Renyel Pinto
| Renyel Pinto | |
|---|---|
 Pinto, playing for the Marlins in June 2007 | |
| Free Agent | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: July 8, 1982 Cúpira, Venezuela | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| debut | |
| May 18, 2006, for the Florida Marlins | |
| Career statistics (through 2010 Season) | |
| Win-Loss | 8-10 |
| Earned run average | 3.60 |
| Strikeouts | 222 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Renyel Eligio Pinto (born July 8, 1982 in Cúpira, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He made his major league debut on May 18, 2006.
Career
In 2004, Pinto was named the Cubs' minor league pitcher of the year, after going 11–8 with a Southern League-leading 2.92 ERA while pitching for the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. He earned mid-season and post-season SL All-Star honors and was promoted to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. Pinto was acquired by Florida, along with pitchers Sergio Mitre and Ricky Nolasco, in the trade that sent outfielder Juan Pierre to the Chicago Cubs in 2005. In four scoreless innings for the Marlins in 2006, Pinto struck out three and allowed two hits before being optioned to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes on May 30. He was called back up to the major leagues when the teams expanded to their 40-man rosters.
In 2007, Pinto made his mark in the Marlins bullpen being used as a very good situational lefty early in the season. He excelled against lefties and was difficult on righties with his improving changeup.
In 2008, Pinto stepped back into his situational lefty role, but he has been used many times as a multi-inning reliever and was even considered for a rotation spot during spring training. He has excelled during this season in all the roles he's been used in.
On June 23, 2010, Pinto was released by the Florida Marlins after being designated for assignment and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals. On August 21, 2010, the Cardinals released him.
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External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career Stats, Bio and Pitch Arsenal at the Free Baseball Encyclopedia
- Minor League Splits and Situational Stats
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Miranda (state)
- Florida Marlins players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Arizona League Cubs players
- Lansing Lugnuts players
- Daytona Cubs players
- West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Albuquerque Isotopes players
- Memphis Redbirds players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players