Austin Adams Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Austin Lance Adams
Born 05/05/1991 in Tampa, FL
Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 220 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School South Florida
Debut 07/15/2017
Drafted in the 8th round (267th overall) by the Los Angeles Angels in 2012 (signed for $127,500).

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South Florida finished its season playing well thanks to a strong pitching staff led by 6-foot-8, 240-pound senior lefty Andrew Barbosa, a 24-year-old with a long medical history. Meanwhile, scouts had little to go on with set-up man Austin Adams, a quick-armed 6-foot-2, 185-pounder who has found the strike zone under the tutelage of Chuck Hernandez, the Bulls' veteran pitching coach. Adams had shown a fastball that has been in the 91-95 mph range to go with a 55 curveball. He'd walked 23 in just 10 innings his first two seasons and wasn't South Florida's closer this year, so he's hard to scout. But his 32-9 strikeout-walk ratio in 26 innings is a significant improvement from his past performance. His lack of track record clouds his draft status.

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Adams barely got on the mound during his first two years at South Florida due to an inability to throw strikes, but newfound control made him the ace of the Bulls' bullpen in his junior year in 2012, when he posted a 1.95 ERA and a much-improved 34-10 strikeout-walk rate. He has been strictly a reliever in the four seasons since the Angels picked him in the eighth round in 2012. He flashes premium velocity and a plus-plus slider but has had trouble throwing strikes. Adams started 2015 back at high Class A Inland Empire before moving up to Double-A Arkansas after nine appearances. He finished the year with two games at Triple-A Salt Lake. Among the three levels he held opposing hitters to a .179 average while striking out 11.6 per nine innings, but walked a frightening 7.6 batters per nine. He's an aggressive hurler with a max-effort delivery and isn't afraid to go after hitters. Adams delivers his four-seam fastball up to 97 mph with good movement, and added a 92-93 mph two-seamer this year. His swing-and-miss pitch is a plus-plus slider with crazy movement, but he struggles to land it. If Adams can get at least some improvement in command, his raw stuff will land him into the back end of a major league bullpen. The Angels didn't add him to the 40-man roster so if he passes through the Rule 5 draft, Adams will head back to Salt Lake in search of that elusive control.

South Florida finished its season playing well thanks to a strong pitching staff led by 6-foot-8, 240-pound senior lefty Andrew Barbosa, a 24-year-old with a long medical history. Meanwhile, scouts had little to go on with set-up man Austin Adams, a quick-armed 6-foot-2, 185-pounder who has found the strike zone under the tutelage of Chuck Hernandez, the Bulls' veteran pitching coach. Adams had shown a fastball that has been in the 91-95 mph range to go with a 55 curveball. He'd walked 23 in just 10 innings his first two seasons and wasn't South Florida's closer this year, so he's hard to scout. But his 32-9 strikeout-walk ratio in 26 innings is a significant improvement from his past performance. His lack of track record clouds his draft status.

Oakland Athletics placed RHP Austin Adams on the 15-day injured list retroactive to August 15, 2024. Right forearm tendinitis.
Oakland Athletics activated RHP Austin Adams.
New York Mets traded RHP Austin Adams to Oakland Athletics for cash.
Arizona Diamondbacks placed RHP Austin Adams on the 60-day injured list. Right ankle fracture.
Arizona Diamondbacks selected the contract of RHP Austin Adams from Reno Aces.
Arizona Diamondbacks selected the contract of RHP Austin Adams from Reno Aces.
Reno Aces activated RHP Austin Adams from the 7-day injured list.
Reno Aces placed RHP Austin Adams on the 10-day injured list.
RHP Austin Adams assigned to Reno Aces.
RHP Austin Adams roster status changed by Arizona Diamondbacks.
Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent RHP Austin Adams to a minor league contract.