Why was ubaldo jimenez traded

A rebound campaign for Jimenez or a breakout from Pomeranz would alter that, but surely both teams had visions of aces in their minds when pulling the trigger on this deal — not a host of 5. Colorado picked up some value in flipping White for a strong bullpen arm with three years of team control remaining, though that could prove regrettable if White puts it all together as an Astro. For the time being, three teams are simply left hoping that they can squeeze some value out of the once highly regarded talent in this deal.

Please login to leave a reply. Log in Register. Username or Email Address. Remember Me. Go To Pro Hockey Rumors. Go To Hoops Rumors. Let's break the trade down player-by-player… The Major League Side Ubaldo Jimenez: To say Jimenez has been a disappointment in Cleveland would be putting things lightly. In innings with the Indians, Jimenez has a 5.

He entered with a career ground-ball rate near 50 percent, but saw that mark plummet to His once-blazing fastball has dropped from an average of His 4. Jimenez is just 29 years of age still, and the price was right for Cleveland to give him another shot. On July 30, with a trade imminent, he made one last start for the Rockies in San Diego, throwing one awkward inning before the deal with Cleveland was consummated.

If some media reports are to be believed, putting Jimenez on the mound in San Diego pushed the Indians to include Drew Pomeranz , the fifth overall pick in the draft, in the deal along with Alex White , Matt McBride and Joe Gardner. Jimenez arrived on an Indians team that was , just a game-and-a-half out of the AL Central lead.

However, he struggled in his 11 starts with Cleveland in , posting a 5. Of the quartet of players that came to Colorado in the deal, White was the first to make his Rockies debut, doing so on August 23 against Houston at Coors Field. He allowed five runs on seven hits in six innings of work, earning a no-decision in an Rockies win.

Pomeranz also saw time with the Rockies in September, making four starts in September. He wound up with a 5. He also led the AL with 17 losses as the Indians sputtered to a finish, 20 games behind Detroit for the division title.

That mark in Cleveland was still better than what the Rockies managed, as Colorado slipped to its worst season in franchise history at in a campaign that saw both White and Pomeranz feature prominently.

At age 23, Pomeranz made 22 starts for the Rockies in , with a non-terrible 4. He finished the season with a record of just , though the Rockies were in games he started. Admittedly, the further I got in this slideshow, the more I realized that perhaps this trade isn't so bad. Yes, Carmona is still pitching terribly, Jimenez may shut off at a bad time, and the first draft picks that have been intelligently made in plus years are gone, but is it a bad trade?

Perhaps not. After all, the Tribe needed an ace sooner rather than later, and Carmona is clearly not the answer. Justin Masterson will fit a lot better in a number two role alongside Jimenez, so that could give them a solid rotation.

We are not going to know how good this trade will be for a while. Perhaps Jimenez is the missing piece Cleveland never realized it needed. Perhaps, Alex White and Drew Pomeranz will be the one-two punch that got away. All Indians fans can do now is just enjoy watching Jimenez pitch and hope that he is as good as advertised, and hopefully, my doubts about this trade are dashed soon enough. Enjoy our content?

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