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| Height: 6-5
Weight: 198
Throws: L
Bats: L Born: Jan 12, 1984, Kalamazoo, MI |
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| August 31, 2008 Marlins pitcher Scott Olsen has had better games than the one he threw on Sunday in his team's 6-2 loss to New York. Olsen went 6.1 innings, giving up six runs on seven hits, including three home runs. |
| August 20, 2008 Scott Olsen would like to remain with the Marlins, primarily to see how the rotation would fare over the course of an entire season, according to the Miami Herald. Olsen is one of the team's three starters eligible for arbitration after this season, and is also aware that he could be the odd man out in that group as the Marlins decide which pitchers to keep. He said, "I don't know exactly where it's going to fall. Personally, I'd like to see what us five guys could do throughout the course of a whole year together. I would just like to have one shot where we get us five guys together and see what happens." |
| August 14, 2008 Scott Olsen threw a solid game for the Marlins, going seven innings and allowing just three runs on 10 hits while striking out six, but he took the loss as his offense failed to get him any runs. The Marlins were downed by St. Louis 3-0. |
| August 11, 2008 Scott Olsen threw a bullpen session on Monday and reported little pain in his injured ankle and as a result will make his next start on Thursday, according to the Florida Sun Sentinel. "Felt fine," he said. "I'll be out there for sure." |
| August 10, 2008 Scott Olsen expects to make his next start after rolling his ankle on Saturday, according to MLB.com. He said, "It's not that big of a deal right now." |
| August 3, 2008 The lack of relief pitching might be a worry in Florida following today's collapse against the Colorado Rockies, wasting a strong effort by LHP Scott Olsen . Olsen pitched six innings, allowing just one hit with no runs, two walks, and six strikeouts. |
| July 29, 2008 Scott Olsen threw well but suffered his sixth loss of the season after allowing two earned runs on six hits in 5.2 innings against New York. |
| July 24, 2008 Scott Olsen was rocked for six earned runs on seven hits over six innings in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field, with three walks and three strikeouts. |
| July 9, 2008 Scott Olsen allowed one run on four hits, walked two and struck out three, and the Florida Marlins defeated the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon. |
| June 24, 2008 Scott Olsen gave up just two earned runs over seven innings but left without a victory for the ninth straight game dating back to May 6. |
| June 12, 2008 Scott Olsen allowed two runs, one earned, in picking up his third loss of the season on Thursday. Olsen walked only one with seven strikeouts, but he faced a hot Jamie Moyer who pitched a shutout for eight innings. |
| June 7, 2008 Scott Olsen held the Reds without an earned run over six innings though he wasn't involved in the decision. |
| June 7, 2008 Scott Olsen is finally getting his "stuff" back even though he had a rough start last time out against the Braves, according to MLB.com. Olsen's fastball hit 92 in that outing, and his slider had more bite than he has been getting earlier in the year. |
| June 3, 2008 The Marlins have been concerned with Scott Olsen's lack of velocity in recent starts, but the lefty's velocity was better in Monday's start. He had been topping out at 85 lately, but Monday he was averaging 88 MPH and touched 92. "I felt good. My fastball was coming out pretty well," Olsen said on MLB.com. Olsen's slider was also much improved Monday after pitching coach Mark Wiley detected something in the southpaw's delivery before the game, which was corrected. |
| May 29, 2008 Scott Olsen is having velocity problems with his pitches, according to FishStripes.com. He struggled to get his fastball above 85 mph in last night's loss to the Mets, and the play-by-play announcer actually mistaken his fastball for a changeup on one occasion, which clocked at only 83 mph. |
| May 17, 2008 Scott Olsen allowed three runs on seven hits, walked five (two intentionally) and struck out three in a no-decision on Saturday night. |
