Kevin McCarthy Worcester Red Sox Pitcher

       
 

Age: 29
Born: February 22, 1992
Birthplace: Rockville Center, NY
Height: 6-3
Weight: 210
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
   
Drafted: 16th round, 2013 by KC
How Acquired: Signed as a minor league free agent (Nov. 2020)
College: Marist
High School: Kellenberg Memorial (NY)
   

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First Pro Contract: June 11, 2014 (KC)
Signing Scout: Keith Connolly
Signing Bonus: N/A
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: December 2021
MLFA Eligible: November 2021
   
Pro Debut: June 22, 2013 (urlington)
Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: September 9, 2016 (KC)
Service Time (1/21): 3 years, 3 days
Options Remaining: 0 (2017, 2019, 2020)
Contract (2021): Split (MLB: $825,000)
   
Twitter: @KMAC_n_cheez15
Instagram: @kmac_n_cheez15

 
 
 
 
 
     
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  Physical Description: Large, fully-filled out pitcher's frame. Thick lower half. Shows athleticism for his size.

Mechanics: Throws from a low three-quarters arm slot, starting on the first base side of the rubber. Low-to-medium leg kick. Slight slinging motion with some effort. Quick arm. Solid pickoff move. Subpar overall control and command.

Fastball: 89-91 mph sinker induces a lot of groundballs. Works down in the zone. Previously utilized a 93-95 mph four-seamer, but scrapped the pitch in 2020 after his velocity had consistently dropped to 91-93 in 2019. Inconsistent command and control. Pitch will flash above-average.

Changeup: 80-83 mph with arm-side fade. Fringe-average pitch. Added an 83-84 mph split change in 2020 with cutting action. Induces a lot of flyballs.
   Breaking Ball: 84-86 mph. Threw a slider in the mid-80s that was a fringe-average pitch, but he used it sparingly in 2020 and might have switched to a curveball in the low-80s at the end of the season.

Career Notes: Missed time in college with knee injuries. First player in Marist history to reach the majors. Moved quickly through Royals system in 2013-15. Endured a torn elbow ligament in 2014. Reached minor league free agency in 2020 and was the first minor league free agent signed by Boston that offseason. Opened 2021 at the Alternate Training Site.

Summation: Emergency up-and-down reliever with the ceiling of a middle-inning setup man. Control remains an issue. Improvement could flow from new split change and improved pitch mix.

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    Pitching Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
2011 Marist MAAC NCAA --- 19 0 0 6.00 12 2 1 18.0 26 18 12 1 0 13 12 2.17 6.00 6.50
  2012 Marist MAAC NCAA --- 20 1 1 3.62 15 0 3 27.1 22 13 11 1 0 11 24 1.21 7.90 3.62
  2013 Marist MAAC NCAA --- 21 4 3 4.24 22 5 8 68.0 76 38 32 3 8 19 62 1.40 8.21 2.51
  2013 Burlington Royals App Rk KC 21 4 2 3.40 10 5 0 42.1 49 18 16 2 0 5 32 1.28 6.80 1.06
  2014 Lexington Legends SAL A KC 22 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1.00 2.25 4.50
  2015 Lexington Legends SAL A KC 23 1 1 1.50 6 0 2 12.0 10 3 2 0 0 1 8 0.92 6.00 0.75
  2015 Wilmington Blue Rocks Caro A+ KC 23 3 3 1.64 16 0 4 33.0 24 7 6 2 0 5 23 0.88 6.27 1.36
  2015 NW Arkansas Naturals Tex AA KC 23 1 0 5.71 11 0 0 17.1 24 11 11 1 0 8 9 1.85 4.67 4.15
  2016 NW Arkansas Naturals Tex AA KC 24 3 2 3.12 22 0 11 34.2 26 12 12 3 1 8 29 0.98 7.53 2.08
  2016 Omaha Storm Chasers PCL AAA KC 24 2 4 2.97 25 0 5 33.1 28 15 11 4 1 16 30 1.32 8.10 4.32
  2016 Kansas City Royals AL MLB KC 24 1 0 6.48 10 0 0 8.1 11 8 6 1 0 5 7 1.92 7.56 5.40
  2017 Omaha Storm Chasers PCL AAA KC 25 1 1 3.09 25 0 2 32.0 32 12 11 3 0 9 17 1.28 4.78 2.53
  2017 Kansas City Royals AL MLB KC 25 1 0 3.20 33 0 0 45.0 50 23 16 4 0 13 27 1.40 5.40 2.60
  2018 Omaha Storm Chasers PCL AAA KC 26 0 1 5.40 3 0 0 3.1 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 1.80 8.10 2.70
  2018 Kansas City Royals AL MLB KC 26 5 4 3.25 65 0 0 72.0 70 28 26 7 2 20 46 1.25 5.75 2.50
  2019 Omaha Storm Chasers PCL AAA KC 27 0 0 3.78 13 0 3 16.2 19 7 7 0 0 5 15 1.44 8.10 2.70
  2019 Kansas City Royals AL MLB KC 27 4 2 4.48 56 0 1 60.1 68 31 30 4 2 21 38 1.48 5.67 3.13
  2020 Kansas City Royals AL MLB KC 28 0 0 4.50 5 0 0 6.0 10 3 3 1 1 2 2 2.00 3.00 3.00
   
     
    2021 Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
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