Elih Villanueva Pitcher

     
 

Born: July 27, 1986
Miami, FL
Height: 6-2
Weight: 230
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 27th round, 2008 by FLA
How Acquired: Acquired contract from Lancaster of the Atlantic League and signed to a minor league deal (June 2017)
College: Florida State
High School: Jose Campeche (FL)

 Photo © Kelly O'Connor

Contract expired (Nov. 2017)

Scouting Report: Features a mediocre fastball that sits 88-90 mph, touching 91-92 on occasion. Throws a 12-6 curve and a slider, as well as a changeup. Has flashed a cutter on occasion. All pitches lack much of a punch, but command is decent. Needs to mix his pitches to succeed. Also can benefit from a somewhat deceptive delivery.
 

  
   
    Career Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
  2005 Florida Intl SBC NCAA --- 18 7 3 5.05 18 18 0 101.2 105 61 57 10 11 30 79 1.33 6.99 2.66
  2008 Florida State ACC NCAA --- 21 7 4 4.01 17 16 0 101.0 89 52 45 6 14 42 95 1.30 8.47 3.74
  2008 Gulf Coast Marlins GCL Rk Mia 21 0 0 3.00 2 1 0 6.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 9 0.67 13.50 0.00
  2008 Jamestown Jammers NYPL A- Mia 21 2 1 1.89 5 1 0 19.0 15 6 4 2 0 5 20 1.05 9.47 2.37
  2008 Jupiter Hammerheads FSL A+ Mia 21 1 0 0.77 4 2 0 11.2 7 1 1 0 0 4 12 0.94 9.26 3.09
  2009 Jupiter Hammerheads FSL A+ Mia 22 9 12 3.47 26 25 0 158 159 68 61 10 0 18 110 1.12 6.27 1.03
  2009 Jacksonville Suns Sou AA Mia 22 0 1 4.50 2 2 0 10.0 12 5 5 0 0 3 5 1.50 4.50 2.70
  2010 Jacksonville Suns Sou AA Mia 23 14 4 2.26 28 28 0 179.0 137 56 45 15 8 34 115 0.96 5.78 1.71
  2011 New Orleans Zephyrs PCL AAA Mia 24 7 11 5.35 28 28 0 165.0 199 113 98 24 2 59 105 1.56 5.73 3.22
  2011 Florida Marlins NL MLB Mia 24 0 1 24.00 1 1 0 3.0 5 8 8 1 1 5 2 3.33 6.00 15.00
  2012 New Orleans Zephyrs PCL AAA Mia 25 9 8 3.90 32 16 1 113.0 120 57 49 11 4 44 83 1.45 6.61 3.50
  2013 Gulf Coast Marlins GCL Rk Mia 26 2 0 1.00 4 4 0 18.0 20 2 2 0 0 3 19 1.28 9.50 1.50
  2013 New Orleans Zephyrs PCL AAA Mia 26 2 3 3.50 8 8 0 46.1 41 18 18 5 0 11 31 1.12 6.02 2.14
  2014 New Orleans Zephyrs PCL AAA Mia 27 10 10 4.47 27 27 0 137.0 148 77 68 18 7 47 104 1.42 6.83 3.09
  2015 Bowie Baysox East AA Bal 28 8 7 2.93 17 17 0 110.2 92 40 36 6 0 21 67 1.02 5.45 1.71
  2015 Norfolk Tides IL AAA Bal 28 4 5 4.71 11 11 0 57.1 67 33 30 6 0 14 24 1.41 3.77 2.20
  2017 Lancaster Barnstormers Atl Indy --- 30 5 1 2.72 7 7 0 36.1 34 16 11 4 1 10 32 1.21 7.93 2.48
  2017 Portland Sea Dogs East AA Bos 30 5 5 7.85 14 12 0 57.1 85 53 50 12 4 15 48 1.74 7.53 2.35
  2021 Charleston Dirty Birds Atl Indy --- 34 4 4 4.39 18 18 0 98.1 99 64 48 13 6 40 88 1.41 8.05 3.66
  2021 Monterrey Sultanes Mex Fgn --- 34 1 3 13.11 4 4 0 11.2 22 18 17 3 1 7 9 2.49 6.94 5.40
  2022 Kentucky WH Genomes Atl Indy --- 35 12 9 5.45 24 24 0 140.1 133 89 85 21 0 67 151 1.43 9.68 4.30
  2023 Spire City Ghost Hounds Atl Indy --- 36 1 7 7.33 14 13 0 66.1 80 58 54 18 6 27 60 1.61 8.14 3.66
  2024 Chihuahua Dorados Mex Fgn --- 37 2 2 6.75 12 6 0 30.2 36 24 23 5 0 21 31 1.86 9.1 6.2
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract: June 25, 2008 (FLA)
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: July 15, 2008 (GCL Marlins)		 Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: June 15, 2011 (FLA)
     
  Awards
FSL Pitcher of the Week (June 8-15, 2009)
Southern League Pitcher of the Week (August 9-16, 2010)
PCL Pitcher of the Week (June 20-27, 2011)
Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (June 22-29, 2015)
2010 Southern League Mid-Season All-Star
2010 Southern League Post-Season All-Star
2014 PCL Mid-Season All-Star		 SoxProspects.com Awards
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