Background
Fick was born on (1985-1911-20)November 20, 1985, in Thousand Oaks, California.
Fick was born on (1985-1911-20)November 20, 1985, in Thousand Oaks, California.
He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Saint Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros. He was selected by the Cardinals out of Cal State Northridge in the 15th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. In 2007, Fick spent his first professional season with the Rookie-Level Johnson City Cardinals and the Single-A Quad Cities River Bandits in the Midwest League.
He went 1–0 with 12 strikeouts and a 1.29 European Research Area in eight games.
Fick debuted for Quad Cities of the Midwest League on July 27 and tossed two scoreless innings. He went 1–0 with 15 strikeouts and a 2.16 European Research Area in nine games.
He went a combined 2–0 with 25 strikeouts, two saves and a 1.85 European Research Area in 39 innings pitched. In 2008 Fick went 6–5 with a 3.17 European Research Area in 20 games, 13 starts, with Quad Cities.
He struck out a season-high eight on August 3.
In 2009, he was promoted to the Class-A Advanced Palm Beach Cardinals, going 3–3 with a 4.92 European Research Area in 20 games, seven starts. With the Double-A Springfield Cardinals, Fick went 1–2 with a 1.50 European Research Area in 10 games, three starts. Fick went a combined 4–7 with 51 strikeouts, one save and a 3.96 European Research Area in 972⁄3 innings.
In 2010, he advanced to the Triple-A Memphis.
On May 26, 2012, Fick was promoted to Saint Louis to replace struggling Fernando Salas in the bullpen. Fick was 1-0 with 2 saves and a 3.86 European Research Area in 21 games at Memphis.
He was designated for assignment on July 25. Fick was claimed off waivers by the Houston Astros on July 27.
The Houston Astros released him on June 12, 2013.
He signed a minor league contract with Colorado Rockies on June 13, 2013 and has been assigned to Colorado Sky Sox. Fick played for the United States national baseball team in the summer of 2011.