Devontate Shimp  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He's a finesse pitcher, relying on movement and location. He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
He's reasonably quick to the plate but needs to vary his pickoff moves. Good baserunners appeared to time him last year. Shimp is nothing special in the field. Shimp is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Shimp has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Shimp as a pinch-runner on occasion.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball 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
2001 POR 71 78 80 53 51 47 51 52 54 67 58 70 0 0 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 1 6 31 37 292
2002 POR 75 85 93 57 51 47 51 52 54 67 58 70 0 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand Active 0 0 4 40 323
2003 POR 74 85 93 60 51 47 51 52 54 67 62 70 0 0 0 0 25 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 46 328
2004 POR 76 85 93 63 51 47 51 52 54 69 64 73 0 0 0 0 26 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 339
2005 POR 76 85 93 65 51 47 51 52 54 69 64 76 0 0 0 0 27 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 53 342
2006 POR 80 89 93 65 51 47 51 52 54 69 64 77 0 0 0 0 28 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 55 351
2007 POR 80 89 93 65 51 47 51 52 54 71 64 77 0 0 0 0 29 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 353
2008 POR 78 89 93 65 51 47 51 52 54 72 65 78 0 0 0 0 30 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 352
2009 POR 80 89 93 65 51 47 51 52 54 72 66 79 0 0 0 0 31 7 Overhand DL 0 0 0 56 355
2010 YEL 80 89 93 65 53 47 51 52 54 72 67 79 0 0 0 0 32 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 55 357
2011 YEL 80 88 93 65 53 47 51 52 54 72 67 79 0 0 0 0 33 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 355
2012 YEL 79 88 93 65 53 47 51 52 54 72 67 79 0 0 0 0 34 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 353
2013 YEL 79 89 93 65 53 47 51 52 54 72 67 79 0 0 0 0 35 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 54 353
2014 YEL 79 87 93 65 53 47 51 52 54 72 67 79 0 0 0 0 36 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 55 350
2015 YEL 80 89 93 65 53 47 51 52 54 72 67 79 0 0 0 0 37 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 53 352
2016 SAS 80 89 93 65 53 47 51 52 54 72 67 79 0 0 0 0 38 14 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 351
2017 SAS 78 86 93 64 53 47 51 52 54 72 67 79 0 0 0 0 39 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 55 343
2018 GUE 80 89 93 63 53 47 51 52 54 72 67 79 0 0 0 0 40 16 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 52 347
2019 GUE 80 89 91 63 53 47 51 52 54 72 67 79 0 0 0 0 41 17 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 344
2020 POR 80 88 93 63 53 47 51 52 54 72 67 79 0 0 0 0 42 18 Overhand Active 0 0 0 45 344
Ratings Delta   -1 +2                           +1 +1           -4  

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
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

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
2002 24 PCRD 23 6 0 0 37 37 32 5 274 7.1 208 18 42 275 0 0 9.03 6.55 0.91 .204 .301 .189 .213 1.77
Totals     23 6 0 0 37 37 32 5 274 7.1 208 18 42 275 0 0 9.03 6.55 0.91 .204 .301 .189 .213 1.77

