Max Kolb   Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players Pitching God, who doesn't love a knuckler? I saw a slow-motion version of one of his pitches on TV, it's no wonder they're unhittable! Kolb has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. The Retired or Inactive Players hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Kolb, and that's saying a lot. He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties. Defense & Hitting With a decent slide step and his constant attention to the running game, Kolb limits the damage done by basestealers. A decent fielder, Kolb is quick around the mound and has good instincts. Kolb is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Kolb has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Kolb as a pinch-runner on occasion. 2025 Outlook Kolb has below average skills, even for the low minors. One has to expect the Retired or Inactive Players will give him his walking papers before the end of the season. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.           -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating 2008 WES 41 66 31 66 48 39 50 49 48 0 0 64 0 53 0 40 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 5 7 15 62 148 2009 WES 42 66 37 66 48 39 50 49 48 0 0 69 0 62 0 60 23 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 65 185 2010 WES 42 66 45 66 55 39 50 49 48 0 0 69 0 62 0 73 24 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 70 211 2011 WES 54 66 51 66 55 39 50 49 48 0 0 69 0 62 0 73 25 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 74 231 2012 WES 65 67 60 66 55 39 50 49 48 0 0 69 0 62 0 73 26 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 74 255 2013 WES 67 68 63 66 55 39 50 49 48 0 0 72 0 62 0 73 27 4 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 74 263 2014 WES 68 71 63 66 55 39 50 49 48 0 0 72 0 69 0 73 28 5 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 74 277 2015 WES 67 74 63 66 55 39 50 49 48 0 0 72 0 72 0 73 29 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 74 282 2016 WES 78 74 63 66 55 39 50 49 48 0 0 72 0 72 0 73 30 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 74 294 2017 WES 78 73 63 66 55 39 50 49 48 0 0 74 0 72 0 73 31 8 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 74 293 2018 WES 78 72 63 66 55 39 50 49 48 0 0 74 0 72 0 82 32 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 74 298 2019 WES 78 71 63 66 55 39 50 49 48 0 0 74 0 72 0 86 33 10 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 73 299 2020 WES 77 73 63 66 55 39 50 49 48 0 0 75 0 73 0 87 34 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 73 302 2021 WES 77 71 63 65 55 39 50 49 48 0 0 75 0 73 0 88 35 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 73 298 2022 WES 75 69 63 65 55 39 50 49 48 0 0 75 0 74 0 88 36 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 72 293 2023 WES 78 73 63 64 55 39 50 49 48 0 0 75 0 74 0 89 37 14 Overhand Active 0 0 0 74 301 Ratings Delta +3 +4   -1                       +1 +1 +1           +2 +8

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA 2008 22 UTW 11 8 0 0 41 41 15 1 208.2 5.0 122 14 177 341 0 0 14.74 1.93 1.44 .165 .250 .159 .168 2.93 Totals     11 8 0 0 41 41 15 1 208.2 5.0 122 14 177 341 0 0 14.74 1.93 1.44 .165 .250 .159 .168 2.94

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA 2009 23 PSKL 6 14 1 0 35 30 10 0 169 4.2 163 32 101 136 7 0 7.24 1.35 1.56 .249 .456 .271 .231 4.85 2015 29 PSKL 18 12 0 0 38 38 23 2 260.1 7.0 212 37 61 278 0 0 9.62 4.56 1.05 .217 .381 .201 .226 3.22 Totals     24 26 1 0 73 68 33 2 429.1 6.0 375 69 162 414 7 0 8.68 2.56 1.25 .230 .411 .233 .228 3.86

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA 2009 23 WES 3 9 0 0 18 18 3 3 93.2 5.1 115 24 81 46 0 0 4.44 0.57 2.10 .303 .573 .307 .300 8.26 2010 24 WES 1 2 0 5 55 0 0 0 107.2 2.0 109 22 59 100 27 10 8.40 1.69 1.57 .262 .481 .318 .213 5.85 2011 25 WES 2 2 2 6 63 0 0 0 116.2 2.0 108 25 58 119 37 13 9.22 2.05 1.43 .240 .433 .270 .216 4.94 2012 26 WES 13 15 0 0 32 32 21 2 216.2 6.2 189 32 80 220 0 0 9.16 2.75 1.24 .232 .404 .258 .211 3.78 2013 27 WES 1 6 0 0 10 10 4 1 59 6.0 64 16 19 50 0 0 7.63 2.63 1.41 .272 .506 .250 .286 5.19 2015 29 WES 1 5 0 0 10 10 5 2 71.1 7.0 71 15 26 80 0 0 10.13 3.08 1.36 .253 .488 .252 .253 4.04 2016 30 WES 12 10 0 1 30 23 11 1 171 5.2 150 29 52 175 6 1 9.21 3.37 1.18 .231 .411 .245 .221 4.05 2017 31 WES 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 9.1 2.1 9 1 2 4 3 3 3.96 2.00 1.21 .250 .444 .222 .278 5.79 2018 32 WES 14 8 0 0 38 35 22 2 247.2 6.2 202 32 54 282 1 1 10.27 5.22 1.04 .218 .361 .243 .198 2.87 2019 33 WES 3 7 0 0 18 16 8 0 105.2 6.0 109 25 23 125 0 0 10.69 5.43 1.25 .257 .488 .272 .249 4.77 2020 34 WES 13 12 0 0 33 28 15 1 205 6.1 183 23 40 239 5 1 10.49 5.97 1.09 .233 .382 .267 .203 3.56 2021 35 WES 12 11 0 0 34 34 20 0 224.2 6.2 217 37 45 292 0 0 11.72 6.49 1.17 .245 .415 .261 .233 4.09 2022 36 WES 21 9 0 0 39 39 25 0 258 6.2 254 43 41 334 0 0 11.65 8.15 1.14 .253 .424 .292 .221 3.35 2023 37 WES 20 11 0 0 41 41 26 0 272 6.2 243 44 53 308 0 0 10.19 5.81 1.09 .236 .416 .247 .228 3.11 Totals     116 109 3 12 425 286 160 12 2158.1 5.0 2023 368 633 2374 79 29 9.90 3.75 1.23 .243 .426 .265 .225 4.04

Max Kolb's Career Highlights

Year Details 2008 1st round - 5th overall selection by West Bay Red Skulls in the 2008 Amateur Draft 2018 Fishermen League All Star

Max Kolb's Comparable Players

Player Names Burleigh Lawrence 93.2% Kevin McVicker 92.5% Ho-Kon Jang 92.4% Kevin Deninno 91.3% Chris Rikitson 90.7%

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