Ubaldo Jimenez

Colorado Rockies pitcher Jeff Francis is scheduled to have exploratory surgery on his pitching shoulder next Wednesday and will likely miss the entire 2009 season. The lefty went 4-10 with a 5.01 ERA, pitching through pain from May on. He finally landed on the disabled list and was shut down in September. This, coming after he enjoyed a 17-9 record and 4.22 ERA in 2007. Francis hadn't felt much discomfort during camp this Spring, but changed his tune once seeing video of himself throwing on Tuesday. "It didn’t look anywhere close. I was really disappointed," he said, knowing MRIs haven't turned up a clear ... Read Full Story

Ubaldo Jimenez sizzled in the World Baseball Classic, then fizzled against Kansas City. The Colorado Rockies hard-throwing right-hander was roughed up by the Royals on Tuesday, only to have his team erase a three-run deficit in the ninth for a 9-9 tie in 10 innings. Carlos Gonzalez capped the comeback by lining a two-out single, scoring two runs — the second on right fielder Joe Dickerson's error when he bobbled the ball. Jimenez was making his first appearance since his sensational start for the Dominican Republic in the WBC last week, setting a tournament record with 10 strikeouts in four innings during a loss ... Read Full Story

The Colorado Rockies are going to the playoffs, but they’ve gotten there in an unlikely manner. Instead of outslugging other teams, they’ve outpitched them. And that’s with a rotation of Ubaldo Jimenez, Aaron Cook, Jason Marquis, Jason Hammel, and Jorge de la Rosa. I took a look at their surprising success over at MLB Notebook . An excerpt’s below; click through for the full version . ———————————————————————————– “#1 starter Ubaldo Jimenez has been a beast this year, with 218 innings of 3.47 ERA ball. He’s still getting strike-outs (8.2 K/9) and has really improved his control (3.5 BB/9) while still keeping the ball in ... Read Full Story

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Ubaldo Jimenez has become the de facto ace for the Colorado Rockies. Aaron Cook entered the season as the Rockies ace but inconsistency and an injury led to Jimenez’s promotion. Jimenez has become the anchor of the Rockies rotation that saw five pitchers reach double digit wins this season. Now with the playoffs less than a week away, Jimenez will be called on to lead the Rockies into the NLDS. Over Jimenez’s last eight starts, six have come against teams that were contending for a playoff spot in September. He has a 3-3 record in the six starts against contending teams. Last night against ... Read Full Story