Daniel Tillo
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1996-06-13) June 13, 1996
Sioux City, Iowa
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Daniel Vincent Tillo (born June 13, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 3rd round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.

Amateur career

Tillo attended Sioux City North High School in Sioux City, Iowa, where he played football, basketball, and baseball.[1][2] As a junior in 2014, he pitched to a 6-0 record and a 0.98 ERA.[3] Following his senior basketball season in 2015, he was named Iowa Mr. Basketball after averaging 24.5 point, 9.0 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game.[4] During his senior baseball season, he went 5-1 with a 3.08 ERA while batting .369.[5] Due to being uncertain on whether he wanted to pursue basketball or baseball at the collegiate level, he did not commit to a college for either sport until June of his senior year, when he ultimately decided to play college baseball at the University of Kentucky.[6] After his senior year, he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 39th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft.[7]

Tillo chose to honor his commitment to Kentucky, and not sign with the Twins. In 2016, his freshman year, he pitched only 7+1⁄3 innings.[8] Following the year, he transferred to Iowa Western Community College in order to be closer to home and to transition back into a starting pitcher.[9] In 2017, his sophomore year and first year at Iowa Western, he went 5-1 with a 2.86 ERA, striking out 57 over 44 innings and nine games (five starts).[10][11] After the season, he was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the third round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[12][13]

Professional career

Kansas City Royals

Tillo signed with the Royals and made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Royals before being promoted to the Burlington Royals of the Rookie-level Appalachian League.[14] Over ten games (nine starts) between the two clubs, he pitched to a 3-2 record with a 4.42 ERA over 36+2⁄3 innings.[15] In 2018, he began the season with the Lexington Legends of the Single–A South Atlantic League before being promoted to the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the High–A Carolina League.[16][17][18] Starting 26 total games between the two teams, Tillo went 4-6 with a 4.76 ERA, striking out 100 over 134+1⁄3 innings.[19]

Tillo began the 2019 season back with Wilmington, and was promoted to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Double–A Texas League in July, finishing the season there. Over 29 games (23 starts) for the season, he compiled an 8-9 record with a 3.72 ERA, striking out 85 over 130+2⁄3 innings.[20] Following the season, he pitched in the Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros.[21][22] On October 10, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12.[23] In the tournament, he pitched to a 2.08 ERA in three relief appearances covering 4+1⁄3 innings in which he struck out eight batters.[24]

Tillo did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] In July, he underwent Tommy John surgery.[26] On November 20, 2020, he was added to the 40-man roster.[27] On May 3, 2021, Tillo was placed on the 60-day injured list as he continued to recover.[28] He was activated in late June and began rehabbing.[29][30] On August 9, his rehab ended and he was assigned to Northwest Arkansas.[31] He pitched 29 innings in which he went 0-3 with a 4.03 ERA and 27 strikeouts.[32]

On April 7, 2022, Tillo was designated for assignment by the Royals to make room on the 40-man roster for Bobby Witt Jr.[33] Tillo was released by the Royals organization on April 14.[34] Tillo had not appeared in a major league game at the time of his release.

San Francisco Giants

On April 17, 2022, Tillo signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.[35] He was assigned to the Sacramento River Cats of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.[36] Tillo did not immediately appear for Sacramento due to an undisclosed injury,[37] and began a rehab assignment with the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Giants on July 21.[38] He was activated from the injured list on August 23 and assigned to the High–A Eugene Emeralds.[39] Following a short stint with Eugene, Tillo would make 9 appearances split between the Double–A Richmond Flying Squirrels and Sacramento to close out the year.

