The Book on Mike Belfiore
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Mike Belfiore / LHP, ARZ
Born 10/3/1988
Commack,
NY,
USA
School: Boston College
Height 6-3
Weight 200
Bats/Throws R/L
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/8/2012): #319
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a
A big lefty from Boston College, Arizona's Mike Belfiore was selected 45th overall by the Diamondbacks in 2009. A closer and first baseman in college, he combines easy heat with a plus slider: the perfect combination for a relief pitcher. While his big body and strong bat could play in the field, the Diamondbacks looked at Belfiore as a starting pitcher first, and so far they're sticking to that. Belfiore posted a 3.99 ERA in 25 starts for A-level South Bend in 2010, but slid to earth in 2011, with an ERA of 5.92 in 79 innings, most of them from the bullpen. This might be seen as a step back, but as long as he keeps up his strikeout rate (an even one per inning), he's got a bright future somewhere on a major league roster.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
| Pitching History | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | W | L | GA | GS | IP | H | ER | BB | K | HB | WP | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | |
| 2009 | 20 | Rk | Pioneer | Missoula | ARZ | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 58.0 | 59 | 29 | 13 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 1.241 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 4.23 |
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