Zach Kroenke
| IP | 10 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 8.1 |
| WHIP | 2 |
| BB/9 | 4.5 |
| SO/9 | 4.5 |
- Full name Zachary B. Kroenke
- Born 04/21/1984 in Omaha, NE
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: R / Throws: L
- School Nebraska
- Debut 09/10/2010
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Drafted in the 5th round (169th overall) by the New York Yankees in 2005 (signed for $155,000).
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Kroenke has a heavy 88-93 mph fastball and a 78-82 mph slider. Scouts don't like his pie-throwing arm-action, which costs him command and consistency.
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Kroenke was a member of Nebraska's rotation for three years in college, often slotting in behind current big leaguers Brian Duensing and Joba Chamberlain. A fifth-round pick by the Yankees in 2005, Kroenke shifted to the bullpen two years later. He has been effective in the relief role, going 14-1 the last two seasons and showing enough to warrant getting pick in the major league phase of the last two Rule 5 drafts. The Marlins returned him to the Yankees after his fastball sat at 86-88 mph early in spring training last year. Kroenke pitched at 89- 91 mph during the season and touched 93 in the Arizona Fall League, though he also posted a 5.28 ERA in 15 AFL innings. Kroenke commands his average slider fairly well and also throws a fringy changeup. Diamondbacks general manager Josh Byrnes said the club sees Kroenke as more than just a lefty specialist. He has a good chance to make Arizona's Opening Day roster and will become a free agent if he doesn't, because he was outrighted when Florida sent him back to New York last year.
