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Carlos Villanueva | Starting Pitcher

Team: Chicago Cubs
Age / DOB:  (29) / 11/28/1983
Ht / Wt:  6'2' / 228
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
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The Cubs are moving Carlos Villanueva to the bullpen.
Villanueva held his own as a starter, but he's no longer needed in the rotation with Matt Garza returning from the disabled list. The Cubs were considering going with a six-man rotation, but decided against it after Villanueva allowed seven runs over five innings in his last outing. Villanueva has a 3.93 ERA and 1.14 WHIP this season and will now be used as long reliever. May 18 - 11:09 AM
Source: Bruce Miles on Twitter

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Carlos Villanueva - S - Cubs

Carlos Villanueva allowed seven runs over five innings as the Cubs lost to the Rockies on Tuesday.

Villanueva was consistently bad Tuesday, allowing runs in four of his five innings of work. In total, Rockies hitters got to him for 12 hits, including two home runs. After starting the season on a roll, Villanueva now owns a 3.93 ERA and has just one win to show for his efforts. He should be better his next time out against the Pirates.
May 14 - 11:53 PM
Carlos Villanueva - S - Cubs

Carlos Villanueva owns a 3.02 ERA and 35/14 K/BB ratio in 47 2/3 innings over seven starts this season.

Villanueva's ERA has increased in each of his last five starts, but he has been the Cubs' most consistent pitcher outside of Travis Wood. Still, the Cubs will have to decide whether to move him or Scott Feldman to the bullpen when Matt Garza (lat) is ready to return from the disabled list.
May 14 - 12:17 PM
Carlos Villanueva - S - Cubs

Carlos Villanueva whiffed eight batters but allowed four runs over six frames in Sunday's loss to the Marlins.

He had a couple bad innings, giving up a two-run homer in the first and three hits and two runs in the sixth, and that was enough. Still, it was another solid outing for the right-hander, and he'll carry a nice 2.29 ERA and 0.82 WHIP into next weekend's start against the Reds.
Apr 28 - 4:25 PM
Carlos Villanueva - S - Cubs

Carlos Villanueva allowed just two runs in 8 1/3 innings of a no-decision against the Reds on Tuesday.

The Cubs won the game, but Villanueva didn't get the win as he exited with a 2-1 lead and a runner on base. Carlos Marmol allowed the run to score before closing out the inning and serving Villanueva with a no-decision in the process. Still, the 29-year-old righty was terrific, allowing just three hits and two walks on the evening while striking out six. He's only got one win to show for his efforts, but Villanueva has been fantastic on the season, allowing just five earned runs through 29 1/3 innings. He's got a good opportunity to get his second win Sunday against the Marlins.
Apr 23 - 10:48 PM
Carlos Villanueva - S - Cubs

Carlos Villanueva allowed a pair of solo homers but otherwise held the Rangers scoreless over seven innings in Thursday's 6-2 win.

He gave up a pair of singles, walked one and struck out six, needing just 87 pitches to cover the seven frames. The Cubs signed Villanueva over the winter because of his versatility, and the righty has shown early on that he's plenty capable of starting, putting up a 1.29 ERA and 0.81 WHIP through three outings. He'll have a tough challenge next week in Cincinnati.
Apr 18 - 6:31 PM
Carlos Villanueva - S - Cubs

Wednesday night's game between the Rangers and Cubs has been postponed due to rain at Wrigley Field.

The weather was ugly all day in Chicago and got even worse as game time approached. No makeup date has been announced. Carlos Villanueva was scheduled to start for the Cubs and Justin Grimm was on tap for Texas.
Related: Justin Grimm
Source: Jeff Wilson on Twitter
Apr 17 - 6:02 PM
Carlos Villanueva - S - Cubs

Carlos Villanueva was denied a win by the Cubs bullpen after shutting out the Giants for 7 1/3 innings on Friday.

