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Carlos Mármol
Chicago Cubs – No. 49
Relief pitcher
Born: (1982-10-14) October 14, 1982 (age 42)
Bonao, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
debut
June 4, 2006, for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
(through April 4, 2013)
Win-loss record21-28
Earned run average3.42
Strikeouts673
Saves116
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Carlos Mármol pitching for the Chicago Cubs in 2009.

Carlos Agustín Mármol (born October 14, 1982) is a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.

Minor league career

Mármol started his career as a catcher/outfielder. In his last season as a hitter, in 2002, he batted .258 with a .271 OBP for the Arizona Cubs in the Rookie League, and .149 with a .167 OBP for the Lansing Lugnuts in the Midwest League.

After batting .273 in 14 minor league games, Mármol converted to become a pitcher. He went 26–19 with a 3.41 ERA before being called up to the majors and being added to the major league roster in November 2005.[1]

Major league career

2006

Mármol made his major league debut on June 4, 2006, against the St. Louis Cardinals in a relief appearance. He pitched two scoreless innings and gave up one hit while striking out three.

After Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood was placed on the disabled list for the second time of the season, Mármol was called on to make a spot start. He joined Rich Hill, Ángel Guzmán, Sean Marshall, Juan Mateo, Ryan O'Malley, and Jae Kuk Ryu as one of seven rookies to make a start for the 2006 Cubs. On June 11, against the Cincinnati Reds, in his first Major League start he allowed just one run on two hits, struck out seven, and walked three in an eventual 9–3 Cubs victory.

He went on to make 19 appearances and 13 starts in the 2006 season. It was an up and down first season, and he scuffled down the stretch, posting a 6.08 ERA in 77 innings, and walked 6.9 batters per 9 innings.

2007

Mármol returned to the major leagues in 2007 as a relief pitcher for the Cubs. Due to an injury to Cubs closer Ryan Dempster, Mármol was called upon to pitch in the ninth inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies on June 27, 2007.[2] He pitched a scoreless frame, recording two strikeouts, for his first major league save.

In his second season, he flourished in the bullpen as a setup man and finished the season with a stellar ERA of 1.43 and struck out 96 batters in 69.1 innings. His ERA was good enough for third in the major leagues among relievers, behind only Seattle Mariners closer J. J. Putz and Los Angeles Dodgers closer Takashi Saito. He received one 10th place vote and came in 26th in the MVP award voting.

2008

Entering the 2008 season, Mármol was in a tight battle for the Cubs closer spot that was now vacant with former closer Ryan Dempster having moved to the starting rotation. He competed with Kerry Wood and Bob Howry for the spot, and while both he and Wood had solid numbers in the spring, manager Lou Piniella opted for the veteran Wood to close and kept Mármol in the setup role he excelled at in 2007. With Wood suffering from a blister, Mármol was selected to replace him at the All-Star Game, and pitched a scoreless 13th inning of relief in an eventual 15-inning National League loss.

2009

Mármol competed with Kevin Gregg for the closer's role after the departure of Kerry Wood before the 2009 MLB season, but lost the role to Gregg.[3]

In spring training in 2009 he led all pitchers in hit batsmen, with 5 (in 10.1 innings).[4] As of August 18, 2009, he was leading all NL pitchers in hbp in the regular season, with 11 (in 56.1 innings), and his 52 walks averaged over 8 walks per 9 innings.

However, after a series of disappointing appearances by Gregg in August, and after Gregg allowed 12 homers in 56+1⁄3 innings (the most in the majors for a reliever), Piniella announced on August 18 that Mármol would replace Gregg as closer.[5]

2010

Mármol won the DHL Delivery Man Award for the month of September.[6] He finished the 2010 campaign with 16.0 strikeouts averaged per nine innings (138 in 77+2⁄3 innings), breaking the record for highest K/9 ratio by a pitcher with at least 50 innings pitched, previously held by Éric Gagné's 14.9 mark over his 2003 season. His 138 K's are a franchise record for a relief pitcher.

2011

In 2011, Mármol led the National League and tied for the major league lead in blown saves (with Jordan Walden) with 10.[7]

Pitching style

Mármol is known for two quality pitches, a four-seam fastball (91–94 mph, although when he was younger this was often several mph faster), and a sweeping slider (81–84).[8] When Mármol is pitching well, he becomes nearly unhittable, as evidenced by career rates of 5.7 hits and 11.7 strikeouts per 9 innings. However, Mármol has also at times been plagued by serious control problems. In 2009, he was third in the entire National League in hit batsmen (12) despite only pitching 74 innings. He has also walked more batters than he has allowed hits in his career.[9] Mármol's control issues and an over-reliance on his slider — despite manager Dale Sveum's advice to throw his fastball more often — led to Sveum removing him from the closer role in May 2012.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Carlos Mármol Biography". Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  2. ^ By RICK GANO, AP Sports Writer Jun 27, 7:04 pm EDT (2005-06-02). "Gano, Rick, "Chi Cubs 6, Colorado 4," Yahoo! Sports, Retrieved on August 17, 2007". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2010-10-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Kevin Gregg Beats Out Carlos Marmol as Closer, SI.com, March 29, 2009". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  4. ^ "Major League Baseball Stats — Sortable Statistics | MLB.com: Stats". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  5. ^ "ESPN, August 18, 2009". Sports.espn.go.com. 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  6. ^ Stephens, Bailey (2010-10-04). "Cubs' Marmol earns Delivery Man Award | cubs.com: News". MLB.com. Chicago.cubs.mlb.com. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  7. ^ "2011 Major League Leaders in Save Opportunities". MLB.com. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  8. ^ "Brooks Baseball · Home of the PitchFX Tool - Player Card: Carlos Marmol". Brooks Baseball. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Carlos Marmol Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  10. ^ Ginnetti, Tony (May 4, 2012). "Carlos Marmol out of closer role as Dale Sveum turns to committee". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
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