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Phillies sign RHP Joel Pineiro to minor league contract

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By Peter Lyons
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ESPN's Jayson Stark reports that the Phillies have signed right-handed starting pitcher Joel Pineiro to a minor league contract, with an invitation to Spring Training. (FanShot from Trev223 here)

Pineiro, 33, pitched the last two season for the Angels and was awful in 2011 after a solid 2010. Under the tutelage of Cardinals pitching guru Dave Duncan, Pineiro posted a 15-12 record in 2009, with a 3.49 ERA, and a league-leading 1.1 walks per nine innings, despite only striking out 105 batters in 214 innings.

In all likelihood, this move is a hedge against injury to one of the current starting five of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Joe Blanton, and Vance Worley. After Kyle Kendrick, next on the starting pitching depth chart is Austin Hyatt, who has underwhelmed scouts and the organization with his stuff despite terrific minor league numbers. There's upside to this move, and it's curious that Pineiro couldn't get a big league deal from someone, but hey, their loss is our (or Lehigh Valley's) gain.

Or maybe a trade is on the horizon? Hold me.

Joel Pineiro

#35 / Los Angeles Angels

6-1

200

Sep 25, 1978


Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1997 18 SEA-min A-,Rk 5 2 .714 5.02 19 6 9 0 0 2 52.0 55 33 29 2 18 1 63 4 2 3 234 1.404 9.5 0.3 3.1 10.9 3.50 EVR,MRE · NORW,ARIZ
1998 19 SEA-min A,A+,AA 11 4 .733 4.68 26 26 0 2 1 0 146.0 157 84 76 14 52 1 134 9 4 5 640 1.432 9.7 0.9 3.2 8.3 2.58 APP,LNR,ORL · MIDW,CALL,SOUL
1999 20 SEA-min AA 10 15 .400 4.72 28 25 0 4 0 0 166.0 190 105 87 18 52 0 116 5 0 11 724 1.458 10.3 1.0 2.8 6.3 2.23 NHV · EL
2000 21 SEA-min AAA,AA 9 2 .818 3.41 19 18 0 2 2 0 113.1 95 45 43 9 34 1 84 4 0 2 463 1.138 7.5 0.7 2.7 6.7 2.47 TAC,NHV · PCL,EL
2000 21 SEA AL 1 0 1.000 5.59 8 1 5 0 0 0 19.1 25 13 12 3 13 0 10 0 0 0 94 83 1.966 11.6 1.4 6.1 4.7 0.77
2001 22 SEA-min AAA 6 3 .667 3.62 18 10 2 0 0 0 77.0 68 31 31 8 33 0 64 1 0 4 316 1.312 7.9 0.9 3.9 7.5 1.94 TAC · PCL
2001 22 SEA AL 6 2 .750 2.03 17 11 1 0 0 0 75.1 50 24 17 2 21 0 56 3 0 2 289 206 0.942 6.0 0.2 2.5 6.7 2.67
2002 23 SEA AL 14 7 .667 3.24 37 28 4 2 1 0 194.1 189 75 70 24 54 1 136 7 0 8 812 131 1.250 8.8 1.1 2.5 6.3 2.52
2003 24 SEA AL 16 11 .593 3.78 32 32 0 3 2 0 211.2 192 94 89 19 76 3 151 6 0 5 890 114 1.266 8.2 0.8 3.2 6.4 1.99
2004 25 SEA AL 6 11 .353 4.67 21 21 0 1 0 0 140.2 144 77 73 21 43 1 111 4 0 4 596 98 1.329 9.2 1.3 2.8 7.1 2.58
