Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MIA | LHP | 22 | 40 |
Grades Update: May 2021
| OFP | Role | FB | CB | SL | CH | Ctr/Cmd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 50 | 45 | 45/40 |
May 2021 Report
Evaluator: Joe Drake
Age: 19 yr
Height: 6-6
Weight: 230 lbs
Hits/Throws: L/L
Acquired: 2020 Round 2
RuleV: 2024
Physical Description: XL frame with long, long limbs and a high waist. Lean throughout with some muscle in the lower half, but very projectable. Tommy John Surgery in September 2019.
Mechanics: Windup; tall and fall delivery with moderate effort from a high 3/4s arm slot. Fast arm; medium-length arm action that drops behind the body; Average stride but above-average extension from long levers. Hides ball behind big frame; simple delivery that he repeats well.
Fastball: 88-93; some ride and run. Can work it to all four quadrants; able to spot up on the edges and will run it by hitters at the top of the zone. Plays up more once hitters have seen the curve. Will cut it, flattening it out. Grade: 50
Curveball: 71-79; Typically 1-7 shape. Good depth with a little sweep; good bite, hard break. Tunnels with the fastball and mirrors well. Can drop it in for strikes and buries it well for chases. Hitters swing through it frequently. Pretty consistent pitch, doesn't hang it often. Good whiffs and poor contact as hitters beat it into the ground frequently when they do make contact. Grade: 60
Slider: 82-86; sweeper with some depth. Shape varies, sometimes resembling more of a cutter than a slider at higher velocities. Distinctly different than curve. Appears to use it more against lefties, really runs away from them when it's good. Grade: 50
Changeup: 83-85; solid tumble with a little fade - shape resembles the fastball with more sink and less velo. Good velo separation and sells solidly with arm speed. Buries it below the zone and on the outside to righties. Some feel, but too firm at times, looking like a bad fastball. Grade: 45
Control and Command: On/off; In the zone a lot, solid strike thrower when he's on but erratic when he's off. Pitches will leak into the heart, but the stuff is good enough that he can get away with some. Able to spot fastball and curve on the edges of the zone and locates chase pitches competitively. Erratic at times, losing the release and missing armside by a lot. Coming back from TJS, this will be something to watch closely to see if his feel for command comes back. Control: 45 | Command: 40
Overall: Big, exciting lefty with a good fastball and banger curve that headline a four pitch arsenal. Fulton had Tommy John Surgery in September of 2019 but the stuff and projection is so good that he was still selected 40th overall in 2020. There's frontline upside here with the combination of his frame and stuff, but TJS makes his profile quite volatile since we haven't seen him throw since summer 2019.
OFP: 40
Role: 40 - Backend SP #5
Risk: Extreme
