Adam Cimber

Adam Cimber

32-Year-Old PitcherRP
Toronto Blue Jays
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Cimber is one of the softest tossers in the league, averaging just 86.5 mph on his fastball due to his submarine delivery. However, the 32-year-old was sharp for the second straight year, recording a 2.80 ERA (3.46 FIP), 1.12 WHIP and 58:13 K:BB over 70.2 innings. His 77 appearances tied Emmanuel Clase for most in the league, as Toronto featured him often, especially in high-leverage. Cimber posted career-best marks with 10 wins (tied for most among relievers), four saves and 20 holds. He figures to appear in the seventh and eighth innings again in 2023 as part of the bridge to Jordan Romano. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year, $3.15 million contract with the Blue Jays in January of 2023.
Looks good Monday
PToronto Blue Jays
March 21, 2023
Cimber tossed a scoreless seventh inning in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Tigers. He didn't walk or strike out a batter.
ANALYSIS
The groundball specialist hasn't seen much game action this spring, working 3.1 innings over four appearances, but Cimber looked ready for Opening Day on Monday and needed only 10 pitches (eight strikes) to retire the side. After recording career highs with four saves, 10 wins and 20 holds in 2022, the 32-year-old right-hander will serve in a high-leverage role once again with Toronto, but his lack of strikeouts limits his fantasy ceiling in some formats.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
13
Last 10 Games
12
Last 5 Games
10
How many pitches does Adam Cimber generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Adam Cimber generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
 
 
-28%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-21%
BAA vs LHP
2021
 
 
-29%
BAA vs LHP
2020
 
 
-58%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2020vs Left .197 233 52 19 40 9 2 4
Since 2020vs Right .272 392 62 11 100 13 3 5
2022vs Left .214 118 28 6 22 4 1 3
2022vs Right .270 175 30 7 44 6 1 3
2021vs Left .184 101 21 12 16 4 1 1
2021vs Right .259 185 30 4 45 6 1 1
2020vs Left .154 14 3 1 2 1 0 0
2020vs Right .367 32 2 0 11 1 1 1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
 
 
-9%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-6%
ERA at Home
2021
 
 
-29%
ERA at Home
2020
 
 
-45%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2020Home 2.53 1.16 81.2 7 4 4 6.1 1.3 0.6
Since 2020Away 2.78 1.05 71.1 6 7 1 7.4 2.3 0.5
2022Home 2.72 1.21 36.1 4 1 3 6.7 1.0 0.7
2022Away 2.88 1.02 34.1 6 5 1 8.1 2.4 0.8
2021Home 1.89 1.05 38.0 3 2 1 6.4 1.7 0.2
2021Away 2.67 1.10 33.2 0 2 0 6.4 2.4 0.3
2020Home 4.91 1.50 7.1 0 1 0 1.2 1.2 1.2
2020Away 2.70 0.90 3.1 0 0 0 10.8 0.0 0.0
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Stat Review
How does Adam Cimber compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
4.46
 
K/9
7.4
 
BB/9
1.7
 
HR/9
0.8
 
Fastball
86.5 mph
 
ERA
2.80
 
WHIP
1.12
 
BABIP
.298
 
GB/FB
1.46
 
Left On Base
72.2%
 
Exit Velocity
81.8 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.7%
 
Spin Rate
2269 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
25.9%
 
Swinging Strike
9.6%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Cimber enjoyed his best season to date, logging a career-best 2.26 ERA and 1.07 WHIP over a career-high 71.2 innings between Miami and Toronto. The submariner's mid-80s fastball and slider combination forced plenty of weak contact, as his 3.8% barrel percentage was in the 96th percentile and his 0.3 HR/9 was third-best in the league among qualified relievers. He induced plenty of grounders (53.8% GB%) and kept free passes to a minimum with a 5.6% walk rate. Cimber began the year in a middle relief role for Miami, but once he was traded to Toronto he began to get more high-leverage work. His 2022 role depends on whether or not the Blue Jays address their bullpen in free agency. He's unlikely to close as he has just two career saves on his resume, but should settle in somewhere between the sixth and eighth innings for Toronto.
This player will receive an outlook for the 2021 fantasy baseball season.
Cimber proved once again in 2019 that he's one of Cleveland's top options out of the bullpen, and while he finished with a 4.45 ERA and 1.32 WHIP over 56.2 innings, he also registered 19 holds and his first career save. The 29-year-old reliever watched his K/9 drop and his walk totals rise in 2019, though his BABIP improved to .287 after sitting at .318 during the 2018 season. His strikeout numbers could be a concern for fantasy owners, especially with a fastball that sits in the mid-80s, but he's shown through his first two big-league seasons that he can be effective. Cimber's role isn't expected to change much heading into the upcoming 2020 campaign with the Indians, as he should slot into a late-innings role yet again, and he could also be in the conversation for saves if Brad Hand should struggle with his health like he did last year.
It takes but one time watching Cimber pitch to see what his lot in baseball life should be. If you were to build the perfect ROOGY pitcher, Cimber would fit the mold. His drop-down arm angle and delivery are brutal on righties. They hit just .235/.273/.337 against him last year in nearly 200 plate appearances. When manager Terry Francona needed to squelch a rally with a double play, or had a tough righty slugger coming up with runners in scoring position, Cimber was the guy to use. Conversely, Cimber should never see the light of day against a lefty in anything but a low-leverage situation because the same things that make him great against righties expose him to high damage against lefties. It is unlikely this path will change because getting better against lefties will involve him changing what makes him so tough on righties.
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Settles with Toronto
PToronto Blue Jays
January 13, 2023
Cimber signed a one-year, $3.15 million contract with Toronto on Friday to avoid arbitration, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Records 10th win
PToronto Blue Jays
August 24, 2022
Cimber (10-5) earned the win in Wednesday's 3-2 extra-inning victory over the Red Sox. He allowed one hit in a scoreless inning without recording a strikeout.
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Picks up fourth save
PToronto Blue Jays
June 30, 2022
Cimber earned the save in Thursday's 4-1 win over Tampa Bay, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.
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Snags another save Tuesday
PToronto Blue Jays
May 17, 2022
Cimber pitched a perfect ninth inning on his way to a save in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Mariners.
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Earns rare save Monday
PToronto Blue Jays
May 16, 2022
Cimber pitched two-thirds of an inning, retiring both batters he faced while striking out one on his way to a save in Monday's 6-2 win over the Mariners.
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