IP | 9.1 |
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ERA | 1.93 |
WHIP | 1.71 |
BB/9 | 4.82 |
SO/9 | 16.39 |
- Full name Robert Liam Sullivan
- Born 05/16/2002 in Sandy Springs, GA
- Profile Ht.: 6'6" / Wt.: 255 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School Georgia
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Drafted in the 13th round (375th overall) by the Washington Nationals in 2023 (signed for $150,000).
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School: Georgia Source: 4YR
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.2
Sullivan is a physical specimen with a 6-foot-6, 245-pound frame who works from a high, three-quarter slot and has advanced command of a deep pitch mix. He got hit around a bit in 2023 and posted a 5.77 ERA over 64 innings with a 25.6% strikeout rate and 11.3% walk rate. He throws a fastball at 90-91 mph that touched 95 this spring, and will also mix in a low-80s slider, mid-70s curveball and low-80s changeup. Sullivan’s changeup was the best swing-and-miss offering for him this spring, with a 44% miss rate, though his slider has traditionally been seen as his best secondary. It’s got solid horizontal movement with spin rates around 2,400 rpm. Sullivan is a softer thrower with a maxed-out frame that doesn’t offer much in the way of future projection, so he’ll need to be more precise with his fastball and rely on mixing and matching to keep hitters off-balance and stay off the barrel in pro ball. He has the upside of a reliable, durable depth starter.
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Draft Prospects
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School: Georgia Source: 4YR
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.2
Sullivan is a physical specimen with a 6-foot-6, 245-pound frame who works from a high, three-quarter slot and has advanced command of a deep pitch mix. He got hit around a bit in 2023 and posted a 5.77 ERA over 64 innings with a 25.6% strikeout rate and 11.3% walk rate. He throws a fastball at 90-91 mph that touched 95 this spring, and will also mix in a low-80s slider, mid-70s curveball and low-80s changeup. Sullivan’s changeup was the best swing-and-miss offering for him this spring, with a 44% miss rate, though his slider has traditionally been seen as his best secondary. It’s got solid horizontal movement with spin rates around 2,400 rpm. Sullivan is a softer thrower with a maxed-out frame that doesn’t offer much in the way of future projection, so he’ll need to be more precise with his fastball and rely on mixing and matching to keep hitters off-balance and stay off the barrel in pro ball. He has the upside of a reliable, durable depth starter.
Career Transactions
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- LHP Liam Sullivan assigned to Georgia Bulldogs.