Vicente Padilla Pitcher

     
 

Born: September 27, 1977
Chinandega, Nicaragua
Height: 6-0
Weight: 230
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: Not drafted
How Acquired: Minor league free agent (Jan. 2012)
High School: Ruben Dario (PR)

Photo © William Parmeter

Signed with Softbank (Jan. 2013)

Scouting Report
: Savvy right-hander has been on the decline in recent years. Usually keeps his pitches down and throws strikes. Has a good sinker-slider approach to pitching. Doesn't pitch inside enough, in particular against left-handers, which leads to struggles. Injuries and durability are issues, since he struggles to stay sharp beyond the sixth inning.

 

 
   
    Career Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l % era g gs sv ip h r er hr bb so whip k/bb k/9
  1999 High Desert Calif A+ Ari 21 4 1 0.800 3.73 9 9 0 50.7 50 27 21 3 17 55 1.32 3.24 9.77
  1999 Tucson PCL AAA Ari 21 7 4 0.636 3.75 18 14 0 93.7 107 47 39 6 24 58 1.40 2.42 5.57
  1999 Arizona NL MLB Ari 21 0 1 0.000 16.92 5 0 0 2.7 7 5 5 1 3 0 3.76 0.00 0.00
  2000 Tucson PCL AAA Ari 22 0 1 0.000 4.42 12 3 1 18.3 22 9 9 2 8 22 1.64 2.75 10.80
  2000 Arizona NL MLB Ari 22 2 1 0.667 2.31 27 0 0 35.0 32 10 9 0 10 30 1.20 3.00 7.71
  2000 Philadelphia NL MLB Phi 22 2 6 0.250 5.34 28 0 2 30.3 40 23 18 3 18 21 1.91 1.17 6.23
  2001 Scranton/WB IL AAA Phi 23 7 0 1.000 2.42 16 16 0 81.7 64 24 22 8 11 75 0.92 6.82 8.27
  2001 Philadelphia NL MLB Phi 23 3 1 0.750 4.24 23 0 0 34.0 36 18 16 1 12 29 1.41 2.42 7.68
  2002 Philadelphia NL MLB Phi 24 14 11 0.560 3.28 32 32 0 206.0 198 83 75 16 53 128 1.22 2.42 5.59
  2003 Philadelphia NL MLB Phi 25 14 12 0.538 3.62 32 32 0 208.7 196 94 84 22 62 133 1.24 2.15 5.74
  2004 Clearwater FSL A+ Phi 26 0 1 0.000 9.00 1 1 0 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2.00 1.00 4.50
  2004 Scranton/WB IL AAA Phi 26 0 0 --- 13.52 2 2 0 4.7 6 7 7 1 5 6 2.36 1.20 11.59
  2004 Philadelphia NL MLB Phi 26 7 7 0.500 4.53 20 20 0 115.3 119 63 58 16 36 82 1.34 2.28 6.40
  2005 Clearwater FSL A+ Phi 27 0 1 0.000 1.80 1 1 0 5.0 4 1 1 0 1 3 1.00 3.00 5.40
  2005 Scranton/WB IL AAA Phi 27 1 0 1.000 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 6 2 2 0 2 4 1.60 2.00 7.20
  2005 Philadelphia NL MLB Phi 27 9 12 0.429 4.71 27 27 0 147.0 146 79 77 22 74 103 1.50 1.39 6.31
  2006 Texas AL MLB Tex 28 15 10 0.600 4.50 33 33 0 200.0 206 108 100 21 70 156 1.38 2.23 7.02
  2007 Frisco Tex AA Tex 29 0 1 0.000 8.25 6 6 0 12.0 14 11 11 1 9 12 1.92 1.33 9.00
  2007 Texas AL MLB Tex 29 6 10 0.375 5.76 23 23 0 120.3 146 88 77 16 50 71 1.63 1.42 5.31
  2008 Texas AL MLB Tex 30 14 8 0.636 4.74 29 29 0 171.0 185 100 90 26 65 127 1.46 1.95 6.68
  2009 Texas AL MLB Tex 31 8 6 0.571 4.92 18 18 0 108.0 120 61 59 12 42 59 1.50 1.40 4.92
  2009 Albuquerque PCL AAA LAD 31 1 0 1.000 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 3 2 2 1 3 5 1.20 1.67 9.00
  2009 LA Dodgers NL MLB LAD 31 4 0 1.000 3.20 8 7 0 39.3 36 15 14 4 12 38 1.22 3.17 8.69
  2010 Inland Empire Cal A+ LAD 32 0 0 --- 0.84 3 3 0 10.7 6 1 1 0 1 10 0.66 10.00 8.44
  2010 Albuquerque PCL AAA LAD 32 0 1 0.000 6.35 1 1 0 5.7 8 6 4 2 0 5 1.41 --- 7.94
  2010 LA Dodgers NL MLB LAD 32 6 5 0.545 4.07 16 16 0 95.0 79 46 43 14 24 84 1.08 3.50 7.96
  2011 Rancho Cucamonga Cal A+ LAD 33 0 0 --- 1.42 4 4 0 6.3 4 1 1 0 1 5 0.79 5.00 7.11
  2011 LA Dodgers NL MLB LAD 33 0 0 --- 4.15 9 0 3 8.7 7 4 4 0 5 9 1.38 1.80 9.35
  2012 Boston AL MLB Bos 34 4 1 0.800 4.50 56 0 1 50.0 59 26 25 7 15 51 1.48 3.40 9.18
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: puh-DEE-ya
First Pro Contract:
August 24, 1998 (ARI)
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: April 12, 1999 (High Desert)
Added to 40-man: April 4, 2012
MLB Debut:
June 29, 1999 (ARI)
     
  Awards
2000 Diamondbacks Rookie of the Year
2002 National League All-Star
2008 Rangers Pitcher of the Year
SoxProspects.com Awards
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