The year is 2020. Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez just wrapped up a Dominican Winter League stint where he struck out 27 hitters in 29 innings, did not allow a single home run, and owned a 3.03 ERA through eight starts.
This stint in the Dominican is just the precursor to his 2020 spring training in Major League Baseball with the Colorado Rockies.
You wouldn’t believe me if I would have said those words two years ago, but after a surprising announcement on Wednesday afternoon, those words have become reality.
The Colorado Rockies have signed 36-year-old RHP Ubaldo Jimenez to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training.