1/23/12

New Met - Corey Wimberly



Corey L. Wimberly

Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 170 lb.
Born: October 26, 1983 in Jacksonville, Florida, US (Age 28)
Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 6th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft.
Minor League Service Time (01/2012): 6 years

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=wimber001cor


YearAgeTmLgLevAffGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSTBGDPHBPSHSFIBB
200521CasperPIONRkCOL673092815810710012236131827.381.427.427.85412056220
200622ModestoCALLA+COL87399342721116422450163042.325.404.383.787131217820
200723TulsaTLAACOL9240436563981514333691952.268.323.348.670127112440
200824TulsaTLAACOL1084493886511317202659164145.291.370.345.71613429921
2009252 Teams2 LgsAA-RkOAK7434830857881030292282532.286.354.338.691104109332
200925AthleticsARIZRkOAK412111000011011.000.083.000.083000000
200925MidlandTLAAOAK7033629756881030282182431.296.363.350.714104109332
201026SacramentoPCLAAAOAK1356235319715114735756185864.284.373.354.72718812181422
201127IndianapolisILAAAPIT57189172174153011156819.238.288.302.5905214500
7 Seasons6202721238742970977201020227486199281.297.367.359.726856337545155
AA (3 seasons)AA270118910501842994264871163384128.285.352.348.70036513301693
Rk (2 seasons)Rk713212925910710012337131928.366.414.411.82512056220
AAA (2 seasons)AAA192812703114192191036871246683.273.353.341.69424013221922
A+ (1 season)A+87399342721116422450163042.325.404.383.787131217820


A sixth round pick by the Rockies who ended up on the Pirates only after a detour in Oakland, second baseman Corey Wimberly has actually played every position in his six year minor league career as coaches try to find the best place for him: in 2011 he split duty between second base and the outfield positions. A player who reminds coaches of a lesser Chone Figgins, his speed could play well in the majors and should offset his lack of power: he's stolen almost 300 minor league bases but cleared the fences only 10 times in his career. (In his college career, that entertaining ratio was 82:1). - http://www.scoutingbook.com/players/p2488

The Pirates acquired Wimberly from Oakland for RHP Ryan Kelly. Wimberly is a poor man’s Chone Figgins: a small (he may be as little as 5’6″), very fast player who gets on base, steals bases, has no power at all, and plays a number of positions. Primarily a secondbaseman initially, he’s seen significant time at short, third, center and left in recent years. Regretful at having traded Figgins away, the Rockies started grooming Wimberly for a super-utility role in 2008. He has good range defensively and an adequate arm, but his fielding and throwing haven’t been consistent. At the plate, he’s strictly a slap hitter and will frequently try to beat out bunts.

2005R+: 381/427/427, 281 AB, 10 2B, 1 HR, 18 BB, 27 K, 36-49 SB
Wimberly debuted in the advanced rookie Pioneer League, where he was a little old for the league. He hit for a very high average, with no power and low walk and K rates. He played third, second and short, in that order of frequency.
2006A+: 325/404/383, 342 AB, 6 2B, 4 3B, 2 HR, 30 BB, 42 K, 50-66 SB
Moving up to the high A California League, Wimberly continued to hit for average while increasing his walk rate a little and still seldom striking out. He stole 50 bases despite missing a third of the season due to a leg muscle pull. He played second exclusively in 2006-07.
2007AA: 268/323/348, 365 AB, 15 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 19 BB, 52 K, 36-45 SB
Wimberly struggled in his initial shot at AA, with his average and walk rate both dropping off badly. He was also hampered again by a pulled muscle.
2008AA: 291/370/345, 388 AB, 17 2B, 2 3B, 41 BB, 45 K, 59-75 SB
Back in AA, Wimberly had a much better season, hitting well and doubling his walk rate. He played second, short, third and center.
2009R: 000/083/000, 11 AB, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-1 SB
AA: 296/363/350, 297 AB, 10 2B, 3 3B, 24 BB, 31 K, 21-29 SB
Wimberly was thought to have good chance of being selected in Rule 5 draft, but he wasn’t taken. The Rockies instead traded him to Oakland for Matt Murton. He returned for a third season in AA, but lost part of the season to hamate surgery. Otherwise, he had pretty much the same season as 2008. He played mainly in the outfield.
2010AAA: 284/373/354, 531 AB, 13 2B, 7 3B, 3 HR, 58 BB, 64 K, 56-74 SB
Continued to hit for average and get on base in AAA, again playing mainly in the outfield. Oakland had prospects Adrian Cardenas and Jemile Weeks in upper minors, which probably led A’s to trade Wimberly.
2011AAA: 238/288/302, 172 AB, 5 2B, 3 3B, 8 BB, 19 K, 15-21 SB
The Pirates looked at Wimberly in spring training as a potential backup in the middle infield and center. He got a long look initially, as Clint Hurdle made it clear he wanted somebody with speed on the bench. Wimberly didn’t have a good spring, though, and instead went to Indianapolis. With several infield prospects and Gorkys Hernandez in center, the Indians didn’t really have a role for Wimberly and he played only sporadically, mainly at second and in the outfield. His hitting fell off sharply, which included a steep drop in his walk rate. He went on the DL with another leg muscle injury in May, returned in June, then went on the DL for the rest of the year in late July.
Wimberly will be a free agent in the off-season. The Pirates have a lot of middle infielders and centerfielders at the upper levels now, so it’s unlikely he’ll be back. http://players.piratesprospects.com/2010/07/corey-wimberly.html



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