Nick Lodolo

Lodolo attended Damien High School in La Verne, California.[1] As a senior, he went 8–2 with a 1.97 ERA, striking out 83 batters in 65 innings.[2] After his senior year, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 41st overall pick in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[3] However, he did not sign and instead chose to fulfill his commitment to play college baseball at Texas Christian University.[4]

As a freshman at TCU in 2017, Lodolo appeared in 17 games (15 starts) where he compiled a 5–1 record with a 4.35 ERA.[5] He was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team as well as to the All-Freshman Team.[6] In 2018, as a sophomore, he went 7–4 with a 4.32 ERA, striking out 93 batters in 77 innings over 16 games (15 starts) and was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team once again.[7][8] Prior to the 2019 season, Lodolo was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team.[9] Lodolo finished his junior season with a 6–6 record and a 2.36 ERA, striking out 131 in 103 innings.[10] He was named to the All-Big 12 First Team.[11]

Lodolo was considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[12] He was selected by the Cincinnati Reds with the seventh overall pick.[13] He signed for $5.43 million, and was assigned to the Billings Mustangs of the Rookie Advanced Pioneer League.[14][15] After six starts with Billings, he was promoted to the Dayton Dragons of the Class A Midwest League in July.[16] Following two starts with Dayton, Lodolo reached his innings limit, and was shut down for the remainder of the year.[17] Over eight starts between Billings and Dayton, he pitched to a 0–1 record with a 2.45 ERA, striking out 30 in 18+1⁄3 innings.[18]

Lodolo did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Double-A South.[20] He was named the Player of the Month in May after compiling a 1.01 ERA with 38 strikeouts and a 0.83 WHIP over 26+2⁄3 innings.[21] On June 15, he was placed on the injured list due to a blister on a finger on his left hand, and was activated a few weeks later.[22] That same month, Lodolo was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game at Coors Field.[23] Over ten starts with the Lookouts, he went 2–1 with a 1.84 ERA and 68 strikeouts over 44 innings.[24] In early August, he was promoted to the Louisville Bats of the Triple-A East.[25] He was placed back on the injured list in late August with a shoulder strain, and missed the remainder of the season.[26] Over three starts with Louisville, Lodolo went 0-1 and gave up four earned runs and two walks while striking out ten over 6+2⁄3 innings.[27]

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• TCU Horned Frogs bio