"Ubaldo Jimenez had no idea where it was going Friday night in his Indians' debut at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. He was talking about his fastball -- at 95-97 mph, that's not something you want to let roam about untethered.

On the plus side, Jimenez was throwing his fastball that hard. There had been reports before the Indians acquired him from Colorado on July 31 that his velocity was off.

"It's been a while since I let it go like that," said Jimenez. "My velocity is coming back. There have been times when I've thrown between 97 and 98. When it comes back, you'll know."

The Indians kept track of Jimenez's fastball in Friday's 8-7 loss to Texas. PitchFX, the system used to measure velocity at all MLB ballparks, had Jimenez topping out at 97.7 mph and averaging 94.9 mph with his four-seam fastball and 93.77 mph with his two-seam fastball."