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Vicente Padilla

Los Angeles Dodgers

1977/09/27 32

6-2 220

Chinandega, Nicaragua

R / R

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Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2009 Dodgers 8 7 4 0 0 0 0 39.1 36 15 14 4 12 38 3.20 1.22
2009 Rangers 18 18 8 6 0 0 0 108 120 61 59 12 42 59 4.92 1.50

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Scouting Report

Assets
  • Can dominate right-handed hitters with his hard heat. Keeps his pitches down and throws strikes. Very much a sinker-slider pitcher.
Flaws
  • Must continue to work on pitching inside, in particular against left-handers. Durability is an issue overall, and he struggles to stay sharp beyond the sixth inning.
Career Potential
  • Decent mid-rotation righty.

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Transactions/Injuries/Suspensions

August 27, 2009 Contract purchased from Albuquerque (AAA).
August 19, 2009 Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers to a minor league contract.
August 17, 2009 Released by the Texas Rangers.
August 7, 2009 Designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers.
July 31, 2009 Missed 8 games (flu).
July 22, 2009 Flu, day-to-day.
July 8, 2009 Missed 7 games (right shoulder injury).
July 3, 2009 Right shoulder injury, day-to-day.
June 5, 2009 Fined $750 by MLB.
June 3, 2009 Waived by the Texas Rangers.
June 2, 2009 Missed 14 games (right shoulder injury).
May 22, 2009 Right shoulder injury, 15-day DL.
May 21, 2009 Right shoulder injury, day-to-day.
September 9, 2008 Missed 13 games (neck injury).
August 31, 2008 Neck injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to Aug. 25).
August 27, 2008 Neck injury, day-to-day.
July 20, 2008 Missed 9 games (right thumb injury).
July 9, 2008 Right thumb injury, 15-day DL.
July 7, 2008 Right thumb injury, day-to-day.
June 6, 2008 Missed 4 games (personal reasons).
June 2, 2008 Personal reasons, bereavement list.
September 18, 2007 Suspended by MLB for 7 games.
August 15, 2007 Missed 46 games (tricep injury).
June 25, 2007 Tricep injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to June 22).
June 10, 2007 Missed 4 games (arm injury).
June 5, 2007 Arm injury, day-to-day.
December 4, 2006 Re-signed by the Texas Rangers to a three-year contract.
October 30, 2006 Filed for free agency.
August 17, 2006 Suspended by the MLB for five games.
January 28, 2006 Re-signed by the Texas Rangers to a one-year contract.
June 25, 2005 Missed 3 games (neck injury).
June 22, 2005 Neck injury, day-to-day.
June 4, 2005 Missed 5 games (back injury).
May 28, 2005 Back injury, day-to-day.
April 19, 2005 Missed 13 games (right tricep injury).
March 30, 2005 Right tricep injury, 15-day DL.
January 18, 2005 Re-signed by the Philadelphia Phillies to a one-year contract.
August 10, 2004 Missed 65 games (elbow injury).
May 29, 2004 Elbow injury, 15-day DL.
January 30, 2004 Re-signed by the Philadelphia Phillies to a one-year contract.
February 5, 2003 Re-signed by the Phildadelphia Phillies to a one-year contract.
September 1, 2001 Recalled from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA).
June 25, 2001 Optioned to Scranton-WB (AAA).
May 30, 2001 Missed 15 games (sprained right ankle).
May 13, 2001 Sprained right ankle, 15-day DL.

Trades

August 19, 2009 Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers to a minor league contract.
December 12, 2005 Philadelphia Phillies traded Vicente Padilla to the Texas Rangers for Ricardo Rodriguez.
July 26, 2000 Philadelphia Phillies traded Curt Schilling to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Travis Lee, Omar Daal, Vicente Padilla and Nelson Figueroa.
August 31, 1998 Signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1998.

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