Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | KC | RHP | 4 | 50 |
Grades Update: May 2021
| OFP | Role | FB | CB | SL | CH | Ctr/Cmd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 50 | 55 | 45 | 55 | 50 | 45/45 |
May 2021 Report
Evaluator: Geoff Pontes
Age: 23 yr
Height: 6-2
Weight: 220 lbs
Hits/Throws: R/R
Acquired: 2019 Round 2 CBB
RuleV: 2022
Physical Description: Average height, with thick boxy frame; broad shoulders, strength throughout.
Delivery & Mechanics: Semi-windup; short, quick arm action, high 3/4 arm slot. Moderate leg kick, tall and fall delivery, quad-dominant operation. Repeats well, consistent release points, fast mover.
Fastball: Previously sat 90-93 mph up to 96 mph; with two variations of fastball. Since his time at Arizona State the velocity is up big, sitting mid-high 90s this summer and being clocked as high as 100 mph. This has really pushed Marsh's profile as it's caused his three secondaries to play up in turn. Throws a four-seamer and a sinker. The four seam has above-average raw spin but only average ride, and some late run. Sinker darts down late with sharp run. Generates more soft contact and groundballs than four-seam. How the new velocity has impacted pitch shape is worth watching in 2021. Grade: 55
Curveball: Slower breaker with 12-6 movement, sits 77-80 mph with more steep break than his slider. Used heavily versus lefthanded hitters, and his third pitch versus righthanders. Fringe-average curveball that generates swings and misses and shows the ability to steal bottom of the zone strikes. Has become less of a factor than it was at ASU based on summer looks. Grade: 45
Slider: Tight, hard slider at 81-84 mph, up to 86 at peak. Good swing and miss pitch located heavily to the lower gloveside quadrant. His velocity much like his fastball was sitting in what was his peak velocity at ASU. With strong command of the pitch, he's done well executing it to the gloveside again and again with good results. Used almost exclusively versus righthanders. Grade: 55
Changeup: Used primarily against left handed hitters, sits 80-84 mph, with above-average armside run. Sells the pitch with arm speed and sequencing, shows the ability to control it armside, generating swings, misses, and chases. Generates primarily groundball contact, and is rarely barreled up. Average changeup that should allow him a pathway to starting with three secondaries he can throw for strikes. Grade: 50
Control and Command: While Marsh showed command of the zone in his short professional debut, he struggled to always throws strikes and execute his pitches to intended target quadrants within the zone. Fastball command is a major red flag, Marsh lacks the stuff to execute middle-middle and he frankly catches too much of the plate with regularity. Fringe average control and below average command. Control: 45 | Command: 40
Overall: A starter's profile with a bevy of secondaries to choose from. He has a definitive plan of attack versus righties and lefties. His secondaries have above-average velocity and should continue to play as bat-missing offerings. His fastball while fringe-average at Arizona State, took a huge leap in the last year as he was up as high as 100 mph this summer in the Constellation Energy League during the MiLB shutdown in 2020. This development and a jump in slider feel has pushed the profile into fringe-#4 starter territory. Previously he had teetered between a #5 and a long arm out of the pen. However, if the jump in stuff holds Marsh may push for the title of best non-Lacy arm after Daniel Lynch graduates.
OFP: 50
Role: 50 - #4 or #5 SP
Risk: Moderate
