Miami Marlins Minor League Players - Adam Reifer

Adam James Reifer (born June 3, 1986 in Mira Loma, California, USA) is a minor league baseball relief pitcher who is currently with the Miami Marlins system.

Prior to playing professionally, he attended Jurupa Valley High School and then the University of California, Riverside, where he played college baseball for the Highlanders from 2005–2007. In his first year with UC Riverside, 2005, he made 19 relief appearances and went 2-0 with a 4.77 ERA. He made 20 relief appearances with them in 2006, going 2-1 with a 3.37 ERA. In 2007, he went 0-0 with a 2.46 ERA in six games after he battling bone spurs and elbow tendinitis. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the 11th round of the 2007 amateur draft and began his professional career the following season. He was signed by scout Jeff Ishii for $100,000.

With the Batavia Muckdogs in 2008, Reifer went 2-1 with 22 saves and a 2.97 ERA in 32 relief appearances, striking out 41 batters in 30⅓ innings of work. Opponents hit only .162 against him. Adam was second in the New York-Penn League in saves, one behind ambidextrous Pat Venditte. He saved the championship finale to give Batavia the title. Timed at 99 mph, Reifer was rated the #3 prospect in the circuit by Baseball America, following Jason Castro and David Cooper.

In 2009, he pitched for the Palm Beach Cardinals, going 4-7 with a 4.47 ERA in 54 relief appearances. He had 21 saves and 50 strikeouts in 48⅓ innings of work that season. He led the Florida State League in games pitched and was one save behind the lead once again, this time trailing Jonathan Hovis. He split 2010 between the Springfield Cardinals (51 games) and Memphis Redbirds (one game), going a combined 4-1 with 17 saves and a 2.95 ERA. In five games with the Memphis Redbirds in 2011, he was 0-1 with a 1.42 ERA and again with Memphis in 2012, he was 1-4 with a 4.90 ERA in 58 relief appearances.

He was released by the St. Louis Cardinals on March 16, 2013.