Yunesky Maya

Yunesky Maya

43-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
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$Signed a minor league deal with the Angels in January 2016.
PLos Angeles Angels  
March 26, 2016
Maya was sent to minor league camp Saturday, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.
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Maya signed a minor league deal with the Angels in January and was expected to begin the year at Triple-A Salt Lake. With 16 total MLB outings under his belt, despite being 34 years old, Maya could find his way into the bullpen of the Angels later in the summer as added depth.
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The Cuban import had his first taste of any kind of stateside success in 2012, posting a solid ERA and WHIP while spending the whole season at Triple-A. As a junkballing righty he does not strike out enough batters to have much of a chance of carrying that success forward though, and it would probably take a few injuries to the Nationals' staff for Maya to get another look in the majors.
Maya, who was signed as an undrafted free agent from Cuba in 2009, appeared in 10 games for the Nationals (making five starts) and spent most of 2011 in Syracuse. In 58.2 major league innings, Maya has not impressed with his 4.74 FIP. While he has above average command, his repertoire does not induce many swinging strikes. He features a fastball that averaged averaged 89 mph along with a slow curveball, slider and a change-up/splitter. His Triple-A ERA is inflated because of a 63.5 percent strand rate, and we expect him to spend most of 2012 there again.
The Cuban was thoroughly unimpressive in his big league debut, but he didn't have much time to acclimate himself to the pros and in Livan Hernandez the Nationals have the perfect person to mentor him and help him adjust. He'll come into spring training in the hunt for a rotation spot, but given his lack of top-shelf stuff and reliance on the defense behind him, he's not someone you want to invest heavily in until he's had at least a taste of success on the mainland.
Maya was one of Cuba's top starting pitchers the last five years and defected in September 2009 and plans to sign with a MLB team for 2010. He had a 1.23 ERA and four strikeouts with one walk in 7.1 innings in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He's seen as major league ready and could contend for a spot in a major league rotation as early as next spring, but may need some time at Triple-A.
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PFree Agent  
January 20, 2016
Maya signed a minor league deal with the Angels on Wednesday, which includes an invite to spring training, MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez reports.
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PAtlanta Braves  
December 11, 2013
Maya agreed to a minor league contract with the Braves on Wednesday, Enrique Rojas of ESPN.com reports.
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PWashington Nationals  
November 24, 2013
Maya was released by Washington, Baseball America reports.
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PWashington Nationals  
May 27, 2013
Maya cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, the Washington Times reports.
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PWashington Nationals  
May 24, 2013
Maya was designated for assignment Friday according to Mark Zuckerman of CSNWashington.com
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