Josh Collmenter

Josh Collmenter

38-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
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$Signed a one-year, $1.2 million contract with the Braves in November of 2016, avoiding arbitration.
Outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett
PAtlanta Braves  
May 30, 2017
Collmenter cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday, Grant McAuley of 92.9 The Game reports.
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Since reaching the majors in 2011, Collmenter has managed to finish each season with an ERA below 3.80. However, the current campaign has been a challenge for the 31-year-old righty, as he currently owns an ERA and WHIP of 9.00 and 2.06, respectively. He'll look to get back on track with Gwinnett and earn another shot in the big leagues.
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The 2016 season was a bit of a rollercoaster for Collmenter, who began the year on the disabled list with the Diamondbacks. After his return from the DL, he posted a 4.84 ERA and 1.43 WHIP over 22.1 innings in relief. The veteran pitcher was released by the D-Backs in early August and was scooped up by the Cubs shortly thereafter. He sported a 2.25 ERA in four starts with the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate before being traded to the Braves in early September. The 30-year-old made three late-season starts with the Braves and was quite impressive in those outings, posting a 2.37 ERA with a 16:5 K:BB over 19 innings. Collmenter is under contract with the Braves for 2017 and his strong finish to the season may put him in the mix to compete for a starting role in the back-end of the Braves' rotation.
Arizona's 2015 Opening Day starter, Collmenter quickly relinquished his role in the starting rotation, but found success in the bullpen, posting a 2.03 ERA after his move to the pen in the middle of June. He will most likely contribute as a bullpen member again in 2016.
Collmenter's versatility is often more useful to the Diamondbacks than it is to fantasy players, but owners in head-to-head formats no doubt found value in his 3.46 ERA over 179 innings since they were able to slot him into a relief spot. Unfortunately, his strikeout rate tumbled back to 16.0%, which ate a bunch of his value in other league formats since a mid-3.00s ERA isn't exactly a rare animal these days. Last season was essentially a carbon copy of his 2011 rookie year so we have those two seasons representing his upside. While he has never posted an ERA higher than 3.69, his downside is still something a good bit higher than that, especially if he’s a full-time starter. The Diamondbacks have him penciled in for a rotation spot again to begin 2015, but his ability to easily shift into the bullpen means he would be among the first candidates to move when Patrick Corbin is ready to return from injury or if Archie Bradley is deemed ready in the minors.
Collmenter excelled in a long relief role in 2013, posting a 3.13 ERA in 92 innings. He showed just how valuable he can be out of the bullpen and Arizona was hesitant to give him a single start. Because of that, he doesn't figure to be a candidate to make the rotation over some of the Diamondbacks' prospects this season, but Collmenter offers versatility thanks to his ability to capably take the ball for spot-start duty when injuries create a need in the rotation on short notice. Further, his lack of an overpowering arsenal seems to fit better going through the batting order once as a long reliever, as multiple looks often enable opposing hitters to solve his unorthodox delivery.
Collmenter opened the season as a member of the D-Backs' rotation, but a four-start shelling in April (9.82 ERA, .965 OPS allowed) led to a quick move to the bullpen and long relief duty. Around his time in the bullpen, Collmenter made a handful of successful starts, but his unorthodox delivery seems to play better in two or three-inning outings when hitters only get an at-bat or two against him, as his ERA out of the bullpen (1.32) was nearly four runs lower than his mark over 11 starts (5.11). Further, Collmenter's lack of a steady third offering (he uses a curveball sparingly) forces heavy reliance on his 86-89 mph fastball, a pitch that opposing hitters slugged .533 against in 2012. With the depth of young pitching talent on the D-Backs' organizational depth chart, long relief seems to be his role for the foreseeable future.
Thanks to a revolving door in the back of the Arizona rotation, Collmenter was given a shot to start for the D-Backs in May after getting a call to work out of the bullpen in April. Boasting an unorthodox over-the-top delivery attributed to time spent throwing tomahawks as a child, Collmenter's less than impressive arsenal seems to work against big league hitters because of deception. Long term, he'll probably get squeezed out of the rotation when the D-Backs' prospects are ready to assume rotation spots, but Collmenter's low walk rate should make him a viable option in long relief once that happens. If Collmenter opens 2012 with a starting assignment, tread carefully here as he's very dependent on two pitches and will be prone to big innings as teams get a second and third look at him in the middle innings.
There's a very large gap between the upper-level arms in the D-Backs' system and the wave of young pitchers with higher ceilings at the lower levels. Collmenter is intriguing, because his success depends much more on a deceptive over-the-top delivery than pure stuff. He pitched at three levels last season before an impressive stint in the Arizona Fall League. As his tumbling strikeout rate at Triple-A Reno (6.1 K/9IP) suggests, Collmenter's skill set may be best utilized in the bullpen at the big league level, making him more valuable to the D-Backs than to rotisserie players given the low likelihood of a high-leverage opportunity.
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Designated for assignment
PAtlanta Braves  
May 25, 2017
Collmenter was designated for assignment by the Braves on Thursday.
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Annihilated in 10th inning
PAtlanta Braves  
May 25, 2017
Collmenter (0-2) gave up seven runs on six hits and a walk in the 10th inning of Wednesday's loss to the Pirates.
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Available to pitch Friday
PAtlanta Braves  
April 20, 2017
Collmenter will be available to pitch in Friday's game against the Phillies, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Serves up two homers Friday
PAtlanta Braves  
April 8, 2017
Collmenter gave up two runs on three hits over two innings while striking out one in Friday's loss to the Pirates.
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Strikes out five Wednesday
PAtlanta Braves  
March 30, 2017
Collmenter got the start in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Mets and allowed one run on four hits while striking out five over five innings.
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