Bradley Zimmer   Infield

       
 
Born: November 27, 1992
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Height: 6-2
Weight: 185
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
   
Drafted: 1st round, 2014 by CLE;
23rd round, 2011 by CHC
How Acquired: Minor league free agent (May 2023)
College: San Francisco
High School: La Jolla (CA)
   

Pronunciation: -
First Pro Contract: June 17, 2014 (CLE)
Signing Scout: N/A
Signing Bonus: $1,900,000
   
Pro Debut: June 23, 2014 (Mahoning Valley)
MLB Debut: May 16, 2017 (CLE)
   
Twitter: @Bzimmer5
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Signed with Colorado (Feb. 2024)
 
 
 
 
 
     
  Scouting Report & Links      
         
  Physical Description: Medium, athletic frame. Has room to add strength but unikely to happen given his age.

Hit: Below-average hit tool. Quick wrists, solid discipline. Works the count. Makes inconsistent contact; misses a lot of pitches in the zone but does not chase. Long swing. High strikeout rates. Struggles against high velocity. Subpar splits against left-handed pitching.

Power: Once demonstrated solid-average raw power. Still hits the ball hard, but mostly to the gaps. Does not get a lot of loft on the ball.

Run: Fringe-average runner. Will steal some bases thanks to baserunning instincts.

Field: Solid-average defender in center field, also able to play the corners. Plus range, reliable glove, makes decent reads.
  Arm: Above-average arm.

Career Notes:
Older brother Kyle pitched in MLB for the Royals.  Played for Cotuit in the Cape League in 2013. Former first-round pick and top 20 MLB prospect. Missed the 2015 Arizona Fall League with a hairline fracture in his foot. Missed significant time in 2018-19 with a shoulder injury. Has had limited MLB success.

Summation: Veteran Triple-A emergency depth. Decent short-term call-up option due to his defense, experience, and high baseball IQ.

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    Hitting Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb bb so sb cs avg obp slg ops
2012 San Francisco WCC NCAA --- 19 57 153 17 37 9 1 0 15 48 4 31 3 0 0.242 0.274 0.314 0.588
  2013 San Francisco WCC NCAA --- 20 58 203 48 65 12 3 7 37 104 29 31 19 8 0.320 0.437 0.512 0.949
  2014 San Francisco WCC NCAA --- 21 54 220 42 81 10 7 7 31 126 31 34 21 11 0.368 0.461 0.573 1.034
  2014 MV Scrappers NYPL A- Cle 21 45 168 32 51 11 2 4 30 78 19 30 11 4 0.304 0.401 0.464 0.865
  2014 Lake County Captains SAL A Cle 21 3 11 4 3 1 0 2 2 10 2 3 1 0 0.273 0.385 0.909 1.294
  2015 Lynchburg Hillcats Car A+ Cle 22 77 285 59 87 16 3 10 38 139 37 77 32 5 0.305 0.401 0.488 0.889
  2015 Akron RubberDucks East AA Cle 22 49 187 24 41 9 1 6 24 70 18 54 12 2 0.219 0.313 0.374 0.687
  2016 Akron RubberDucks East AA Cle 23 93 340 58 86 20 6 14 53 160 56 115 33 13 0.253 0.371 0.471 0.842
2016 Columbus Clippers IL AAA Cle 23 37 128 18 31 5 0 1 9 39 21 56 5 1 0.242 0.349 0.305 0.654
  2017 Columbus Clippers IL AAA Cle 24 33 126 22 37 11 2 5 14 67 14 43 9 3 0.294 0.371 0.532 0.902
  2017 Cleveland Indians AL MLB Cle 24 101 299 41 72 15 2 8 39 115 26 99 18 1 0.241 0.307 0.385 0.692
  2018 Akron RubberDucks East AA Cle 25 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0.333 0.714 0.333 1.048
  2018 Columbus Clippers IL AAA Cle 25 6 27 1 4 0 0 1 1 7 1 11 1 0 0.148 0.179 0.259 0.438
  2018 Cleveland Indians AL MLB Cle 25 34 106 14 24 5 0 2 9 35 7 44 4 1 0.226 0.281 0.330 0.611
  2019 AZL Indians 2 Ariz Rk Cle 26 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0.500 0.714 0.500 1.214
  2019 AZL Indians 1 Ariz Rk Cle 26 2 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 0.500 0.500 1.250 1.750
  2019 Akron RubberDucks East AA Cle 26 4 13 2 4 2 0 1 3 9 0 4 0 0 0.308 0.308 0.692 1.000
  2019 Columbus Clippers IL AAA Cle 26 6 22 5 8 1 1 1 2 14 3 6 2 0 0.364 0.440 0.636 1.076
2019 Cleveland Indians AL MLB Cle 26 9 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0.000 0.071 0.000 0.071
  2020 Cleveland Indians AL MLB Cle 27 20 37 3 6 0 0 1 3 9 7 14 2 1 0.162 0.360 0.243 0.603
  2021 Columbus Clippers IL AAA Cle 28 18 60 9 16 3 0 1 8 22 10 26 4 2 0.267 0.413 0.367 0.780
  2021 Cleveland Indians AL MLB Cle 28 99 299 44 68 9 1 8 35 103 30 122 15 3 0.227 0.325 0.344 0.669
  2022 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB Tor 29 100 89 14 9 4 0 2 5 19 5 41 3 2 0.101 0.200 0.213 0.413
  2022 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB Phi 29 9 16 4 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 0.250 0.250 0.313 0.563
  2023 Oklahoma City PCL AAA LAD 30 31 105 18 23 4 0 3 14 36 13 46 8 1 0.219 0.322 0.343 0.665
2023 FCL Red Sox FCL Rk Bos 30 4 11 2 3 2 0 0 1 5 3 5 1 0 0.273 0.429 0.455 0.883
2023 Worcester Red Sox IL AAA Bos 30 47 156 23 31 2 2 5 17 53 21 68 11 5 0.199 0.321 0.340 0.660
   
     
  Advanced Stats & Splits
   
     
  Awards   SoxProspects.com Awards  
  New York-Penn League Player of the Week (August 12-18, 2014)
Carolina League Player of the Week (April 14-20, 2015)
Carolina League Player of the Week (May 19-25, 2015)
Carolina League All-Star (2015)
Futures Game All-Star (2015)
Eastern League Player of the Week (August 11-17, 2015)
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