Elih Villanueva

38-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
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$Signed a minor-league contract with the Red Sox in June of 2017.
PBaltimore Orioles  
March 7, 2015
The Orioles signed Villanueva to a minor league deal Friday, MASN Sports reports.
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Villanueva led the Dominican League with a 2.63 ERA and 46 strikeouts over the winter, and the Orioles will take a flier on the 28-year-old who has one MLB appearance back in 2011. He should provide organizational depth, and it would likely take several injuries for him to get a shot with the Orioles this season.
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Villanueva's inability to miss bats caught up to him big time at Triple-A. He got hit hard when he pitched in the zone, forcing him to nibble at the corners to survive and consequently sending his walk rate soaring. His one desperate big league start was more of the same, and the only thing keeping him in the Marlins' immediate plans is a lack of pitching depth in the upper minors. It will probably be a while before he even hints at having future fantasy value.
Looking at Villanueva's Double-A numbers in 2010 makes you think he's a future ace ... until you get to the strikeout column. He's a junkballing righty with outstanding control, and while once in a blue moon a Bob Tewksbury emerges who can make that shtick work in the majors, most of the time such hurlers never even sniff success in the bigs. Villanueva still has a lot to prove before he's worth rostering, despite those awesome Double-A numbers.
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PMiami Marlins  
January 21, 2012
Villanueva has received an invite to spring training.
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PMiami Marlins  
January 14, 2012
Villanueva has been designated for assignment and removed from the Marlins' 40-man roster.
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PFlorida Marlins  
June 15, 2011
Villanueva has been returned to Triple-A New Orleans, Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post reports.
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PFlorida Marlins  
June 15, 2011
Villanueva has been called up from Triple-A New Orleans to start the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader.
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Elih Villanueva: Wednesday Start on Tap
PFlorida Marlins  
June 14, 2011
Villanueva will be called up to start the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Phillies, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.
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