Jorge Jimenez
| AB | 2360 |
|---|---|
| AVG | .277 |
| OBP | .351 |
| SLG | .386 |
| HR | 37 |
- Full name Jorge Enrique Jimenez
- Born 09/12/1984 in Santurce, Puerto Rico
- Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: L / Throws: R
- School Porterville College
- Drafted in the 15th round (463rd overall) by the Boston Red Sox in 2006.
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Though the Red Sox spent the offseason looking to upgrade at third base and had Jimenez coming off a solid season in Double-A, they chose not to protect him on their 40-man roster. That left him available in the major league Rule 5 draft, where the Astros selected him and shipped him to Florida as the third prospect in a package for Matt Lindstrom. Jimenez controls the strike zone and hits for average with gap power. He has a cannon for an arm, but scouts are split on whether he'll be able to play third base at the big league level. A below-average runner, he doesn't cover much ground at third and his hands aren't the softest. The Marlins think he can handle the hot corner, and he might be a low-cost option for the big league club in 2010. If he can't stick on the 25-man roster, he'd have to clear waivers and be offered back to Boston for half the $50,000 draft price before Florida could send him to the minors.
