IP 112
ERA 4.741
WHIP 1.598
BB/9 3.938
SO/9 5.946
  • Full name Thomas Cody Adams
  • Born 11/26/1986 in Viola, IL
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Southern Illinois
  • Drafted in the 2nd round (62nd overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2008 (signed for $653,000).
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    Adams hasn't been as good or as consistent as he was in 2007, when he won 11 games as a sophomore, but he has showed arm strength every time out, which will get him drafted somewhere from the third to fifth round. He operates in the low 90s, tops out at 96 and will show some 93s and 94s in the late innings. He throws strikes easily, but he hasn't been more dominant because his mechanics have been off. Six-foot-2 and 180 pounds, he overstrides and pitches uphill, flattening out his pitches and leaving them up in the strike zone. His slider hasn't been very effective, leaving his changeup as his most reliable No. 2 option. Whoever signs him will try to get him to stay on top of his pitches and stride more directly to the plate. He may move to the bullpen, where he could show even more velocity.

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