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Born: 10/26/83
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Height: 5'6"   Weight: 180
Bats: Switch hitter
Throws: Right
College: Alcorn State
Drafted:  Selected by the Colorado Rockies in 5th round of 2005 amateur entry draft (June Regular Phase)


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10/26/06.. addition.. MiLB.com
Corey Wimberly, 2BThe sixth-rounder from Alcorn State in 2005 had an outstanding first full pro season, hitting .325 with 50 steals at Modesto in just 87 games, posting a .404 on-base average. Despite missing time due to a hamstring injury, he still continued to make a terrific impression after winning the Pioneer League batting title in 2005. The switch-hitter skipped Class A Asheville without missing a beat.

8/18/06.. addition.. Rocky
Second baseman Corey Wimberly had his first four-hit game of the season Wednesday. The speedy Wimberly, who is second in the California League with 43 stolen bases despite being sidelined by a leg injury for two months, had three infield singles, one of them a bunt. Wimberly was hitting .317 at the end of July but is 23-for-61 (.377) this month


5/15/06.. addition.. Rocky
Second baseman Corey Wimberly (.344-1-10 with 19 stolen bases) strained his right hamstring Friday while running to first base and could be out two to three weeks.

5/08/06.. Purps 30 .. Purple Row.com
14. Corey Wimberly - 2B
After leading the NCAA in batting as a draft eligible sophomore at Alcorn State last year, Corey had to wait until the sixth round to be drafted by the Rockies. Maybe that's given him a chip on his shoulder, but Wimberly has been playing as if he has something to prove ever since. Alright, so he does have something to prove. Alcorn State never gave him a look at the best collegiate pitchers, his advanced age for his leagues has led to questions of how he'd do against his better contemporaries, and there's a lot of conventional wisdom which says a slap-hitting speedster for a second baseman is so Whitey-ball. Well, here's the way I see it. At the very least we have Chone Figgins with a better eye and a better ability to get the ball into play. And then once the ball is in play, watch out, as Corey will put tremendous pressure on the defense to make the play fast, and make it right. Wimberly's a throwback lead-off guy, he won't ever have the power of a Rickey or Tim Raines, but suitably since we're playing the Cardinals, I see Tommy Herr-like qualities in his play.


4/1/06..  addition.. Rocky
Roving hitting instructor Jim Johnson said Wimberly was "a magician with the bat" because he got every kind of hit imaginable, including slow rollers, high bouncers and balls chopped over the head of infielders. Johnson's statement was more one of wonder than praise because, Wimberly's hitting laurels at Casper notwithstanding, he had considerable work to do in September in the instructional league.

"He was very unorthodox, trying to run out of the box (as he hit the ball), his head moving a lot," John- son said. "He was going to get blown up against better pitching."

In the instructional league, Wimberly began working on hitting against a firm front side and not drifting or gliding toward the ball. He is much improved at fully rotating his hips and keeping his hands back in a hitting position.

"I think now that I'm not trying to do it as much, I do it naturally," Wimberly said. "I feel I'm driving the ball much better."

Johnson calls Wimberly, who is 5-foot-6, "a special little guy," because he's a prototypical leadoff hitter very adept at disrupting pitchers. His defense at second base needs polishing and, in time, Wimberly, who has played one game this season at third base and center field, could play multiple positions, like Chone Figgins.

6/10/05.. addition.. RoxHead
6. (177) Corey Wimberly, 2B Alcorn State 5-8 185 S-R
Corey Wimberely - This is an interesting, 22 year old athlete, 5'8" - 185lb. shortstop. He batted .462, only five k's, 27 BB?s in 37 games and get this, 42 stolen bases in 37 games. Very little in the way of power numbers but with that great batting average he still managed 32 RBI. He played for Alcorn State. This is clearly a great athlete and I will definitely be watching him... RC