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

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2005	21	Casper	PION	Rk	COL	67	309	281	58	107	10	0	1	22	36	13	18	27	.381	.427	.427	.854	120	5	6	2	2	0
2006	22	Modesto	CALL	A+	COL	87	399	342	72	111	6	4	2	24	50	16	30	42	.325	.404	.383	.787	131	2	17	8	2	0
2007	23	Tulsa	TL	AA	COL	92	404	365	63	98	15	1	4	33	36	9	19	52	.268	.323	.348	.670	127	1	12	4	4	0
2008	24	Tulsa	TL	AA	COL	108	449	388	65	113	17	2	0	26	59	16	41	45	.291	.370	.345	.716	134	2	9	9	2	1
2009	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-Rk	OAK	74	348	308	57	88	10	3	0	29	22	8	25	32	.286	.354	.338	.691	104	10	9	3	3	2
2009	25	Athletics	ARIZ	Rk	OAK	4	12	11	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	.000	.083	.000	.083	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	25	Midland	TL	AA	OAK	70	336	297	56	88	10	3	0	28	21	8	24	31	.296	.363	.350	.714	104	10	9	3	3	2
2010	26	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	OAK	135	623	531	97	151	14	7	3	57	56	18	58	64	.284	.373	.354	.727	188	12	18	14	2	2
2011	27	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	57	189	172	17	41	5	3	0	11	15	6	8	19	.238	.288	.302	.590	52	1	4	5	0	0
7 Seasons						620	2721	2387	429	709	77	20	10	202	274	86	199	281	.297	.367	.359	.726	856	33	75	45	15	5
AA (3 seasons)				AA		270	1189	1050	184	299	42	6	4	87	116	33	84	128	.285	.352	.348	.700	365	13	30	16	9	3
Rk (2 seasons)				Rk		71	321	292	59	107	10	0	1	23	37	13	19	28	.366	.414	.411	.825	120	5	6	2	2	0
AAA (2 seasons)				AAA		192	812	703	114	192	19	10	3	68	71	24	66	83	.273	.353	.341	.694	240	13	22	19	2	2
A+ (1 season)				A+		87	399	342	72	111	6	4	2	24	50	16	30	42	.325	.404	.383	.787	131	2	17	8	2	0

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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