Andrew McKirahan
| IP | 27 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 6 |
| WHIP | 1.852 |
| BB/9 | 3.333 |
| SO/9 | 7.333 |
- Full name Andrew David McKirahan
- Born 02/08/1990 in Austin, TX
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: R / Throws: L
- School Texas
- Debut 04/12/2015
- Drafted in the 21st round (639th overall) by the Chicago Cubs in 2011.
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McKirahan pitched just 58 innings in three college seasons for Texas, then signed with the Cubs as a 21st-rounder in 2011. He had Tommy John surgery in 2012, so 2014 was his first true full season as a healthy professional. He was ready, shooting through the high Class A Florida State League to finish the year at Double-A Tennessee. He pounded the strike zone consistently with a plus fastball, sitting 92-96 mph at times with some armside run. The Cubs left him off the 40-man roster and the Marlins took him in the major league Rule 5 draft, so he has to stick on the Miami roster all year or be offered back to Chicago. McKirahan has a solid-average changeup in the mid-80s that he sells well to righthanders, and he actually had more success against them (.203 average) than same-side hitters (.301). His curveball remains inconsistent thanks to a long arm action. Mike Dunn projects to be the Marlins' lone lefty in the bullpen, so McKirahan has a fighting chance to make the roster.
