- Full name Alex Samuel Ulloa
- Born 11/08/2002 in Cleveland, OH
- Profile Ht.: 5'11" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Miami Dade CC
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Drafted in the 4th round (117th overall) by the Houston Astros in 2021.
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Ulloa has been scouted frequently this spring as a member of the same Calvary Christian High team that righthanders Andrew Painter and Irving Carter pitch for. That scouting magnifying glass helps, but Ulloa did well to make a name for himself last summer by showing impressive feel for hitting. He turned around some of the better pitchers in the class and drove the ball to both fields, doing a nice job taking what he was given and using an all-fields approach with a line-drive swing and solid understanding of the strike zone. While scouts really like his barrel control, he doesn’t have the loudest raw tool set. Listed at just 5-foot-11, 180 pounds, he has well below-average power now and projects to be more of a doubles hitter than a middle-of-the-lineup slugger. Defensively at shortstop he shows solid actions with an advanced internal clock and clean footwork around the bag. He doesn’t have huge arm strength, but scouts think his actions allow it to play up. He’s an average runner. Ulloa is the sort of high school profile that many clubs like but would prefer to let go to college and prove his hitting ability. He is committed to Oklahoma State.
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Ulloa has been scouted frequently this spring as a member of the same Calvary Christian High team that righthanders Andrew Painter and Irving Carter pitch for. That scouting magnifying glass helps, but Ulloa did well to make a name for himself last summer by showing impressive feel for hitting. He turned around some of the better pitchers in the class and drove the ball to both fields, doing a nice job taking what he was given and using an all-fields approach with a line-drive swing and solid understanding of the strike zone. While scouts really like his barrel control, he doesn’t have the loudest raw tool set. Listed at just 5-foot-11, 180 pounds, he has well below-average power now and projects to be more of a doubles hitter than a middle-of-the-lineup slugger. Defensively at shortstop he shows solid actions with an advanced internal clock and clean footwork around the bag. He doesn’t have huge arm strength, but scouts think his actions allow it to play up. He’s an average runner. Ulloa is the sort of high school profile that many clubs like but would prefer to let go to college and prove his hitting ability. He is committed to Oklahoma State.
