Los Angeles Dodgers sign RHP Oscar Villarreal
The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed right-handed pitcher Oscar Villarreal as a non-roster free agent, according to the Los Angeles Times' Dylan Hernandez. Included in the deal is an invitation to Spring Training.
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November 23, 2010
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November 23, 2010
The Orioles Have Been Busy Today...
Well, the Orioles were busy on Monday. They announced that several players signed minor league deals with the organization, and some of them may be names you recognize. Ok, so the Orioles didn’t sign marquee guys; in fact, most of these players are your proverbial low-risk, high reward guys. From MASN Sports, Roch’s Blog: The Orioles finally reached agreement on a minor league...
Via Oriole Post
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13 days ago
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13 days ago
Keeping it Rreal
Latest addition to the every growing stable of minor league options is Oscar Villarreal. The 28 year old Mexican right-handed pitcher is still regaining strength from last April's Tommy John surgery, but should he heal nicely, would add decent depth at Lehigh Valley. He missed all of the '09 season due to injury. Over 6 MLB seasons he's pitched mostly in relief with Atlanta...
Via We Should Be GM's
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February 05, 2010
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February 05, 2010
The Los Angeles Dodgers sign Oscar Villarreal
The Dodgers have signed 29-year old righty reliever Oscar Villarreal to a minor league deal. Villarreal pitched in 49 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball for the Phillies last season and he was 4-3 with 1 save, a 4.40 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. Villarreal has also pitched in six seasons in the majors, working in 258 games (5 starts) in which he was 24-15 with 1 save, a 3.86 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP...
Via Dodgers Locker
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November 24, 2010
Dodgers reassign Villarreal to Minors camp
The Dodgers trimmed their roster by one on Tuesday, reassigning non-roster right-hander Oscar Villarreal to Minor League camp.
Via dodgers.com
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March 22, 2011
Phillies Sign Oscar Villarreal
The Phillies signed pitcher Oscar Villarreal to a minor league deal, tweets Ed Price of AOL FanHouse.
Via *D MLB Trade Rumors
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February 04, 2010
Phils Ink Villarreal
In their never-ending quest for arms, the Phillies signed former Braves and Astros relief pitcher Oscar Villarreal to a one-year, minor league deal today.
Villrreal last pitched in the majors in 2008, sitting all of last season after Tommy John surgery. His last full year was with Houston, and it was relatively uninspiring. He posted a [...]
Via *D Phillies Nation
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February 04, 2010
All About Z Pitching
Game Six - Cubs 3 Astros 2
WP - Carlos Zambrano (1-0) LP - Oscar Villarreal (0-2) Save - Kerry Wood (3)
Lou Piniella's crew won their first one run game of the year on Sunday afternoon at Wrigley. Carlos Zambrano picked up his first win of the young season with a solid 7-inning outing. Zambrano g...
Via Chicago Cubs Online
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April 20, 2008
Villareal makes first appearance of the season
Hot News for P Oscar Villarreal
Via Philly Baseball News
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April 19, 2010
Tournament Interferes with Spring Training
The Atlanta Braves players who participated in the World Baseball Classic have returned and they had a really good time. Chipper Jones, Oscar Villarreal and Jeff Francoeur enjoyed the experience, but are ready to get back to their normal lives. Was it worth it for these players to miss so much practi...
Via Atlanta Braves Baseball News
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January 11, 2008
The Long Ball: Public Enemy Number One
Is a two game losing streak anything to fret over? A definitive maybe.
Via I Remember Dome-Dogs
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May 18, 2008
Odds & Ends: Lee, Tigers, Matthews, Henry, Villarreal
Saturday linkage...
At his introductory press conference, Cliff Lee said he was hoping to be wowed by Seattle and the Mariners, and if he is, he would be open to re-signing there according to Larry Stone of The Seattle Times. When asked about his next contract, Lee joked "I want a 10-year deal for about 200 billion. Nah, I don't know."
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Via *D MLB Trade Rumors
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January 23, 2010
Cormier Designated For Assignment
The Braves cleared a roster space for Tom Glavine on Saturday by designating right-hander Lance Cormier for assignment. Cormier, who was acquired from the Diamondbacks along with Oscar Villarreal, struggled in his two seasons with the Braves but should sign on with another pitching-desparate team. A...
Via MVN
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December 16, 2007
Astros Acquire Oscar Villarreal For Josh Anderson
New GMs Frank Wren and Ed Wade struck a deal today. The Braves sent middle reliever Oscar Villarreal over to the Astros for outfielder Josh Anderson.
It had been known that Wade was pursuing relief help. He created a bit of a void by trading Brad Lidge, not that Villarreal fills that...
Via mlbtraderumors.com
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March 22, 2008
2008 NL Central Preview: Houston Astros
2007 W-L: 73-89 2007 Pythagorean W-L: 72-90 IN: SS Miguel Tejada, 2B Kaz Matsui, RP Jose Valderde, CF Michael Bourn, RP Oscar Villarreal, RP Geoff Geary, RP Doug Brocail, P Shawn Chacon, P Jack Cassel, RP Chad Paronto, UT Geoff Blum, OF Darin Erstad OUT: RP Brad Lidge, 2B Craig Biggio, SP Jason Jenni...
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March 08, 2008
GM Initiation: Josh Byrnes
We're kicking off a new series here at MLBTR called GM Initiation. Each post in the series will look at a general manager's first player acquisition.
Josh Byrnes was hired as Diamondbacks GM on October 28th, 2005. His first player acquisition came on December 7th at the Winter Meetings. Byrnes and Braves GM John Schuerholz agreed on a deal to send catcher Johnny...
Via *D MLB Trade Rumors
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April 13, 2010
Houston Astros : 25 Man Roster Set
The 25-man roster includes 12 pitchers: Brandon Backe, Dave Borkowski, Doug Brocail, Shawn Chacon, Geoff Geary, Roy Oswalt, Wandy Rodriguez, Chris Sampson, Jose Valverde, Oscar Villarreal, Moehler and Wright.
The club will carry 13 position players: catchers Brad Ausmus and J.R. Towles, infiel...
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April 21, 2008
Changes to Gordon's swing paying off
Has Alex Gordon turned the corner? It appeared so on Saturday when he had six RBIs, three of them on a high, soaring home run in the Royals' seventh inning against Dodgers pitcher Oscar Villarreal.
Via royals.com
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March 12, 2011
GM Initiation: Josh Byrnes
We're kicking off a new series here at MLBTR called GM Initiation. Each post in the series will look at a general manager's first player acquisition.
Josh Byrnes was hired as Diamondbacks GM on October 28th, 2005. His first player acquisition came on December 7th at the Winter Meetings. Byrnes and Braves GM John Schuerholz agreed on a deal to send catcher Johnny...
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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April 13, 2010
THE ORIOLES HOT 25












