Position: LHP
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 185 lbs
Bats/Throws: L/L
Born: 06/05/2002
College: Western Kentucky University
How Acquired: Drafted 11th round, 324th Overall, 2024
Bonus: $180,000
40-man Roster: No
Rule 5 Eligible: 2027
Minor League Free Agency: 2030
Options Left: 3
Overview
Bimbi pitched for two years at Wabash Valley Community College, then as a junior for Tennessee before going to Western Kentucky as a senior. He pitched in relief in 2023 and as a starter in 2024. In his senior year he put up a high K rate, 11.7 per nine innings, but he got hit around some and gave up a home run every six innings. His ERA was 6.09. As a prep pitcher he threw the standard four pitches, with his fastball in the upper-80s. More recently, he’s sitting in the low-90s, with a slider and change as his secondary pitches. MLB Pipeline did not have him ranked among their top 250 draft prospects, nor Baseball America among their top 500. He signed near the deadline for $30,000 above the slot amount.
2024
Bimbi threw four innings for Bradenton near the end of the 2024 season. They didn’t go well, as he walked seven and allowed six earned runs.
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July 16, 2024: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 11th round, 324th overall pick; signed July 31.