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Jimenez's blow-up should be a reminder that spring training stats mean nothing

Don't go looking for a starter to replace Ubaldo just yet. Sometimes as fans we all need to be reminded that these games are meaningless.

Yesterday, in his first spring start, Ubaldo Jimenez was bad. Really bad. In case you missed it, he was pulled after allowing two singles, a triple, and three walks, while recording only one out. Odrisamer Despaigne allowed all three inherited runners to score, so Jimenez was tagged with 6 ER in only a third of an inning, good for a sparkling 162.00 ERA (and a WHIP of 18.00). Since we have little else to talk about, it's tempting to overreact and take this start as a sign that Jimenez is going to struggle this year.