| May 14, 2008 Scott Olsen threw in the bullpen on Tuesday and tell the Miami Herald that his arm is okay. "It feels fine," Olsen claims. "I wasn't trying to crank it up. But the ball was coming out of my hand good, and I could tell there was a little bit of life on it." The southpaw only hit around 87 or 88 mph during his start on Sunday. |
| May 12, 2008 Scott Olsen has some pretty ratios (2.63 ERA, 1.08 WHIP), but the truth is there are concerns with the big lefties arm, according to MLB.com. In his last start Olsen did not break 87 mph on the gun and he was pulled after just 59 pitches. Olsen says he is fine and that he hopes, hopes, he is just experiencing dead arm. "I hope so. That would give me a little peace of mind..."I don't think I've thrown that slow since I was like 13 years old." |
| May 6, 2008 Florida LHP Scott Olsen continues to shine for the Marlins, picking up his fourth win of the season in leading Florida to 3-0 shutout victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Olsen pitched 8 2/3 innings, failing to allow a single run on just two hits surrendered. He walked four, struck out eight, and completely dominated the Brewers' lineup from top to bottom. |
| April 30, 2008 Scott Olsen allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks over five innings to pick up his first loss of the season on Wednesday night. |
| April 25, 2008 Florida's Scott Olsen allowed just four hits but walked five in 7.1 innings of work on Friday night. The left-hander, who had won his last three starts, received a no-decision for his efforts. |
| April 25, 2008 Scott Olsen will be eyeing a 4-0 start when he takes the hill against the Brewers tonight, according to MLB.com. He holds a 2.60 ERA and a excellent 0.98 WHIP over 27.2 innings, with 13 strikeouts. For his career, Olsen is 1-1 with a 3.44 ERA in three games against Milwaukee. |
| April 20, 2008 Scott Olsen remains unbeaten at 3-0 this season, as he only allowed one run on three hits over seven innings of work against Washington in Sunday's 6-1 win, with two walks and three strikeouts. He notably trimmed his season ERA down to 2.60. |
| April 15, 2008 Young LHP Scott Olsen pitched a gem of a game in leading his Florida Marlins against the Atlanta Braves, pulling a 0-4 win. Olsen pitched seven full innings, giving up no runs on five hits with no walks surrendered and three strike outs on the evening. |
| April 15, 2008 Scott Olsen is set to take the hill against Atlanta tonight, a team he has a poor track record against, according to MLB.com. Olsen is 1-4 with a 8.54 ERA over eight career outings against Atlanta. |
| April 9, 2008 The Nationals did a poor job of situational hitting on Wednesday night, their problem during their six game losing streak. The Nats have left the bases loaded nine times this season. Scott Olsen who picked up the win in the Marlins 10-4 victory went 7 2/3 innings, allowing four runs (three earned),four hits and four walks. Olsen hasn't been the same since injuring himself in 2006, and while tonight's effort resulted in a win, he wasn't impressive in the outing. Owners outside of NL-only formats should avoid the Marlins right-hander. |
| April 4, 2008 Scott Olsen is ready to make his season debut on Friday. He missed most of spring training due to shoulder tendinitis and is dealing with bone spurs in his elbow. "Bone spurs have never bothered me, and I still got it," Olsen tells the Miami Herald. "They say you can throw with it. The team gave me an option in 2005 if I wanted to have surgery or not. I asked them if I could throw with [bone spurs], and they said many guys have them and throw with them. I feel fine with my shoulder and elbow." Fantasy owners should avoid Olsen until he proves he's healthy and ready to work with some consistency. |
| March 25, 2008 Scott Olsen had a nightmarish day from the mound against Baltimore on Tuesday as he got rocked for six runs on eight hits over four innings of work, with one walk and three strikeouts. Olsen is recovering from shoulder tendinitis but should be make his regular-season debut on April 4, barring a setback. |
| March 16, 2008 As expected, Scott Olsen was able to toss a simulated game on Sunday, according to MLB.com. Since everything went well in the two-inning, 35-pitch session, Olsen should take part in Thursday's exhibition game against the Cardinals. Olsen is recovering from shoulder tendinitis but should be make his regular-season debut on April 4, barring a setback. |