Villanueva left with a 5-1 lead his first time out last week, only to have that blown. Today, he watched as his 2-0 lead was wiped away. As a result, he's still without a record despite a 0.64 ERA. Obviously, Villanueva isn't this good. However, he should be a perfectly useful NL-only pitcher.
Apr 12 - 6:01 PM
Carlos Villanueva - S - Cubs

Carlos Villanueva limited the Braves to one earned run over 6 2/3 innings Saturday in a no-decision.

Villanueva certainly did his part, striking out six batters before exiting with the Cubs up by four. But setup man Kyuji Fujikawa gave up three runs in the eighth inning and closer Carlos Marmol blew the save when he allowed two runs in the ninth. Villanueva will hope for better support next time out against the Giants.
Apr 6 - 10:36 PM
Carlos Villanueva - S - Cubs

Carlos Villanueva gave up three runs (one earned) over five innings against the Mariners on Thursday.

Villanueva walked two, struck out three and gave up a home run. The 29-year-old wraps up the spring with a 3.57 ERA in six starts and will begin the season with a rotation spot while the Cubs wait for Matt Garza (lat) and Scott Baker (elbow) to get healthy.
Mar 28 - 6:22 PM
Carlos Villanueva - S - Cubs

Carlos Villanueva delivered his best start of the spring Friday, blanking the Brewers for six innings.

That's more like it. Villanueva had allowed eight runs over 11 2/3 innings coming into Friday's action, but he's rounding into shape at just the right time. With Matt Garza (lat) and Scott Baker (elbow) slated to miss the early part of the season, Villanueva could carry sneaky value in NL-only and deeper mixed leagues.
Mar 22 - 7:06 PM
Carlos Villanueva - S - Cubs

Carlos Villanueva gave up two runs on six hits over four innings in a loss to the White Sox Thursday.

He whiffed three and served up a home run to Paul Konerko. Villanueva has a 5.87 ERA over his first three spring appearances, but he's still expected to be part of the Cubs' rotation at the start of the season with Matt Garza and Scott Baker out.
Mar 7 - 7:20 PM
Carlos Villanueva - S - Cubs

Carlos Villanueva will be part of the Cubs' rotation to start the season.

Wood was already pretty much penciled in with Scott Baker still working his way back from Tommy John surgery, and Villanueva has a spot now with Matt Garza slated to miss the first month of the season. Both pitchers have some appeal in single-league formats.
Related: Travis Wood
Source: Gordon Wittenmyer on Twitter
Mar 3 - 11:48 AM
Carlos Villanueva - S - Cubs

Carlos Villanueva allowed one earned run in four innings Saturday afternoon against the Giants.

Villanueva surrendered four hits -- including a solo home run -- but he fanned two and induced three groundouts. The 29-year-old right-hander signed a two-year, $10 million free agent contract with the Cubs this offseason and will open the 2013 campaign as their fifth starter.
Mar 2 - 6:13 PM
Carlos Villanueva - S - Cubs

Cubs signed RHP Carlos Villanueva to a two-year, $10 million contract.

The deal was announced in mid-December, but it took awhile to finalize the details. Villanueva brings another high-strikeout arm to the improved Cubs rotation, and makes for a very intriguing target in the later rounds of fantasy drafts.
Jan 26 - 5:35 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Welington Castillo
2Dioner Navarro
3Steve Clevenger
1B1Anthony Rizzo
2B1Darwin Barney
SS1Starlin Castro
3B1Luis Valbuena
2Cody Ransom
LF1Alfonso Soriano
2Ryan Sweeney
CF1David DeJesus
RF1Nate Schierholtz
2Scott Hairston
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Matt Garza
2Jeff Samardzija
3Edwin Jackson
4Scott Baker
5Scott Feldman
6Travis Wood
7Carlos Villanueva
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Kevin Gregg
2Kyuji Fujikawa
3Carlos Marmol
4James Russell
5Shawn Camp
6Hector Rondon
7Arodys Vizcaino
8Rafael Dolis