- Full name Cameron Reimers
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Reimers received some of the money the Blue Jays saved when they drafted Alexis Rios in the first round in 1999 and signed him for $845,000. Toronto signed draft-and-follow righthanders Reimers, Aaron Dean and Ryan Houston to six-figure bonuses. Only Reimers, a Montana native who was one of the few prospects ever happy to play with the Jays' old Rookie-level affiliate in Medicine Hat, Alberta, remains a decent prospect. Reimers finally got the hang of Double-A in his third trip there in 2003. The Jays are under no misconceptions that the big-boned righthander, who no longer hits the occasional 94 mph on the radar gun, is a power pitcher, and neither is Reimers. He must spot his average fastball down in the zone and work for grounders with his sinker/slider approach. His changeup is just average and he doesn't have a plus pitch. Reimers profiles as a fourth or fifth starter along the lines of Jeff Suppan and will report to Triple-A--where he started and faltered in 2002. -
The Blue Jays signed three draft-and-follows from the 1998 draft--Aaron Dean, Ryan Houston and Reimers--who wound up in the Dunedin rotation last year. None were protected on Toronto's 40-man roster during the offseason, but the club projects Reimers as a middle-of-the-rotation workhorse. A 14th-round pick out of high school who was lured away from a Mississippi State scholarship, he has put on 30 pounds since signing and is now a solid 6-foot-5, 220 pounds. He's still growing into his body and gaining coordination. While his fastball touches 94 mph, he pitches at 89-92 with good sink, though not as consistently as Peter Bauer. Reimers has above-average command and a changeup that can be a plus pitch. His power slider tends to flatten out, and he doesn't have enough power to pitch in the middle of the plate, meaning he has to nibble. The Jays like his maturity and plan to move him to Double-A.