More Minor-League Cuts

Baseball America is reporting some more minor-league cuts, which will answer some of our questions about particular players.

Confirmation of release:
Steve Brown
Phil Disher
Russell Dixon
Matt Ginter
Mike Hacker
Chris Jackson
Reinaldo Pestana
Philip Rummel
Jon Switzer
Jack Tilghman
Matt Weston

Lexington Legends: Reinaldo Pestana

Reinaldo Pestana
How did he get here?: Signed, March 2004
Stats: 6'1", 180 lbs, Bats/Throws: R/R
Age as of April 1, 2010: 22

It's the return of In Review, although from here out will be an abridged version, one that doesn't take as much time to produce, so that we can try to get through the minors before the season starts.

Pestana only apppeared in 34 games, logging just 99 ABs, so we'll have to take this for what it is.

2009 Overview

ABs	Avg/OBP/SLG	XBH-RBI	K:BB	K/PA%	XBH/Hit%	K:BB Ratio
99	.141/.206/.182	2-7	24:7	21.6%	14.3%	3.43

Career Overview

ABs	Avg/OBP/SLG	XBH-RBI	K:BB	K/PA%	XBH/Hit%	K:BB Ratio
481	.189/.246/.252	20-43	120:27	24.9%	22.0%	4.44

What happened?

Well, Pestana just didn't get a whole lot of playing time, which has been the case throughout his five season career in the Astros' organization. In those five seasons, Pestana has played in just 161 games, posting a career .189/.246/.252 line.

What went right?

Not a whole lot, but the split in which Pestana fared the best was vs. LHP, hitting .240/.345/.360 in 25 ABs. We can also note that Pestana threw out 12 of 31 baserunners, for a 39% caught-stealing rate.

What went wrong?

August. When Pestana saw the most action of the season - 19 games/58 ABs - he hit .155/.197/.155.

Minor League transactions

Lexington
June 17: Placed OF Marques Williams on 7-Day DL
June 17: Reinaldo Pestana assigned to Lexington from Tri-City ValleyCats.

Tri-City
June 17: C Pedro Gonzalez assigned to Tri-City from Lexington