Former UW-Stevens Point hurler Zimmermann in Nationals rotation to start season

[molitor fan]

A very rapid rise for the 22 year old....

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gnRkrjzIifuLVAGKw2ZJm3Cape-g

Edit: Title for accuracy

[billyhallfan]

i thought he went to uwsp? i could be wrong though...

[Gormans sideburns]

Except he's from UW-Stevens Point http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[davego]

Go Pointers! I saw Jordan play FB and hoops @ Auburndale. Obviously a heck of an athlete.

[cnycerveceros]

I was hoping he'd start the season here at AAA Syracuse.

[BrewCityUnit]

Is Zimmerman from Auburndale? If so he would join Mark Tauscher as the second professional athlete to come out of that town. That is amazing to me.

[sgtcluels]

Got him on my fantasy team as a hopeful injury replacement player... glad he made the roster.

[pebadger]

For guys who don't get to play as much growing up as a lot of others, simply due to the weather the level of play in the WIAC (which is mostly WI/IL/MN kids) is very good.

 

I've watched Zimmerman's minors career fairly closely and when he went up to AA last year and made an immediate impression I thought he might have a shot at the roster in DC this spring. Good for him.

 

And, yes, he's from Auburndale HS whcih was also attended by the Packers' Mark Tauscher. Rich Seubert of the NY Giants (he and Tausch were on opposing O-lines in last year's NFC title game), though not from Auburndale, grew up about ten miles from Auburndale as well.

[dayzedcrewfan]

Yes hes from Auburndale along with Tauscher which was already stated. In high school he just mowed people down. And yes Rich Seubert (who just so happens to be my brothers brother in law) went to the same grade school as I did in Marshfield although he is from Rozellville and graduated from Marshfield Columbus. And Marshfield had Gary Varsho and Adam Stenavich who is in the NFL also. Not bad athletic products in about a 15 mile radius.

[PlayerHader]

I was 0-1 with a K in my 1 career plate appearance against Zimmerman when I was a senior in high school. They brought him in in the 7th when the game got tight and I quickly watched a fastball blaze past me, waved at another fastball as it pounded the catcher's mitt, then waved at a slider that started on the outer half and ended up at least 8 inches off the plate. That pitch was unlike anything I ever saw in high school. And he was probably only throwing mid-80s with his heater at the time. Professional baseball players are sick.

 

He's a great guy, though. Wish he was a Brewer.

[rooobideaux]

cnycerveceros, you will get your wish. I live in Point and have been following Jordan's career closely. He was interviewed on a local station over the weekend and stated that we would get at least one, and probably two starts with Syracuse before being called up to assume the 5th spot in the rotation.

[billyhallfan]

he will be in syracuse until april 19th, they don't need a fifth starter until then...

[sheetskout]

I thinl the Nats should remember what happened when they rushed Detwiler to the bigs. Zimmerman sure looks like a great one with more than two potential plus offerings.

[EauClaireNWL]

The guy played for the Express in the NWL in 2006 and he was very good that year. For him earn to earn a spot in a starting MLB rotation just 3 years later is pretty damn impressive.

[jschris]

Looks like Jordan will make his major league debut tonight against the Braves. I, too, began following him when he was in Eau Claire.

[JoeDirt]

Good for Zimmerman... I played against him in the WIAC for a year and I would have never guessed that he would have moved so quickly. It doesn't really surprise me that much because not only does he have good stuff but he rarely ever makes mistakes down the middle. He stays on the edges with his fastball and mixes in a duece and changeup as well. I was 0-3 with a k and a walk in my career. The day I faced him he hit 94 or 95 in a blizzard like condition. He did come after me with a fastball but I fouled it straight back and I never saw a similar pitch the rest of the game. Anyway will be interesting to see how his career shapes up. Best of luck!

[JoeDirt]

Picks up the Nationals 2nd win of the season making him 1-0. He went 6 IP, gave up 2 ER and had 3 SO. He struck out Chipper Jones and Jeff Francouer and sat between 90-94 and hit 95 multiple times.

[PlayerHader]

I'm 0-1 with one K in my career against Zimmermann. That was my senior year of high school. We were in the same conference. Pretty crazy to see the small town Wisconsin kid.

[Never Outhustled]

He's a great guy, though. Wish he was a Brewer.

Me too. Maybe it will happen. Washington was the only team that showed interest in Fielder this past offseason.

[TheCrew07]

Where did you read that X? I missed it.

[sgtcluels]

He pitched pretty well. His peripherals aren't all that great (small sample) but he got the job done.