Jimmy Henderson
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James D. Henderson
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 5", Weight 190 lb.
- School Tennessee Wesleyan College
- High School Central Memorial High School
- Born October 21, 1982 in Calgary, AB Canada
Jimmy Henderson has pitched as high as AAA.
Henderson was picked by the Montréal Expos in the 26th round of the 2003 amateur draft out of college. He was 1-1 with a 6.93 ERA in 24 games for the Vermont Expos and had a save and a 2.25 ERA in 4 games for the GCL Expos. Jimmy was 2-6 with a 2.59 ERA for the 2004 Vermont Expos. He was 8th in the New York-Penn League in ERA.
Henderson went 9-11 with a 5.47 ERA for the 2005 Savannah Sand Gnats. He finished among the South Atlantic League leaders in earned runs (91, 2nd), homers surrendered (20, 3rd) and was 5th in losses. In '06, Jimmy pitched for Savannah (0-1, 3.38 in 3 G) and the Potomac Nationals (2-2, Sv, 4.50 in 25 G). The Chicago Cubs picked him in the minor league section of the Rule V Draft.
The Calgary native spent 2007 with the Tennessee Smokies (4-3, 10 Sv, 1.86 in 42 games) and the Iowa Cubs (3-0, 5.54 in 8 games), making his debuts in both AA and AAA. In 2008, he allowed only one run in 6 1/3 innings for Tennessee and registered a save but gave up 5 runs in 3 innings with Iowa.
Henderson joined the Milwaukee Brewers system in 2009. He split the year between the Brevard County Manatees (3-0, 4 Sv, 2.76, .160 average in 15 games), Huntsville Stars (1-0, 2.57 in 3 games) and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (17 Sv, 1.07, .207 average in 26 outings). He then joined Team Canada for the 2009 Baseball World Cup.
