| Nate Adcock | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | March 31 |
| Debutyear: | 2011 |
| Debutteam: | Kansas City Royals |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | July 26 |
| Finalyear: | 2015 |
| Finalteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 2–6 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.17 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 80 |
| Teams: | |
Nathan Masler Adcock (born February 25, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, and Cincinnati Reds.
Before playing professionally, Adcock attended North Hardin High School. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fifth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft and began his professional career that year.
With the AZL Mariners in 2006, Adcock went 0–2 with a 3.31 ERA in 10 games (three starts). In 2007, he went 3–11 with a 4.58 ERA in 22 games (21 starts) for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and High Desert Mavericks. He pitched for Wisconsin again in 2008, going 2–5 with a 3.72 ERA in 15 games (14 starts), striking out 82 batters in 77 1/3 innings. He began the 2009 season with High Desert.[1]
On July 29, 2009, he was traded with Ronny Cedeño, Jeff Clement, Aaron Pribanic, and Brett Lorin to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Ian Snell and Jack Wilson.[1] He finished the year with the Lynchburg Hillcats and went 8–9 with a 5.29 ERA in 28 games (23 starts) that season. In 2010, he went 11–7 with a 3.38 ERA in 27 games (26 starts) for the Bradenton Marauders. He was taken by the Kansas City Royals in the 2010 Rule 5 Draft.[2]
On December 9, 2010, Adcock was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the Rule 5 Draft.[2] Adcock made his major league debut on March 31, 2011, which was Opening Day. He pitched a scoreless eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels.[3]
On June 13, 2013, the Arizona Diamondbacks claimed Adcock off of waivers and assigned him to the Reno Aces of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League.[4] On July 31, he was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A Reno.[5]
On December 5, 2013, Adcock signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers. He had his contract selected to the major league roster on July 24. He was sent outright to Triple-A and elected free agency on October 31.
On December 23, 2014, Adcock signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds. On July 31, 2015, it was discovered by doctors that Adcock sustained a tear in his ulnar collateral and would need Tommy John surgery, ending his season.[6]
On February 29, 2016, Adcock signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles.[7] Adcock did not appear for the Orioles organization as he continued his recovery from surgery, and elected free agency on November 6, 2017.[8]
On November 7, 2018, Adcock was hired as an area scout for the Miami Marlins, ending his playing career.
Adcock was a sinkerballer. His sinker was thrown in the low 90s and had superb movement; it averaged nearly a foot of tailslide break away from left-handers and in toward right-handers. Complementing his sinker were a four-seam fastball, slider, curveball, and changeup.[9]