Mike Marbry
| IP | 319 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 3.611 |
| WHIP | 1.301 |
| BB/9 | 2.624 |
| SO/9 | 6.997 |
- Full name Michael Lee Marbry
- Born 09/03/1984 in Chapel Hill, NC
- Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School UNC Wilmington
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A light-hitting shortstop at UNC Wilmington, Marbry signed with the Braves as a nondrafted free agent in 2006 but drew his release after going 3-for-23 (.130) in Rookie ball. He never pitched in four years of college, but Marbry threw off a mound while working as a hitting instructor in 2007 and showed enough arm strength that a friend arranged a tryout with Asheville manager Joe Mikulik and pitching coach Bryan Harvey that summer. Marbry had left to return home when Mikulik called to tell him the Tourists had an opening on their staff because of injury. Marbry since has pitched his way into Colorado's plans, emerging as Modesto's closer in the second half of 2011. Last year, he developed a more explosive delivery and his fastball jumped from 90-93 mph to 93-96. His motion features a lot of effort and some recoil, but it doesn't prevent him from throwing strikes. The key for Marbry will be coming up with a reliable second pitch. He scrapped an ineffective slider and now works with a splitter that will need more velocity to succeed against more advanced hitters. A potential seventh-inning reliever in the majors, Marbry will begin 2012 in Double-A and the Rockies would like to push him because he turned 27 at the end of last season.
