Joe Jimenez

JOE JIMENEZ, CATCHER
Born: February 22, 1998
Height: 5′ 10″
Weight: 185
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
How Acquired: Non-drafted free agent
College: Chapman University
Agent: N/A

WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE

The Pirates signed Jimenez as a non-drafted senior out of Division III Chapman, where he was a teammate of Nick Garcia.  Jimenez batted 302/402/371 as a junior (the team batted 287/370/395) and 348/396/587 in a dozen games as a senior before the season was interrupted.  He generally had good walk and strikeout rates.  Jimenez threw out 17 of 68 base stealers as a junior and five of 26 as a senior.  He probably profiles as an organizational catcher.
CONTRACT INFORMATION
2020: Minor league contract
PLAYER INFORMATION
Signing Bonus:
MiLB Debut:
MLB Debut:
MiLB FA Eligible: 2026
MLB FA Eligible:
Rule 5 Eligible: 2023
Added to 40-Man:
Options Remaining: 3
MLB Service Time: 0.000
TRANSACTIONS
July 2, 2020: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a non-drafted free agent.