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Jays acquire Cole Kimball off waivers from Washington

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:30 am
by Shimso
TORONTO -- The Blue Jays claimed right-hander Cole Kimball off waivers from Washington on Wednesday afternoon.

The Nationals had been trying to outright Kimball to Triple-A, but they were unable to get him through waivers.

The 26-year-old had surgery on his right shoulder in July and is facing a rehab that is expected to last until at least February.
Cole Kimball went 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in 12 games for the Nationals last season. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Kimball went 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in 12 games for the Nationals in 2011. He held opponents to a .174 average and had scoreless outings in 10 of his 12 contests.

The New Jersey native also appeared in 12 games for Triple-A Syracuse this season. He posted five saves and didn't allow a run in 13 2/3 innings.

Kimball has appeared in 166 career games in the Minor Leagues, with a 4.33 ERA and 33 saves. His best season came in 2010, when he went 8-1 with a 2.17 ERA and 18 saves in Class A and Double-A.

http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/ar ... r&c_id=tor


Washington was trying to sneak him through waivers but AA picked him up :D


Seems like a great no-risk move.

Re: Jays acquire Cole Kimball off waivers from Washington

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:47 pm
by baulderdash77
Another case of AA stealing someone's prospect for nothing. He just had shoulder surgery but if he can come back next year we could really have something.

Re: Jays acquire Cole Kimball off waivers from Washington

Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:49 am
by baulderdash77
And now we've lost him again.

Re: Jays acquire Cole Kimball off waivers from Washington

Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 4:18 am
by Lange
Anybody out there with an opinion/insight on Andrew Carpenter?

Re: Jays acquire Cole Kimball off waivers from Washington

Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 6:08 am
by Parataxis
baulderdash77 wrote:And now we've lost him again.


Care to explain?

Re: Jays acquire Cole Kimball off waivers from Washington

Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 6:59 am
by jim todd
Parataxis wrote:
baulderdash77 wrote:And now we've lost him again.


Care to explain?


The Blue Jays lost catcher Brian Jeroloman and right-hander Cole Kimball on waivers Friday afternoon.
http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/ar ... r&c_id=tor

Re: Jays acquire Cole Kimball off waivers from Washington

Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 6:00 pm
by Weems
Lange wrote:Anybody out there with an opinion/insight on Andrew Carpenter?

Not really. Looks like fastball, cutter/slider, splitter. Moved to the bullpen full time last season in the minors, and put up numbers you could be optimistic about, but his fastball is just 90 mph and his minor league and major league splits are eye opening - very small sample be damned.

His BB, HR, BABIP have skyrocketed to "for the love of jesus, put in jo-jo reyes" levels in his 24.1 MLB innings, while his ground ball rate has declined from his MiLB rates.

He probably can't do it at the major league level but if he has quality stuff, it's worth a try.