Kevin Ziomek

32-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
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Hangs up cleats
PFree Agent  
May 15, 2017
Ziomek has retired from baseball, Emily Waldon of 2080 Baseball reports.
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Ziomek missed the majority of 2016 recovering from thoracic outlet syndrome surgery, and it appears that ailment has led to his decision to call it quits. The 25-year-old owned a 3.07 ERA with 299 strikeouts across 290 minor-league innings (four seasons).
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Farm Futures: AL Central Top 10s
March 2, 2016
James Anderson breaks down the organizations of the AL Central and makes the case for Byron Buxton to still be considered the top prospect in the game.
Tigers Team Preview: The Window is Closing
February 14, 2015
Health will be a major obstacle for the Tigers in 2015, with Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez recovering from offseason surgeries.
Farm Futures: Top 10 Prospects: AL Central
February 9, 2015
James Anderson shifts his focus to the AL Central as he continues his six-part series looking at each organization's top-10 prospects heading into the 2015 season.
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A 6-foot-3 lefty, Ziomek does not have overpowering stuff, but he knows how to sequence and locate his pitches, as illustrated by his 143:34 K:BB in 154.2 innings at High-A Lakeland last year. He has not posted an ERA or FIP above 3.50 in two years of full-season baseball, and his 2.38 FIP last season was a career best. Granted, Lakeland's home park favors pitchers, as does the Florida State League in general, but his track record of preventing runs is still pretty convincing. Perhaps the most impressive part of Ziomek’s profile is his ability to keep the ball in the park -- he has given up just eight home runs in 285.2 innings as a professional. A second-round pick in the 2013 draft, Ziomek now projects to be a viable No. 4 starter, perhaps by 2017.
While he has been overshadowed at times by fellow prospects Jonathon Crawford and Austin Kubitza, Ziomek was arguably the best pitcher the Tigers had in the lower levels of the minors last season. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound lefty went 10-6 with a 2.27 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 152:53 K:BB ratio in 123 innings for Low-A West Michigan in 2014. A 2013 second-round pick, Ziomek has a fastball in just the low-90s, but his slider is bordering on elite and he keeps hitters off-balance with a show-me curveball and a decent changeup. The 23-year-old southpaw will likely begin the season at High-A Lakeland, but he could move up the ladder quickly with another solid showing. If he continues to progress, Ziomek could make a push for a spot in the Tigers’ rotation as soon as 2016.
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Likely won't pitch again this season
PDetroit Tigers  
September 1, 2016
Ziomek has not pitched since May after undergoing surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome, Baseball America's Ben Badler reports.
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PDetroit Tigers  
September 28, 2015
Ziomek was name the Tigers' pitching Prospect of the Year by MLBPipeline.com.
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PDetroit Tigers  
April 4, 2015
Ziomek, 23, will begin the season at High-A Lakeland, Chris Iott of MLive.com reports.
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PDetroit Tigers  
July 18, 2014
Ziomek, 22, has a 2.51 ERA and 88:40 K:BB ratio through 82.1 innings for Low-A West Michigan.
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PDetroit Tigers  
June 7, 2014
Ziomek, 22, has a 2.26 ERA and 59:28 K:BB through 55.2 innings for Low-A West Michigan this season.
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