Jensen Lewis

Jensen Lewis

40-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
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$Agreed to a minor league deal with the Cubs in December of 2012.
PFree Agent  
April 19, 2013
The Cubs released Lewis on Friday, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports.
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Lewis was lit up for nine runs on 10 hits and three walks in five appearances with Triple-A Iowa, so the Cubs simply decided to move on. He could hook on with another team, but he is far away from the majors at this point.
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Lewis finally solved his long ball woes, allowing just one in 36.1 innings for the Indians, and saw his ERA drop to 2.97 as a result. He's not the clear cut successor to close out games should anything happen to Chris Perez, but has some previous experience in that role which might give him a slight edge. He'll give the Indians some decent innings out of the bullpen but be wary of an ERA jump if the gopheritis resurfaces again.
Lewis' struggles with the long ball (13 allowed in 66.1 innings) bloated his ERA (4.61), but otherwise it was a fairly decent season as he bounced between Cleveland and Triple-A Columbus. The problem with Lewis is that he's no threat to close with Kerry Wood around and appears to have fallen behind both Joe Smith and Chris Perez in the pecking order from the right side. As a result, he'll probably bounce between Cleveland and Triple-A again this season and pitch in a middle-relief role when he finds himself with the Indians.
Lewis got a chance to close down the stretch and converted 13 of his 14 save chances. He's shown no platoon weaknesses in his brief career (.721 OPS against righties and a.728 OPS against lefties) but the Indians are still reluctant to name him their closer. The signing of Kerry Wood this winter will put Lewis in line for set-up work, but he'll likely be the fallback option if the oft-injured closer spends any time on the disabled list.
Lewis was converted into a reliever and the results were fantastic. In 52 innings between Double-A and Triple-A he allowed 32 hits, walked just 17 and fanned 61 to go along with a 1.73 ERA. To top it off, he posted a 1.227 WHIP and a 2.15 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 29.1 innings down the stretch for Cleveland. The right-hander handles lefties well enough to not have any major matchup issues and figured to play an important part in the Cleveland bullpen before the signing of Masahide Kobayashi. Now he'll face a roster crunch to even break camp with the Indians. The potential is there for a nice staff filler, but the opportunity may not be afforded to him.
Lewis is coming into his own as the Tribe is looking for the former Commodore to make it to the big leagues by 2008. He's average 9.12 strikeouts per 9 innings thus far and keeps the ball in the ballpark; two vital prerequisites in the big leagues. To continue the progression, Lewis needs to just do exactly what he's done thus far, keep healthy and make good pitches. The rest will come.
Played many different roles during his college career. He started, relieved and closed in three seasons at Vanderbilt. Throws a very good slider and has been in the high 80's with his fastball. Scouts feel his mechanics are sound and velocity will not be an issue.
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PChicago Cubs  
March 1, 2013
Lewis earned a save in Thursday's exhibition victory over Oakland.
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PArizona Diamondbacks  
March 30, 2012
Lewis was sent to the minors Thursday. He hasn't seen major league time since 2010.
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PArizona Diamondbacks  
November 29, 2011
Lewis agreed to a minor league contract with the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.
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PFree Agent  
June 24, 2011
Lewis was released by Triple-A Columbus on Friday, MLB.com reports.
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PCleveland Guardians  
March 22, 2011
Lewis cleared waivers Tuesday and was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus, MLB.com's Jordan Bastian reports.
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