Player Profile - Adam Oller

Adam Oller, Syracuse Mets - Photo by Herm Card, Herm444@gmail.com

Background, Stats, Videos.

Background: 

Adam Oller, Starting Pitcher, Bats Right, Throws Right, DOB 10/17/1994 in Conroe, TX; 6'4", 225 pounds; Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2016 June Amateur Draft - Round: 20, Pick: 29, Overall: 615 from Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Natchitoches, LA); November 6, 2018 - released by Pirates;  Plays Independent League Baseball for Windy City in the Frontier League.  May 30, 2019 - signs with the San Francisco Giants.  December 12, 2019 - Selected by Mets in Minor League portion of the Rule 5 Draft.  Added to Mets 40 Man Roster November 19, 2021.

UPDATE: 3/12/2022: Adam Oller traded to the Oakland A's along with J.T. Ginn for Starting Pitcher Chris Bassitt. 

Not too many players have the travels Adam Oller has had.  Drafted in the 20th round, pitching mostly as a reliever in 2018 in the minors for the Pirates going 3-5, 6.29 ERA in 73 innings - allowing 15 HRs.  

Get released, play independent ball, pitching lights out as a starter with a 0.67 ERA. 

Re-signing with another Major League Organization - going 4-5 with a 4.05 ERA in 17 starts - including one 5 inning, no run, 8K performance against Mets affiliate Columbia Fireflies.

Get selected in the Rule 5 Draft (FYI - according to Syracuse Mets announcer Mike Tricarico, Adam didn't even know he was Rule 5 eligible), then miss the entire 2020 season due to COVID.

Pitch Winter Ball in Australia.

Have a great 2021 season for the Mets culminating with a 4-1 record with a 2.45 ERA in AAA Syracuse, get named as the Organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Year, and make the 40 Man Roster.  

Syracuse Mets Pitching Coach Steve Schrenk: "He has a good fastball, slider, changeup, has a good repertoire, he knows how to pitch, he’s very competitive on the mound, you’re going to have to beat him, he’s not going to beat himself too often."

Tom has Adam as his #9 Mets Prospect: "from obscure scrap heap signing to Mets' 2021 Minor League Pitcher of the Year.  His walk-in music should be not heavy metal, but heavy Scrap Metal.  He had a meteoric last 10 starts in 2021, and has to seriously be considered for a Mets' starter/reliever role in 2022...120 innings, 138 Ks in 2021..."

Amazing Avenue has Adam as the Mets #15 prospect saying: "His fastball sat in the low-90s prior to being released by the Pirates, but since then, he’s added a few miles per hour working with professional and hired coaches to optimize his mechanics, and now the pitch sits in the low-to-mid-90s, 92-95 MPH, topping out as high as 96 MPH. He complements his fastball with a curveball, slider, and changeup."

Joe DeMayo SNY.TV had Adam as one of his "6 Mets prospects who can make an impact in 2022".

As of this printing, Mets.com does not have him on their top 30 Mets Prospect List.

I think 2022 will be the year Adam makes it to the Majors. He has had the knack the last few years of finishing strong.  He may prove to be a very valuable piece down the stretch. 

Adam Oller’s Baseball Savant page. 

Adam Oller’s FANGRAPHS page.

Stats: 

Standard Pitching -

Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2016	21	PIT-min	Rk	2	2	.500	4.45	13	9	4	0	0	2	54.2	63	28	27	7	9	0	46	5	2	8	236			1.317	10.4	1.2	1.5	7.6	5.11	BRS APPY
2017	22	PIT-min	A-	5	3	.625	1.59	17	2	7	0	0	1	45.1	30	10	8	1	9	0	50	3	0	3	175			0.860	6.0	0.2	1.8	9.9	5.56	WVA NYPL
2018	23	PIT-min	A+,A	3	5	.375	6.29	29	5	5	0	0	1	73.0	80	56	51	15	24	0	68	8	0	9	325			1.425	9.9	1.8	3.0	8.4	2.83	BDT,CHL FLOR,SALL
2019	24	SFG-min	A	5	6	.455	4.02	17	17	0	0	0	0	87.1	94	49	39	5	26	0	93	6	1	10	372			1.374	9.7	0.5	2.7	9.6	3.58	AUG SALL
2021	26	NYM-min	AA,AAA	9	4	.692	3.45	23	23	0	0	0	0	120.0	93	51	46	9	47	0	138	8	0	4	498			1.167	7.0	0.7	3.5	10.4	2.94	BNG,SYR AANE,AAAE
2022	27	OAK-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	3.69	7	7	0	0	0	0	31.2	29	17	13	0	17	0	32	1	0	1	139			1.453	8.2	0.0	4.8	9.1	1.88	LVG PCL
2022	27	OAK	AL	2	8	.200	6.30	19	14	3	0	0	0	74.1	82	55	52	17	39	0	46	2	0	4	337	60	6.50	1.628	9.9	2.1	4.7	5.6	1.18
1 Yr				2	8	.200	6.30	19	14	3	0	0	0	74.1	82	55	52	17	39	0	46	2	0	4	337	60	6.50	1.628	9.9	2.1	4.7	5.6	1.18
162 Game Avg.				4	16	.200	6.30	39	29	6	0	0	0	153	169	113	107	35	80	0	95	4	0	8	694	60	6.50	1.628	9.9	2.1	4.7	5.6	1.18

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/27/2022.

Videos and Audio:

Before each Binghamton Rumble Ponies game, Announcer Jacob Wilkins interviews the Rumble Pony players, coaches, and staff.  Below is an interview he did in 2021 with Adam Oller. 

For all of Jacob’s pregame interviews go here.  

Congratulations to Rumble Ponies Pitcher @adamoller on winning the 2021 @Mets Player Development Pitcher of the Year Award!

During Oller's Rumble Ponies career, he held a 5-3 record, with 76.0 innings pitched and 95 strikeouts. #LetsRumble pic.twitter.com/cW5QKxM6BD

— Binghamton Rumble Ponies (@RumblePoniesBB) September 27, 2021

.@adamoller collected five punchouts over 5.2 innings pitched in his final start for the @SyracuseMets this season. 💪 pic.twitter.com/loQtg5KcVr

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) October 1, 2021

.@adamoller lowered his @SyracuseMets ERA to 1.88 after allowing just one hit over five shutout innings. 💪 pic.twitter.com/SYouO1DSno

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) September 25, 2021

In his Triple-A debut, Adam Oller put forth one of the most dominant outings by a #Mets minor league pitcher this year:

6.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 13 K, 37% CSW

Over his last 7 starts, Oller has a 1.71 ERA with 63 strikeouts to 6 walks. Keep an eye out here. pic.twitter.com/MsQBm9u2Pf

— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) August 14, 2021

.@adamoller set a new career-high with 12 strikeouts in his @RumblePoniesBB start yesterday. 🍿 pic.twitter.com/OQRq9cG1zT

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) August 6, 2021

K ꓘ K ꓘ K K ꓘ K ꓘ K@adamoller was striking everyone out. pic.twitter.com/CNTXFaGGBk

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) July 31, 2021