| March 14, 2008 Scott Olsen tossed a bullpen session Thursday and will work a simulated game Sunday, but his sore shoulder will keep him out for opening day, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. If he has no setbacks with the tendinitis in the joint, Olsen should take part in a spring game next week and make his regular-season debut on April 4. |
| March 13, 2008 Left-hander Scott Olsen (shoulder tendinitis) will take the bullpen rubber for a throwing session today. According to the Sun Sentinel, Olsen has not yet been ruled out as the opening day starter. The paper noted that some combination of Mark Hendrickson, Andrew Miller and Ricky Nolasco, Gaby Hernandez, Rick VandenHurk or Doug Waechter will join Olsen in the rotation. The Marlins don't need a fifth starter until April 13. |
| March 12, 2008 Skipper Fredi Gonzalez told the Miami Herald after watching Scott Olsen pitch Tuesday, he's not sure his projected starter for opening day will be up to task. Welcome in 22-year old Andrew Miller. There are growing doubts by the team's manager that Scott Olsen or Sergio Mitre will be ready for the March 31 opener against the New York Mets. Expect Gonzalez to set the stage for a season that will throw youth to the fire, and give the inexperienced Miller, 22, the opening day honors. |
| March 11, 2008 As expected, Scott Olsen returned to the mound for a bullpen session on Tuesday, according to the AP. He was scratched from his last start Wednesday due to tendinitis in his left shoulder. We'll have to wait to see how the joint responds to the workout tomorrow, but this is a positive step. |
| March 10, 2008 Scott Olsen will return to the hill on Tuesday and throw his first bullpen session since tweaking his shoulder last week, this according to MLB.com. Olsen still hopes to be able to pitch in the first week of the season, that is if he can avoid any more setbacks this spring with his shoulder. |
| March 6, 2008 Scott Olsen won't talk about his current shoulder injury, according to the Palm Beach Post. The report notes that Olsen is usually talkative with reporters, but had little to say about a shoulder injury that forced him to miss Thursday's scheduled start against the St. Louis Cardinals. "It's just something,'' the left-handed starter said Thursday morning about what the team is calling tendinitis in his throwing shoulder. "I don't know what it is. It's going to get fixed. I don't want to talk about it.'' Olsen is the team projected opening day starter. |
| March 5, 2008 Scott Olsen has a case of shoulder tendinitis that will keep him from making his scheduled start on Wednesday, this according to the Sun-Sentinel. Olsen will likely sit out for 2-3 days before he resumes his throwing. This is believed to be a minor case of tendinitis that just needs a couple of days to calm down, so the prognosis is good for Olsen who is looking to make his way back from a hideous 2007 campaign (5.81 ERA, 1.76 WHIP). |
| February 24, 2008 Scott Olsen will start the Marlins' first spring training game Wednesday. That doesn't necessarily mean he'll get the ball on opening day, though. "That's not necessarily the case," manager Fredi Gonzalez said in the AP. "We could tweak that later on any way we want to." Sergio Mitre is the team's other opening day option. "Obviously I want to start opening day," Olsen said. "I'm not the only one. It can be taken away and it hasnt been given to me." Olsen had a disappointing 2007 season, posting a 5.81 ERA, but with Dontrelle Willis out of the picture, he seems like the logical candidate to start the opener. |
| February 22, 2008 Scott Olsen was one of 10 Marlins who signed one year contracts on Monday according to a report on the AP. Others who signed one year deals include: Ricky Nolasco, Jesus Delgado, Scott Nestor, Josh Johnson, Daniel Barone and Ross Wolf; outfielders Josh Willingham and Alejandro De Aza; and catcher Mike Rabelo. |
| February 10, 2008 Scott Olsen hopes that all the work he has done of late will help to erase any felony charges that have been filed against him for the DUI and resisting arrest incident last season. "We anticipate that all felony charges against Scott will be dismissed this month,'' his attorney, Lawrence Reynoso, said. Hopefully with that situation settled Olsen can get back to being the promising pitcher he appeared to be after posting 166 K and a 1.30 ERA in 2006 and not the horrible performer who lost 15 games with a 5.81 ERA and 1.76 WHIP last season. Palm Beach Post |