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P2Daily: Numbers Couldn’t Tell Story Of Carlos Jimenez’s 2022 Season

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By the end of the season, the Bradenton Marauders had one of the more intriguing rotations in the system, and a lot of that had to do with the emergence of Carlos Jimenez.

The righty entered the season without much fanfare, but quickly made a mark for himself with one of the better changeups in the entire system. He mixed that with a mid 90s fastball and big breaking curveball.

His final stat line didn’t do justice to what Jimenez put forth. He finished with a 1-7 record with a 4.13 ERA, holding opponents to a .234 average while walking 45 batters and striking out another 88 in just 69.2 innings pitched.

When Jimenez threw strikes, he was nearly unhittable, but he struggled at times to keep it in the strike zone. Just 59% of his pitches went for strikes, and his walk rate slowly crept in the wrong direction as the season went on. 

Jimenez posted a sub-10% walk rate in two of the first three months of the season, while also striking out 31.5% of the batters he faced — also posting a 3.05 ERA in that span. As 2022 wore on, Jimenez closed out the second of the season with a 18.3% walk rate, also seeing his strikeouts dip as well.

Looking at the numbers and similar skill set, Jimenez is almost reminiscent of Jared Jones from 2021. Jones was young for Single-A, struggled a bit with walks, but struck out a ton of batters.

Jimenez’s struggles in High-A in 2022 makes you wonder if the Pirates should give him another go around in Bradenton, at least to start 2023, to tighten up his delivery before sending him off to Greensboro.

Either way, if you are looking for a pitching candidate to break out next season, Jimenez is as good an option as any in the system. His pitch arsenal has serious upside, it’s just a matter of working it all out on the mound.

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Anthony Murphy
Anthony Murphy
Anthony began writing over 10 years ago, starting a personal blog to cover the 2011 MLB draft, where the Pirates selected first overall. After bouncing around many websites covering hockey, he refocused his attention to baseball, his first love when it comes to sports. He eventually found himself here at Pirates Prospects in late 2021, where he covers the team’s four full season minor league affiliates.

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