then, he’s added a few miles per hour working with professional and hired coaches to optimize his mechanics, and now the pitch sits in the low-to-mid-90s, 92-95 MPH, topping out as high as 96 MPH. He complements his fastball with a curveball, slider, and changeup."
Baseball America: "That improved fastball velocity helped him set up a complement of strong secondary pitches...His slider is thrown hard in the mid 80s and up to 89 mph. The high velocity makes it difficult for batters to discern in time if they're sitting fastball. He also lands a firm mid-80s change up for strikes, giving him three pitches to attack batters on both sides of the plate."
Joe DeMayo SNY.TV had Adam as one of his "6 Mets prospects who can make an impact in 2022".
As of this printing, Mets.com does not have him on their top 30 Mets Prospect List.
I think 2022 will be the year Adam makes it to the Majors. He has had the knack the last few years of finishing strong. He may prove to be a very valuable piece down the stretch.
Adam Oller’s Baseball Savant page.
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For all of Jacob’s pregame interviews go here.
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— Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) January 24, 2022
After getting released in 2018, @adamoller was ready to move on from baseball.
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Baseball wasn't ready to move on from him.
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The 2021 Mets Minor Lg. Pitcher of the Year is now competing to be in the same rotation as Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer:@GaetaSportsMgt pic.twitter.com/lXcDcX1FQs
Congratulations to Rumble Ponies Pitcher @adamoller on winning the 2021 @Mets Player Development Pitcher of the Year Award!
— Binghamton Rumble Ponies (@RumblePoniesBB) September 27, 2021
During Oller's Rumble Ponies career, he held a 5-3 record, with 76.0 innings pitched and 95 strikeouts. #LetsRumble pic.twitter.com/cW5QKxM6BD
.@adamoller collected five punchouts over 5.2 innings pitched in his final start for the @SyracuseMets this season. 💪 pic.twitter.com/loQtg5KcVr
— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) October 1, 2021
.@adamoller lowered his @SyracuseMets ERA to 1.88 after allowing just one hit over five shutout innings. 💪 pic.twitter.com/SYouO1DSno
— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) September 25, 2021
In his Triple-A debut, Adam Oller put forth one of the most dominant outings by a #Mets minor league pitcher this year:
— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) August 14, 2021
6.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 13 K, 37% CSW
Over his last 7 starts, Oller has a 1.71 ERA with 63 strikeouts to 6 walks. Keep an eye out here. pic.twitter.com/MsQBm9u2Pf
.@adamoller set a new career-high with 12 strikeouts in his @RumblePoniesBB start yesterday. 🍿 pic.twitter.com/OQRq9cG1zT
— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) August 6, 2021
K ꓘ K ꓘ K K ꓘ K ꓘ K@adamoller was striking everyone out. pic.twitter.com/CNTXFaGGBk
— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) July 31, 2021
The August 14, 2021 video clip shows what to me look like quality major league pitches. His 2nd half results support that eyeball quality look. I think he has value to add to the Mets in 2022.
ReplyDeleteOller back several weeks ago was pegged by Fangraphs at 46 innings with the Mets in 2022, 3-3, 4.41.
ReplyDeleteToday, at 2-2, 4.44, 32 innings.
I have no idea what the reason is for the change, but I somehow think he will do at least that well in 2022.
I wonder how they projected Megill last off-season for 2021. I am guessing they were way too low on him.
Megill? I did an article in Dec 2020, and at the time, they projected Tylor Megill for 2021 as follows:
ReplyDelete"Tylor Megill? Zipping along at 6-7, 4.64, 75 Ks in 66 IP. How about that one?"
Considering Megilll was 4-6, 90 innings, 99 Ks, 4.52 in 2021, they sure got close, huh?
Oller will help us this season.
ReplyDeleteThe pen?
Maybe, but judging on the history of the starter injuries, I would start him off at either SP1 or SP2 in Syracuse and wait for the phone to ring.
Agree Mack. He has been so much better as a starter than he was as a reliever for Pittsburgh. I hope the starters will all stay healthy next year but when does that happen?
ReplyDeleteMcGill,Peterson,Oller,Willia,s,Ginn,a little depth in starters but I’m guessing starting pitching is the Achilles heel on this team.
ReplyDeleteAlex, Yamamoto should be in there. Ginn will probably start in AA.
ReplyDeleteAs for Oller, he’s on the 40-man roster now, so good for him. His regressed usage may have to do with an expected shorter baseball season? We have all become much more prospect focused over the years, but they are still prospects and not established players.
Yamamoto's Baseball Reference projection for 2022 is 60 innings and a 4.95 ERA.
ReplyDeleteI think that 4.95 is about right. He just lacks velocity.
Hopefully, therefore, they will figure out a better alternative to fill those 60 innings.
Sadly, the Mets did not reacquire Flexen after he increasingly dominated in his one season in Korea. 14-6 last year, BR projects him at 10-6, 3.86 for 2022. I'd take that in a heartbeat.