Atlanta Braves Scouting Report on LHP Cesilio Pimentel

Future Outlook

In watching Pimentel, I was struck at his similarity in approach as another former Pirate lefty, Zach Duke, after Duke moved to the bullpen.

Duke has more of a repertoire of pitches, but his primary pitches are his fastball, slider, and cutter, and he uses a similar velocity set as Pimentel.

Duke has focused on his two-seam fastball, cutter, and his slider primarily out of the bullpen, and as Pimentel has used more of the slider/cutter mix, they could end up a lot more similar down the road.

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Pimentel over the last three years has shown minimal difference in his splits RH vs. LH once BABIP is corrected, and that’s not surprising as his little hitch in his shoulder should allow his stuff to work well against right-handed hitters.

He won’t be a guy who is likely to be a back end bullpen piece, but Pimentel could be another solid left-handed arm out of the bullpen that could work well as a 6th/7th inning option if he continues to develop.

I’d wager he’ll start at high-A Florida in 2017.