Phillies sign Oscar Villarreal to minor-league deal
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Phillies sign Oscar Villarreal to minor-league deal
Matt Gelb
The Phillies signed reliever Oscar Villarreal to a minor-league deal on Thursday. Villarreal, who missed the entire 2009 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, will not be invited to spring training.
Villarreal, 28, last pitched in 2008 with Houston when he appeared in 35 games, compiling a 1-3 record with a 5.02 ERA. He was 9-1 with a 3.61 ERA in 58 games for Atlanta in 2006.
The deal was first reported by Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse.
Villarreal, much like the other recent signees by the Phillies, is probably ticketed for triple-A Lehigh Valley. In the last few days, the Phillies have also signed outfielder Freddy Guzman, second baseman Luis Maza and pitchers Brian Gordon and Brian Mazone.
The Phillies also signed catcher John Purdom from the Camden Riversharks.
Actually, he pitched in Houston in '08, not Atlanta.— Mark Patrick- Wait, who's gonna be the first one to say "They could've used the money they gave this guy to keep Cliff Lee!!!!"— mikemimbs
- "They could've used the money they gave this guy to keep Cliff Lee!!!!" LOL!!!— northtexas
- Whoops, thanks Mark. Fixed.— mgelb
- Mark, re-read it. The article states that he pitched in houston in '08— dsh129
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- Let's get this season started already...sick of hearing about the freakin loser Eagles everyday!!!— tralala
- hey, maybe they can trade McNabb for Cliff Lee— EarlKeese
- I guess Amaro is only interested in pitchers who have had Tommy John surgery.— eaglesman1
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Our new receptionist is only 24, probably with a big upside--maybe the Phillies can sign her--only if she has a history of carpal tunnel, of course- I'm excited for John Purdom who has a lifetime 18.00 ERA and 3.67 WHIP.— smel4727
- At this point why don't we just sign Tommy John— eagles84
- I think the Mets already signed him - after all he is old and prone to injuries.....— mrdip
