It's a serious question...Why would a team move their top pitcher, who they have under a very manageable contract for two more years, and an option for a third? Well I'll tell you...Because Ubaldo Jimenez is broken...
He's physically, and mentally broken...After being traded, he made the Tribe wait before joining them, saying he was "Mentally exhausted" from the whole situation...In his 4 starts since joining the Indians he has 1 win, and a 7.29 ERA...He can't get ahead of batters and is always pitching from behind...He doesn't have a consistent delivery with any of his pitches...Repeating his motion is out of the question...
And as the Indians got swept this past weekend by the Tigers, their chance of taking the division is slipping away...They need Jimenez to be an ace if they are going to make the run they brought him to be...
I was excited to see the Indians actually be buyers at the deadline...I wasn't happy that they traded their top two pitching prospects and two others, to get Jimenez...I wanted Hunter Pence, but they weren't willing to move those two guys for the quality, right-handed, power bat, outfielder that they desperately needed...But they made a bold move and I had to respect that...But maybe they should have thought about the deal more...Why did the Yankees pass on Jimenez? Why did the Red Sox pass on Jimenez? Why were the Rockies so eager to move him?
Clearly they knew something was wrong with him...Now the Indians own the head-case, and they need to fix him quickly...
Later, The Beeze.
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