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
2002 24 POR 3 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 23.2 8.0 23 2 6 17 0 0 6.59 2.83 1.25 .250 .424 .333 .196 3.42
2003 25 POR 16 10 0 0 33 33 25 6 251 7.2 212 20 46 189 0 0 6.78 4.11 1.03 .224 .334 .246 .203 2.69
2004 26 POR 18 8 0 0 33 33 26 4 258 7.2 228 24 21 173 0 0 6.03 8.24 0.97 .231 .355 .220 .240 2.30
2005 27 POR 17 11 0 0 31 31 20 6 227.2 7.1 228 27 30 182 0 0 7.21 6.07 1.14 .256 .403 .281 .228 3.36
2006 28 POR 20 7 0 0 37 34 17 2 254.2 7.0 283 43 30 188 3 0 6.66 6.27 1.23 .279 .462 .315 .249 4.03
2007 29 POR 20 7 0 0 33 33 26 4 238 7.1 214 29 15 164 0 0 6.20 10.93 0.96 .238 .377 .271 .210 2.95
2008 30 POR 24 7 0 0 33 33 25 3 235 7.0 224 34 16 137 0 0 5.25 8.56 1.02 .248 .411 .249 .247 2.72
2009 31 POR 13 10 0 0 25 25 17 4 176.1 7.0 148 24 8 82 0 0 4.19 10.25 0.89 .224 .392 .211 .237 2.86
2010 32 YEL 11 12 0 0 30 30 19 6 206.1 7.0 213 25 28 123 0 0 5.37 4.39 1.17 .261 .426 .199 .311 3.27
2011 33 YEL 14 14 0 0 33 33 24 10 247.1 7.1 228 23 19 125 0 0 4.55 6.58 1.00 .244 .379 .251 .239 2.77
2012 34 YEL 23 8 0 0 33 33 25 7 245.2 7.1 216 30 26 116 0 0 4.26 4.46 0.99 .232 .374 .256 .214 2.60
2013 35 YEL 20 9 0 0 33 33 22 5 231.2 7.0 217 26 20 117 0 0 4.55 5.85 1.03 .246 .384 .275 .224 2.88
2014 36 YEL 17 9 0 0 33 33 23 6 239 7.1 222 22 28 134 0 0 5.05 4.79 1.05 .244 .375 .234 .252 2.71
2015 37 YEL 12 16 0 0 33 33 24 11 237.2 7.1 207 24 13 131 0 0 4.97 10.08 0.93 .231 .371 .251 .215 2.46
2016 38 SAS 16 14 0 0 32 32 23 8 247.1 7.2 231 36 14 113 0 0 4.12 8.07 0.99 .243 .422 .253 .234 2.91
2017 39 SAS 17 10 0 0 32 32 19 4 226 7.0 224 45 18 119 0 0 4.74 6.61 1.07 .253 .443 .276 .231 3.78
2018 40 GUE 21 15 0 0 37 37 26 7 253 7.0 221 30 19 130 0 0 4.62 6.84 0.95 .231 .377 .250 .216 2.99
2019 41 GUE 19 13 0 0 33 33 19 6 240.1 7.1 253 35 26 135 0 0 5.06 5.19 1.16 .268 .443 .282 .252 3.63
2020 42 POR 14 15 0 0 31 31 19 10 242.1 7.2 233 33 32 114 0 0 4.24 3.56 1.09 .251 .399 .246 .255 3.64
Totals     315 195 0 0 588 585 401 109 4281 7.1 4025 532 415 2489 3 0 5.23 6.00 1.04 .245 .396 .257 .235 3.03

Transfer History for Devontate Shimp
Date Transferred with Shimp To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
June 16 2010 Romario Rue
Rishay Cocker
1st Rd 2010 - Toronto's - 18th pick
Yellowknife Bluenotes Larry Poole
Wyatt Stubenrau
1st Rd 2010 - 9th pick
2nd Rd 2010 - 37th pick
3rd Rd 2010 - 65th pick
Port Hope Battery
July 31 2016 3rd Rd 2017 (67th pick)
Sask Yellow Jackets Marv Bradshaw
2nd Rd 2018 (53rd pick) deferred to 2018
Yellowknife Bluenotes
July 12 2018 Nixey Mrozinski
Guelph Storm 1st Rd 2019 (24th pick)
Sask Yellow Jackets
July 28 2020 Gio Bonning
Port Hope Battery Julius Watene
1st Rd 2021 (16th pick)
2nd Rd 2021 (44th pick)
3rd Rd 2021 (72nd pick)
Guelph Storm

Devontate Shimp's Career Highlights
Year Details
2003 Fishermen League All Star
2004 Fishermen League All Star
2005 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, April
2005 Fishermen League All Star
2005 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, August
2007 Fishermen League All Star
2007 Cy Young : Fishermen League, (20-7, 2.95 ERA, 164 K's, 0.96 WHIP, 6.20 K/9)
2008 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, June
2008 Fishermen League All Star
2009 Fishermen League All Star
2011 Farmers League All Star
2014 Pitcher of the Month : Farmers League, July
2015 Pitcher of the Month : Farmers League, April

Devontate Shimp's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
June 21, 2018 8 Tight shoulder 20%  

Devontate Shimp's Comparable Players
Player Names
Romeo Nghiem 95.1% Simon Greene 93.2%      

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