STOLMY PIMENTEL RUMORS
Pimentel struggles but bats rescue Curve in 9-8 victory
Two major stories coming out of Altoona this season have been how good pitcher Stolmy Pimentel has been and how poorly the offense has swung the bat. Tonight, those stories were switched, with the line-up leading the way on a night when Pimentel struggled for the first time in 2013. The Curve beat the Richmond Squirrels 9-8, gathering 15 hits and taking advantage of three Richmond...
Stolmy Pimentel is the Pirates Prospects Pitcher of the Month For April
Each week we run our “Top Performers” series, looking at the best pitchers and hitters from the previous week. This year we will also be recapping each month in order to award the Pitcher and Player of the month. Below are the average pitching Game Scores* in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ farm system from the month of April. The rankings include every pitcher who made at least four...
Stolmy Pimentel’s Season, In His Own Words
Stolmy Pimentel has a 0.30 ERA in 30.1 IP. Photo Credit: Mark Olson
Through three weeks in Altoona, the biggest story coming out of the AA affiliate is Stolmy Pimentel’s remarkable success. While some of us predicted he would be effective in AA this season, the results so far are beyond all expectations:
2 W, 0 L, 1 ER, 19 H, 14 BB, 28 K in 30.1 innings pitched
As Tim Williams...
Altoona, Pimentel blank Aeros 2-0
ALTOONA, PA -- You could forgive the Akron Aeros for assuming that Sunday's four home run barrage was a sign that their offense was heating up and about to take off. There is no way that their huge effort would be followed by a complete shutdown, right?
Sometimes baseball just makes no sense.
The Aeros (10-14) lost 2-0 Monday to the Altoona Curve (11-13) in the first game of...
Stolmy Pimentel’s Stuff is No Match For Double-A Hitters
Stolmy Pimentel has an 0.39 ERA in 23.1 innings for Altoona.
Stolmy Pimentel is off to a great start with the Altoona Curve this season. After throwing six shutout innings today, the right-hander has a 0.39 ERA in 23.1 innings, with a 23:13 K/BB ratio and just 13 hits allowed for a .160 BAA. I saw Pimentel a lot during Spring Training, and talked about how there’s no reason he...
Top 20 Red Sox Prospects: #18 Stolmy Pimentel
Stolmy Pimentel has been an a very interesting prospect to follow throughout his minor league career. Before last year he had no trouble advancing through the minors. He had been able to keep up his production regardless of what level he was promoted to. But in 2012 he hit a wall. All is not lost though, as he still has a lot of potential and the book isn’t closed on him yet.
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