Indians set to acquire Ubaldo Jimenez

[cclipper44]

The organization that traded C.C. Sabathia and Cliff Lee away in high-profile summer trades is about to acquire an ace of its own. The Indians and Rockies have agreed on a deal that will send Ubaldo Jimenez to Cleveland in a deal that includes Drew Pomeranz, Alex White and Matt McBride, according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post (Twitter links).

Jimenez, 27, has a 4.20 ERA with 8.6 K/9, 3.5 BB/9 and a 46.8% ground ball rate midway through an up and down season that has included flashes of brilliance, stretches of poor performance and a stint on the disabled list with a cuticle cut on the right-hander’s thumb. The third place finisher in last year's Cy Young voting, Jimenez broke out in 2010, posting a 2.88 ERA with 8.7 K/9 and 3.7 BB/9 in 221 2/3 innings.

Some of Jimenez's value comes from a contract that now seems team-friendly. Jimenez earns $2.8MM this year and $4.2MM in 2012. His contract includes a $5.75MM club option ($1MM buyout) for 2013 and an $8MM club option for 2014 ($1MM buyout).

Indians To Acquire Ubaldo Jimenez: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com

Looks like a decent trade for both sides. As a Red Sox fan, its nice to see the Yankees didn't get him at least!

[celticfan]

so is it official?

[cclipper44]

Far from official now... Jimenez is now slated to pitch tonight's game for the Rockies after being scratched initially.

[Chitownhero14]

haha it would've been a nice pick up but its not looking good now

[cclipper44]

Seems its back on now, and Cleveland is now giving up 4 players centered around Pomeranz, rather than 3 players. Seems like a good trade for the Rockies even more now!

[Chitownhero14]

Ye Indians are robbing themselves...4 players not worth it!

[cclipper44]

Guess they think they can make a strong push to take the AL Central crown this season with that staff, and be competitive for years to come. Would suck if that move backfires tho

[Johnnydollaz89]

an hour before the game they said they scratched him cuz of the deal but then they started him wtf?!

[Chitownhero14]

they thought the deal was off, then 2 outs into the 1st it was official, so they pulled him after the 1st it was kinda funny to watch

[cclipper44]

Hey, that 1 inning of baseball landed the Rockies a 4th player, so for them I'd say it was worth Ubaldo making the start. lol