Miguel Pinango

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Miguel Jose Pinango

  • Bats Right, Throws Right
  • Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.

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Biographical Information[edit]

Miguel Pinango has pitched in the US (3 seasons in AAA), Mexico, Venezuela, Italy, Colombia and Panama.

Pinango was signed by the New York Mets in 1999. He made his pro debut with Universidad de Carabobo in 2000, going 4-3 with a 3.22 ERA; in 72 2/3 IP, he had 64 K to 12 BB. He was 3-8 with a 4.42 ERA in 2001 for the Kingsport Mets, coming to the US at age 18. He tied Mariano Gomez for the most losses in the Appalachian League. That winter, he was 1-1 with a save and a 3.56 ERA in 18 outings for the Navegantes del Magallanes of the Venezuelan Winter League. He was second on the club in games pitched behind Eric Cammack.

With the 2002 Brooklyn Cyclones, the right-hander went 2-7 with a 3.59 ERA. In 80 1/3 innings, he allowed only 14 walks. He tied for third in the New York-Penn League in defeats and was 5th in hits allowed (85). In 2002-2003, he was again a hard-luck hurler at 3-4, 2.43 for the Navegantes, walking only 4 in 55 2/3 innings. He was third in the league in ERA among hurlers with 50+ IP. The next summer, he turned it around on the record front at 13-6, 3.47 for the Capital City Bombers with 25 BB in 132 1/3 IP. He tied Keith Ramsey for third in the South Atlantic League in victories, behind only Roberto Hernandez and Fernando Nieve. He led the Mets chain in wins; Matt Peterson (10) was the only other hurler who even had double-digit wins. Winter ball was worse as he was 0-1 with a 10.50 ERA and 40 hits in 24 innings for the Navegantes.

Pinango was 2-2 with a 2.75 ERA for the 2004 St. Lucie Mets, presumably missing the rest of the year with injury. He did not pitch in winter ball. In 2005, he returned to action with the GCL Mets (0 R in 4 IP) and St. Lucie Mets (3-2, 4.13). He gave up 8 runs in 10 innings for Magallanes that winter, but only two of the runs were earned. Miguel had a 10-7, 4.44 record for the Binghamton Mets in 2006. On July 23, he retired the first 19 batters in a 7-inning game against the Portland Sea Dogs; after a Corey Ragsdale error cost him a perfect game, Miguel got the last two outs for a no-hitter. For the year, he tied Phil Hughes and Sean Smith for 8th in the Eastern League in wins and tied for 4th with 20 homers allowed. He tied for 5th in the Mets farm system in victories.

The Miranda native was 1-2 with a 3.72 ERA in 18 games for the 2006-2007 Navegantes. He allowed 8 hits and 2 runs in 2 2/3 IP in the finals. The Los Angeles Dodgers signed him as a minor league free agent. He spent most of 2007 in AAA, a regular member of the rotation for the Las Vegas 51s (10-7, 4.12); he also got into five games for the Inland Empire 66ers (1-3, 4.61). He was third in the Dodger chain in wins, behind James McDonald and Marlon Arias. In the hitter-friendly 2007 PCL, he was 8th in ERA, between Matt Wright and Ben Hendrickson. He was the only one of the top 10 in ERA who never got to the major leagues.

Pinango went 0-1 with a 8.68 ERA for Magallanes in 2007-2008. He was not as effective (5-9, 5.16) with Las Vegas his second year with them. He followed with another poor winter (0-1, 5.01) between Magallanes and the Caribes de Anzoategui. When things did not turn around for the Albuquerque Isotopes (2-5, 7.55), the Dodgers cut ties with him. He finished the year on a better with the Leones de Yucatan (2-1, 2.49). He was 3-0 with a save and a 4.68 ERA for the 2009-2010 Caribes, whiffing 30 in 25 innings. He was third on the team with 19 games pitched. He pitched 2 1/3 shutout innings for the 2010-2011 Bravos de Margarita. He appeared for the Colombian League's Águilas de Bogotá and for Panama's Bocas del Toro at some point as well.

In 2012, he signed with the Godo Knights of the Italian Baseball League. He was 4-3 with a 3.64 ERA that summer. Returning to Godo, he began 2013 0-2 with a 2.35 ERA but was cut after three games due to an injury.

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