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Born:
February 1, 1990
San Cristobal, DR
Height:
6-4
Weight:
225
Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
Drafted:
Not drafted
How
Acquired:
International free agent
(July 2006)
Photo ©
Dave Letizi
Links
Q&A with Stolmy Pimentel
2009 Prospect Preview
The Ladder - 06.25.09
2010 Prospect Preview
The
Ladder - 4.21.10
2011 Prospect Preview
The Ladder - 5.11.11
ESPNBoston - Pimentel's
Progress (5.17.11)
The Ladder - 8.24.11
2012 Prospect Preview
The Book
- 7.5.12 |
Traded to Pittsburgh with
Mark Melancon,
Jerry Sands, and
Ivan De Jesus
for Joel Hanrahan and
Brock Holt (Dec. 2012)
Scouting Report:
Strong pitcher's frame that he has been growing into over the course of
the last couple of seasons. Four-seam fastball sits 92-94 mph with
late finish when in the lower tier of the strike zone. Tops out at
95 mph when working as a starter and can sit in the upper reaches of his
velocity in short bursts. Fringe-average fastball command. Struggles
repeating arm slot and can be stiff when landing on his front foot.
Ideal release point is a high 3/4s, but wavers lower at times from
pitch-to-pitch. Needs work smoothing out delivery to enhance
command. 78-82 mph changeup grades as plus presently. Ability to
consistently miss bats with the offering. Shows late fade out of
strike zone. Generates consistent arm-speed to his fastball. Lack of
fastball command hurts pitch against advanced hitters due to working
behind in too many counts. Scrapped curveball in the middle of 2011 season
in favor of a slider. Works 82-89 mph with varying rotation and
depth. Breaks sharply off the table at 86-89 mph and shows tight
late break like a power slider or cutter. Pitch is slurvy at 82-84
mph. and tends to spin. Shows command and
feel for the offering. Plus potential. Can be a
swing-and-miss pitch if he can throw in upper reaches consistently. Learning
how to pitch. Took a step backwards in 2011. Excellent overall
stuff, but struggles with the consistency of his mechanics from
outing-to-outing. Ceiling of fourth starter/fifth or late inning reliever at the
major league level.
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