Joe Klimenko  
Relief Pitcher | Sask Yellow Jackets

Pitching
I love Klimenko's sinker. This thing plummets like a rock at 59 feet. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
His pickoff move is only fair. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Klimenko is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Klimenko has some pop in his swing.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2011 BLK 58 20 34 27 49 42 50 49 48 43 0 58 0 38 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 37 137
2012 BLK 59 21 45 30 49 42 50 49 48 47 0 58 0 38 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 38 167
2013 BLK 60 22 47 32 49 42 50 49 48 50 0 76 0 38 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 41 194
2014 BLK 61 22 49 34 49 42 50 49 48 52 0 86 0 44 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 44 218
2015 BLK 62 22 54 37 49 42 50 49 48 52 0 92 0 47 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 47 238
2016 BLK 63 22 57 39 49 42 50 49 48 53 0 95 0 47 0 0 25 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 52 249
2017 BLA 62 22 57 41 49 42 50 49 48 53 0 96 0 49 0 0 26 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 252
2018 SAS 61 22 57 45 49 42 50 49 48 53 0 96 0 50 0 0 27 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 60 254
2019 SAS 64 22 57 47 49 42 50 49 48 53 0 97 0 51 0 0 28 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 64 262
2020 SAS 64 25 57 53 49 42 50 49 48 53 0 97 0 51 0 0 29 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 65 268
2021 SAS 64 28 57 58 49 42 50 49 48 53 0 97 0 51 0 0 30 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 65 273
2022 SAS 64 31 57 59 49 42 50 49 48 53 0 97 0 51 0 0 31 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 65 273
2023 SAS 64 32 57 59 49 42 50 49 48 53 0 97 0 51 0 0 32 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 65 273
2024 SAS 64 32 57 59 49 42 50 49 48 53 0 97 0 51 0 0 33 8 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 65 272
2025 SAS 64 32 57 59 49 42 50 49 48 53 0 97 0 51 0 0 34 9 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 65 271
Ratings Delta                                 +1 +1             -1

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2009 18 USH 9 5 2 15 64 0 0 0 103.1 1.2 114 7 132 76 33 15 6.63 0.58 2.39 .281 .380 .264 .287 8.97
2010 19 USH 12 12 4 5 62 0 0 0 174.2 2.2 234 34 186 109 43 15 5.63 0.59 2.41 .324 .513 .337 .319 9.22
2011 20 USH 13 1 4 3 58 0 0 0 135.2 2.1 152 30 102 88 51 26 5.86 0.86 1.88 .279 .469 .307 .269 6.90
Totals     34 18 10 23 184 0 0 0 413.2 2.1 500 71 420 273 127 56 5.95 0.65 2.23 .299 .466 .310 .295 8.39

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2012 21 PJAS 2 1 1 3 34 0 0 0 71.1 2.0 89 12 43 29 21 7 3.67 0.67 1.86 .300 .478 .309 .295 5.80
2013 22 PJAS 3 6 2 7 41 0 0 0 66.1 1.2 63 12 43 48 16 3 6.54 1.12 1.60 .249 .419 .232 .254 5.97
2014 23 PJAS 2 0 2 2 42 0 0 0 91 2.1 53 7 26 79 24 8 7.81 3.04 0.87 .170 .257 .135 .178 2.08
2015 24 PJAS 5 5 7 22 48 0 0 0 52.2 1.0 32 7 19 44 18 3 7.59 2.32 0.98 .170 .309 .188 .164 3.08
Totals     12 12 12 34 165 0 0 0 281.1 1.2 237 38 131 200 79 21 6.40 1.53 1.31 .226 .368 .232 .224 4.13

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2016 25 BLK 1 4 3 1 31 0 0 0 68.1 2.1 79 9 27 41 15 7 5.42 1.52 1.56 .289 .454 .368 .253 6.59
2017 26 BLA 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 23.2 2.1 22 4 12 15 5 2 5.82 1.25 1.47 .244 .411 .158 .268 4.18
2018 27 SAS 1 1 6 1 13 0 0 0 9.2 0.2 9 1 3 7 7 1 6.85 2.33 1.30 .237 .421 .182 .259 5.59
2019 28 SAS 2 8 19 2 39 0 0 0 37 1.0 36 10 16 24 17 7 5.84 1.50 1.41 .252 .517 .179 .279 3.89
2020 29 SAS 2 9 9 2 28 0 0 0 25.2 1.0 34 8 19 17 16 3 6.07 0.89 2.10 .321 .632 .200 .358 8.42
2021 30 SAS 2 3 3 11 28 0 0 0 32 1.0 30 4 9 23 18 3 6.47 2.56 1.22 .250 .392 .268 .241 4.78
2022 31 SAS 0 2 4 0 8 0 0 0 7.1 1.0 7 2 5 5 5 3 6.34 1.00 1.69 .259 .593 .143 .300 4.91
2023 32 SAS 4 6 4 3 22 0 0 0 33.1 1.2 39 5 12 23 8 3 6.25 1.92 1.54 .287 .478 .349 .258 4.59
Totals     12 33 48 20 179 0 0 0 237 1.1 256 43 103 155 91 29 5.89 1.50 1.51 .274 .478 .279 .272 5.51

Transfer History for Joe Klimenko
Date Transferred with Klimenko To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
July 28 2018 Sask Yellow Jackets John Labatt
 Blackwater Wolfish

Joe Klimenko's Career Highlights
Year Details
2011 2nd round - 36th overall selection by Blackwater Kolts in the 2011 Amateur Draft

Joe Klimenko's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
September 30, 2017 6 Pulled triceps 15%  

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