Tillo returned to Triple–A Sacramento to begin the 2023 season. In 17 appearances (4 starts), he struggled to a 1–6 and 9.59 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 25+1⁄3 innings pitched. He was released by the Giants organization on June 11, 2023.[40]

Personal life

Tillo is an avid baseball card collector and collects rare cards of himself.[41]

References

  1. ↑ Milligan, Dallas. "Daniel Tillo". Archived from the original on 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  2. ↑ Naughton, John. "Mr. Iowa Basketball, Register's top athlete shows multi-sport ability". Des Moines Register.
  3. ↑ "Mr. Basketball could skip hoops to take on hitters". Des Moines Register.
  4. ↑ Kevin White. "Sioux City North's Daniel Tillo is Iowa's Mr. Basketball". Omaha.com.
  5. ↑ Barry, Poe. "Tillo's passion to compete leads to record-breaking results". Sioux City Journal.
  6. ↑ "Iowa's Mr. Basketball going D-I in another sport". Des Moines Register.
  7. ↑ "North's Tillo drafted by Minnesota Twins". Sioux City Journal.
  8. ↑ Patrick Donohue. "Iowa Western's Daniel Tillo making strides — long enough to consider going pro or continuing career at Arkansas". Omaha.com.
  9. ↑ Poe, Barry. "Tillo will transfer from Kentucky to Iowa Western". Sioux City Journal.
  10. ↑ Patrick Donohue. "Iowa Western's Daniel Tillo headlines list of potential Midlands picks in MLB draft". Omaha.com.
  11. ↑ Patrick Donohue. "MLB draft could force decision for Tillo". The Daily Nonpareil.
  12. ↑ "Tillo headlines pitching-heavy Day 2 for KC". MLB.com.
  13. ↑ Connor Schuessler. "Daniel Tillo". The Daily Nonpareil.
  14. ↑ Budlong, Jeff. "Tillo set to sign with Royals". Sioux City Journal.
  15. ↑ "Recent Royals draftees represent potential building blocks". MLB.com.
  16. ↑ "Four of top five Kansas City Royals' prospects to begin season in Lexington". WDKY. April 3, 2018.
  17. ↑ Jeff Budlong. "Tillo back in familiar place for first full pro season". Sioux City Journal.
  18. ↑ Tony Boone. "Former Iowa Western standout Daniel Tillo working to climb ladder in Kansas City Royals organization". Omaha.com.
  19. ↑ Cody Rickman (September 13, 2019). "Kansas City Royals: Five prospects to watch in September".
  20. ↑ Ryan Sikes (September 4, 2019). "Kansas City Royals: Prospect Q&A with pitcher Daniel Tillo".
  21. ↑ Norris, Josh. "2019 Arizona Fall League Roster Analysis: Surprise Saguaros". Baseballamerica.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  22. ↑ "Daniel Tillo College, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  23. ↑ "USA Baseball Names Premier12 Roster". USA Baseball. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  24. ↑ "II Premier12 2019 - the official site - WBSC". Archived from the original on 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  25. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  26. ↑ "Tillo looking forward amid long TJ rehab". MLB.com.
  27. ↑ "Royals Release Glenn Sparkman". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  28. ↑ "Royals Promote Daniel Lynch". Mlbtraderumors.com.
  29. ↑ "Royals' Daniel Tillo: Begins rehab assignment". Cbssports.com.
  30. ↑ "Royals' Daniel Tillo: Rehab moves to Double-A". Cbssports.com.
  31. ↑ "Royals' Daniel Tillo: Reinstated and optioned". Cbssports.com.
  32. ↑ Lewis, Alec. "Royals' job security: A player-by-player look, including questions surrounding Adalberto Mondesi and Cam Gallagher". The Athletic. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  33. ↑ "Royals' Daniel Tillo: DFA'd by Royals".
  34. ↑ "Daniel Tillo: Cut loose by Kansas City".
  35. ↑ McDonald, Darragh (April 17, 2022). "Giants To Sign Daniel Tillo". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  36. ↑ "Sioux City North alumnus Daniel Tillo thankful for fresh start from San Francisco Giants".
  37. ↑ "Giants' Daniel Tillo: Yet to make Triple-A debut". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  38. ↑ "Giants' Daniel Tillo: Rehabbing in Arizona". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  39. ↑ "Giants' Daniel Tillo: Settles in at High-A level". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  40. ↑ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-06-11
  41. ↑ "Card collector Tillo picks up grails -- of himself". MiLB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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