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Ubaldo Jimenez | Starting Pitcher

Team: Cleveland Indians
Ht / Wt:  6'4' / 210
Age / DOB:  (28) / 1/22/1984
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
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Ubaldo Jimenez defeated the Tigers on Tuesday, allowing three runs on five hits over six innings of work.
He was extremely wild, however, walking six and striking out just two. Ubaldo pitched in and out of trouble all night, with all of the damage against him coming on an Alex Avila three-run homer in the second inning. Jimenez is 5-3 on the season but still has an inflated 5.02 ERA. He'll try to improve his command and find consistency when he takes on the White Sox in Chicago on Sunday. May 22 - 10:38 PM

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Ubaldo Jimenez - S - Indians

Ubaldo Jimenez allowed three runs on five hits and two walks in six innings of work on Wednesday, improving to 4-3 in Cleveland's 9-3 win over the Mariners.

Jimenez struck out four, walked two and served up a two-run homer to Dustin Ackley in one of his less-eventful starts of the season. The quality start was just his fourth in eight outings. Both Jimenez's velocity and results have proven impossible to predict on a start-to-start basis, so there's no telling what kind of outing he may have next Tuesday against the Tigers.
May 16 - 10:28 PM
Ubaldo Jimenez - S - Indians

Ubaldo Jimenez was rocked by the Red Sox on Friday, giving up seven runs on nine hits in just 4 1/3 innings of work.

Jimenez also walked five and struck out four in the game. He falls to 3-3 on the season, with an unremarkable 5.18 ERA. He's been wildly inconsistent and needs to perform better if the Indians want to have a serious shot at competing in the AL Central. He'll try to get back on track when he takes on the Mariners on Wednesday.
May 11 - 11:12 PM
Ubaldo Jimenez - S - Indians

The good Ubaldo Jimenez showed up in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Rangers, allowing only two hits in seven scoreless innings of work.

Jimenez did issue five free passes, however, to go along with six strikeouts. The quality start was Jimenez's first in three outings, though he's now walked at least five batters in three of his past four starts. Still impossible to predict on a start-to-start basis, it would probably be wise to keep Jimenez benched against the Red Sox in Boston on Friday.
May 6 - 4:11 PM
Ubaldo Jimenez - S - Indians

Ubaldo Jimenez is working on adjusting a mechanical flaw with his left shoulder.

Jimenez's left shoulder has been dropping before he delivers to the plate more than it had in the past. "It's not only [about velocity]," Jimenez said. "It's trying to get myself in a better position to deliver the ball. That's something I haven't been doing. My front shoulder has been too open, so I'm trying to work on creating torque and power out of it. That's something I did before." Ubaldo holds a 4.50 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 13/14 K/BB ratio, so it couldn't hurt to tweak things.
Source: Indians.mlb.com
May 2 - 8:10 PM
Ubaldo Jimenez - S - Indians

Ubaldo Jimenez's struggles continued in Wednesday's loss to the Royals, as Cleveland's would-be ace allowed four runs on six hits and three walks in six innings.

Jimenez served up two home runs in walking at least three batters for the fourth straight start to begin the year. Through 24 innings, he's now the owner of a 4.50 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 13/14 K/BB ratio. Simply not the same pitcher he was during his dominant 2010 campaign, Jimenez won't ever pitch like the ace the Indians acquired him to be if he can't get his average fastball back up into the mid-90s.
Apr 25 - 10:31 PM
Ubaldo Jimenez - S - Indians

Ubaldo Jimenez held the A's to two runs in six innings to win Friday night.

The A's racked up six hits and five walks off Jimenez, but they couldn't deliver the knockout blow. With wins over the Royals and now the Indians, Jimenez is now 2-0 with a 4.00 ERA this season. We're not too optimistic he'll manage to keep it up.
Apr 21 - 1:36 AM
Ubaldo Jimenez - S - Indians

Ubaldo Jimenez picked up a rocky win in Sunday's 13-7 victory over the Royals, allowing four runs on nine hits and three walks in just five innings of work.

