Is The Chief Back?

     It took ten starts to get his first win, but Ubaldo Jimenez sure made the first one count in a complete game shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday night. Jimenez has struggled this season going 1-5 with a 4.98 ERA; but has improved the last couple of weeks, having a quality start in 4 of his last 6 starts.
      It hasn't been all Jimenez' fault as the Rockies have been struggling to score runs for him. They had scored 5 runs in the last 19 innings Ubaldo had pitched on the road.
     He missed some time in Spring Training with leg muscle problems and later spent some time on the DL with a cut cuticle. There were rumblings amongst the media of whether or not he was more hurt than the Rockies had led on.
     Jimenez spent the last couple of weeks looking over his starts from last season, comparing them to this season. Jimenez thought he looked like "a completely different pitcher." Him and Manager Jim Tracy have been working on his mechanics and it looks like he might just turn this thing around.
      I'm optimistic about Jimenez because he's been a fairly consistent pitcher when it comes to stats at season's end (under 4 era in all seasons he gets more than 15 starts). He usually goes through bad stretches and this was no different, he just didn't get the same run support he got in the past. If Jimenez is still available, it's time to get him now. He's turning it around. Hope an owner is frustrated with him and remembers the poor start.