Mike Maroth  
Starting Pitcher | Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. Maroth can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Maroth's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! Maroth also throws a screwball. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
He has a quick pickoff move, but sometimes concentrates on pitching so much that he forgets about runners. He gets off the mound fairly quickly and his throws to first are hard. Maroth is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Maroth has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
The Philadelphia Phillies signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Maroth 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 PHI 90 76 34 54 44 53 48 52 54 72 45 0 69 0 35 0 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 2 10 43 55 309
2009 PHI 89 74 42 49 44 53 48 52 54 72 45 0 69 0 41 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 7 50 314
2010 PHI 90 74 45 51 44 53 48 52 54 72 45 0 69 0 41 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 51 321
Ratings Delta   +1   +3 +2                                     -7 +1 +7
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.