Jimenez had little idea where the ball was going, laboring his way to 112 pitches. The good news is, his velocity appeared to be up, which will be absolutely critical if he's looking to turn in a successful first full campaign with the Tribe. He has a favorable matchup lined up for the weekend, where he'll get the A's in Oakland.
Apr 15 - 6:33 PM
Ubaldo Jimenez - S - Indians

Ubaldo Jimenez's scheduled Saturday start against the Royals has been pushed back to Sunday.

Blame the weather. Jimenez was originally set to return from his five-game suspension Saturday, but had his ban, and therefore his start, pushed back a day thanks to Tuesday's rainout against the White Sox. He'll oppose Royals righty Luis Mendoza.
Source: HardballTalk.com
Apr 13 - 11:10 AM
Ubaldo Jimenez - S - Indians

Ubaldo Jimenez dropped the appeal of his five-game suspension and will begin serving it on Sunday.

Jimenez was handed the suspension for beaning former teammate Troy Tulowitzki in a spring training game last week. His next start will be pushed back until Saturday at Kansas City.
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
Apr 7 - 10:14 PM
Ubaldo Jimenez - S - Indians

Ubaldo Jimenez carried a no-hitter through 6 2/3 innings Saturday against the Blue Jays.

Brett Lawrie broke up the no-hitter with a two-run single which tied the game. Jimenez didn't allow his first baserunner until walking Colby Rasmus with two outs in the sixth. The two-run single in the seventh was set up by two walks and a wild pitch. Jimenez struck out three and threw 55 out of 95 pitches for strikes. He is expected to drop his appeal for his five-game suspension, so his next start won't be until next Saturday against the Royals.
Apr 7 - 5:06 PM
Ubaldo Jimenez - S - Indians

Ubaldo Jimenez will start Saturday while appealing his five-game suspension.

MLB suspended Jimenez and fined him an undisclosed amount for hitting Troy Tulowitzki with a pitch in spring training. Jimenez is expected to drop the appeal after Saturday's start, but the Indians won't need to call up another starter due to an off day on Thursday.
Source: Tom Withers on Twitter
Apr 7 - 11:21 AM
Ubaldo Jimenez - S - Indians

Ubaldo Jimenez intends to appeal his five-game suspension.

MLB suspended Jimenez and fined him an undisclosed amount for hitting his former teammate Troy Tulowitzki with a pitch on Sunday, but the appeal means he won't miss his first start of the season Saturday against the Blue Jays. Even if the suspension remains, he will only miss one start.
Source: Paul Hoynes on Twitter
Apr 2 - 6:33 PM
Ubaldo Jimenez - S - Indians

MLB suspended Ubaldo Jimenez for five games and fined him an undisclosed amount for hitting Rockies' shortstop Troy Tulowitzki with a pitch on Sunday.

It's not clear if he intends to appeal. However, assuming the suspension sticks, Jimenez will miss one regular season start.
Source: Troy Renck on Twitter
Apr 2 - 6:07 PM
Ubaldo Jimenez - S - Indians

According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, MLB could announce a decision Monday on whether there will be a suspension levied for Ubaldo Jimenez hitting Troy Tulowitzki with a pitch during Sunday's game.

Jimenez plunked his former teammate on the elbow during Sunday's game, which caused both benches to empty. Rockies manager Jim Tracy called it "the most gutless act I have seen in 35 years of professional baseball" and has demanded a suspension, but the 28-year-old right-hander has maintained that he didn't hit Tulo intentionally.
Source: Troy Renck on Twitter
Apr 2 - 5:05 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Carlos Santana
2Lou Marson
1B1Casey Kotchman
2B1Jason Kipnis
SS1Asdrubal Cabrera
2Juan Diaz
3B1Jack Hannahan
2Jose Lopez
LF1Michael Brantley
2Shelley Duncan
3Aaron Cunningham
CF1Grady Sizemore
RF1Shin-Soo Choo
DH1Travis Hafner
2Johnny Damon
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Ubaldo Jimenez
2Justin Masterson
3Derek Lowe
4Josh Tomlin
5Jeanmar Gomez
6Roberto Hernandez
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Chris Perez
2Vinnie Pestano
3Tony Sipp
4Rafael Perez
5Joe Smith
6Jeremy Accardo
7Jairo Asencio
8Nick Hagadone