TroyRenck Troy Renck, Rockies
Hearing deal is done
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Indians To Acquire Ubaldo Jimenez
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [July 30, 2011 at 6:47pm CST]
6:55pm: The deal will include Drew Pomeranz, Alex White and Matt McBride,
according to Renck (on Twitter).
The organization that traded C.C. Sabathia and Cliff Lee away in high-profile
summer trades is about to acquire an ace of its own. The Indians and Rockies
have agreed on a deal that will send Ubaldo Jimenez to Cleveland, according
to Troy Renck of the Denver Post (on Twitter).
Jimenez, 27, has a 4.20 ERA with 8.6 K/9, 3.5 BB/9 and a 46.8% ground ball
rate midway through an up and down season that has included flashes of
brilliance, stretches of poor performance and a stint on the disabled list
with a cuticle cut on the right-hander’s thumb. The third place finisher in
last year's Cy Young voting, Jimenez broke out in 2010, posting a 2.88 ERA
with 8.7 K/9 and 3.7 BB/9 in 221 2/3 innings.
Some of Jimenez's value comes from a contract that now seems team-friendly.
Jimenez earns $2.8MM this year and $4.2MM in 2012. His contract includes a
$5.75MM club option ($1MM buyout) for 2013 and an $8MM club option for 2014
($1MM buyout).