Sean Sullivan

School: Wake Forest Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21
BA Grade:45/High
Tools:Fastball: 55. Slider: 40. Changeup: 55. Control: 55.

Sullivan turned in a solid season with Northeastern in 2022, where he posted a 4.45 ERA in 13 starts, then pitched well with Harwich in the Cape Cod League. He transferred to Wake Forest after the season, and has been one of the most effective pitchers in college baseball, with a 2.45 ERA in 69.2 innings, a 39.8% strikeout rate and a 32.3 K-BB% His strikeout rate and K-BB% numbers were second to only Louisiana State righthander Paul Skenes. Sullivan is a 6-foot-4 lefthander who doesn’t use that height on the mound, and instead employs a low arm slot that creates a tricky angle for opposing hitters and allows his stuff to play up. He averaged just 90 mph on his fastball and touched 95, but generated an elite 37% miss rate with the fastball thanks to that low attack angle. He also generated tons of whiffs with his secondaries, which includes a low-80s changeup and slider around 80 mph—though scouts believe his slow, sweeping breaking ball is more of a below-average offering that needs more bite and power. Sullivan is likely to be a polarizing profile given his smoke and mirrors stuff, but there’s no doubt he’s been one of the best college lefthanders in the country. How teams expect his stuff to translate to pro ball will be a key question on draft day.