Will LaMarche
| IP | 143 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 4.469 |
| WHIP | 1.336 |
| BB/9 | 3.713 |
| SO/9 | 10.07 |
- Full name William Delcarlo LaMarche
- Born 08/07/1991 in Santa Clara, CA
- Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 220 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Louisiana State
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Drafted in the 9th round (276th overall) by the Detroit Tigers in 2013 (signed for $150,000).
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Big-bodied at 6-foot-3, 220 pounds, LaMarche has been around. He'll be 22 in August and is a Tommy John survivor. He attended Long Beach State for a year and had Tommy John surgery, then transferred to Chabot (Calif.) CC and pitched 19 innings. The Twins drafted him in the 18th round last year but he decided to attend Louisiana State, where he showed low 90s arm strength. He needs to tighten his delivery to throw more strikes, as he had only earned 25 innings in a deep, talented LSU bullpen.
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LaMarche played in high school with Stanford third baseman Stephen Piscotty and started out his college career at Long Beach State in 2010 but never pitched for the Dirtbags because he needed Tommy John surgery. A workout monster, LaMarche came back strong and has powerful thighs and a barrel chest as part of his 6-foot-3, 215-pound frame. Coming out of the bullpen, his fastball sits in the 94-96 mph range and he runs it up as high as 98, but he's still learning to harness his stuff. He's been used sparingly this year and doesn't have much in the way of secondary stuff. He's added a cutter this year, but he mostly tries to just blow hitters away with his gas. LaMarche has some funk to his delivery--he separates early, but has a really quick arm. With the delivery issues, below-average control and lack of secondary stuff, LaMarche is certainly a project and is committed to Louisiana State for next year if he doesn't sign.