2005 26 SEA-min AAA 0 0 1.29 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 26 0.714 6.4 1.3 0.0 7.7 TAC · PCL
2005 26 SEA AL 7 11 .389 5.62 30 30 0 2 0 0 189.0 224 118 118 23 56 4 107 6 1 7 822 75 1.481 10.7 1.1 2.7 5.1 1.91
2006 27 SEA AL 8 13 .381 6.36 40 25 6 1 0 1 165.2 209 123 117 23 64 13 87 10 1 4 753 70 1.648 11.4 1.2 3.5 4.7 1.36
2007 28 BOS-min AAA,A- 0 0 2.00 3 3 0 0 0 0 9.0 3 2 2 0 4 0 5 0 0 1 31 0.778 3.0 0.0 4.0 5.0 1.25 PAW,LOW · IL,NYPL
2007 28 TOT MLB 7 5 .583 4.33 42 11 15 0 0 0 97.2 110 49 47 14 26 0 60 2 0 3 419 105 1.392 10.1 1.3 2.4 5.5 2.31
2007 28 BOS AL 1 1 .500 5.03 31 0 15 0 0 0 34.0 41 20 19 3 14 0 20 1 0 3 157 95 1.618 10.9 0.8 3.7 5.3 1.43
2007 28 STL NL 6 4 .600 3.96 11 11 0 0 0 0 63.2 69 29 28 11 12 0 40 1 0 0 262 112 1.272 9.8 1.6 1.7 5.7 3.33
2008 29 STL-min AAA 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 2 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 24 1.167 9.0 0.0 1.5 7.5 5.00 MEM · PCL
2008 29 STL NL 7 7 .500 5.15 26 25 1 0 0 1 148.2 180 89 85 22 35 0 81 2 0 1 645 83 1.446 10.9 1.3 2.1 4.9 2.31
2009 30 STL NL 15 12 .556 3.49 32 32 0 3 2 0 214.0 218 94 83 11 27 1 105 8 0 4 865 117 1.145 9.2 0.5 1.1 4.4 3.89
2010 31 LAA AL 10 7 .588 3.84 23 23 0 3 1 0 152.1 155 66 65 15 34 6 92 1 0 4 634 104 1.241 9.2 0.9 2.0 5.4 2.71
2011 32 ANA-min A+ 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 6 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 24 1.412 9.5 0.0 3.2 3.2 1.00 SBR · CALL
2011 32 LAA AL 7 7 .500 5.13 27 24 2 0 0 0 145.2 182 90 83 16 38 3 62 2 0 2 631 74 1.510 11.2 1.0 2.3 3.8 1.63
12 Seasons 104 93 .528 4.41 335 263 34 15 6 2 1754.1 1878 912 859 193 487 32 1058 51 2 44 7450 96 1.348 9.6 1.0 2.5 5.4 2.17
162 Game Avg. 12 11 .528 4.41 38 30 4 2 1 0 199 214 104 98 22 55 4 120 6 0 5 847 96 1.348 9.6 1.0 2.5 5.4 2.17
SEA (7 yrs) 58 55 .513 4.48 185 148 16 9 3 1 996.0 1033 524 496 115 327 22 658 36 2 30 4256 97 1.365 9.3 1.0 3.0 5.9 2.01
STL (3 yrs) 28 23 .549 4.14 69 68 1 3 2 1 426.1 467 212 196 44 74 1 226 11 0 5 1772 101 1.269 9.9 0.9 1.6 4.8 3.05
LAA (2 yrs) 17 14 .548 4.47 50 47 2 3 1 0 298.0 337 156 148 31 72 9 154 3 0 6 1265 87 1.372 10.2 0.9 2.2 4.7 2.14
BOS (1 yr) 1 1 .500 5.03 31 0 15 0 0 0 34.0 41 20 19 3 14 0 20 1 0 3 157 95 1.618 10.9 0.8 3.7 5.3 1.43
AL (10 yrs) AL 76 70 .521 4.49 266 195 33 12 4 1 1328.0 1411 700 663 149 413 31 832 40 2 39 5678 94 1.373 9.6 1.0 2.8 5.6 2.01
NL (3 yrs) NL 28 23 .549 4.14 69 68 1 3 2 1 426.1 467 212 196 44 74 1 226 11 0 5 1772 101 1.269 9.9 0.9 1.6 4.8 3.05
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 1/15/2012.

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