Billy Koch  
Relief Pitcher | Florida Marlins

Pitching
He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. He attacks lefties and righties the same way.

Defense & Hitting
Koch has one of the better pickoff moves among big league righthanders. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Koch is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Koch has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
The Florida Marlins signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Koch like a hot potato if something better comes along.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2008 FLA 75 15 40 80 46 50 46 52 57 82 0 0 50 0 0 0 20 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 6 32 38 245
2009 FLA 75 16 42 80 46 50 46 52 57 82 0 0 50 0 0 0 21 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 4 46 247
2010 FLA 75 16 44 80 46 50 46 52 57 82 0 0 50 0 0 0 22 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 51 249
Ratings Delta       +2                           +1           -4 +5 +2
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.