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2013 TIGERS
• Tied for second in the Florida State League with four wins during May.
• Sidelined June 15-26 with a right rib cage muscle strain.
• Had his contract transferred from Lakeland to Erie on July 21.
• Posted a 1.83 ERA (19.2IP/4ER) in his first three starts with the SeaWolves July 22-August 1.
• Named the 18th-best prospect in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America.
• Saw action in 25 games with Anzoategui in the Venezuelan Winter League following the season, posting a 5-0 record,
2.32 ERA (31.0IP/8ER) and 24 strikeouts.
Spent the entire 2009 season with Single A West Michigan, splitting time between the starting rotation and bullpen.
• Finished 4-5 with a 3.55 ERA (78.2IP/31ER) in 16 starts...posted a 1-0 record and 0.73 ERA (24.2IP/2ER) in 10 relief
appearances.
• Sidelined May 14-June 10 with a left oblique muscle strain.
• Compiled a 3-1 record, 2.12 ERA (34.0IP/8ER) and 36 strikeouts in six starts during July -- second in the Midwest
League with 36 strikeouts during the month, while he finished 12th with a 2.12 ERA.
• Named the 18th-best prospect and rated as possessing the best slider in the Tigers organization following the season
by Baseball America.
• Posted a 0-1 record and 4.50 ERA (4.0IP/2ER) in three outings with Anzoategui in the Venezuelan Winter League
following the season.
Assigned to the Gulf Coast League Tigers in 2008 before he saw action late in the season with West Michigan.
• Tied for third in the Gulf Coast League with five losses...topped all league pitchers with 16 assists.
• Went the distance on August 1 versus the Gulf Coast League Indians to tie for the league lead with one complete game.
• Third in the Gulf Coast League with 26 strikeouts during August, while he finished fourth with a 0.81 ERA (22.1IP/2ER)
in four outings (three starts).
• Had his contract transferred from the Gulf Coast League Tigers to West Michigan on August 28 -- started one game
with West Michigan before his contract was transferred back to the Gulf Coast League Tigers on September 3.
Started one game with the Gulf Coast League Tigers during the 2007 season.
• Landed on the disabled list for the remainder of the season on August 15 following right shoulder surgery.
Made his professional debut with the Venezuelan Summer League Tigers in 2006.
• Compiled a 0.75 ERA (12.0IP/1ER) over a six-outing stretch May 25-June 20.
Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on October 25, 2005.
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS
Resides in Valencia, VZ during the off-season.
• Participated in a pre-game ceremony prior to the annual Fiesta Tigres! game and attended “Keeping Kids in the Game.”
• Recommended/signed by Ramon Pena for the Tigers.
BRAYAN RENE VILLARREAL’S CAREER RECORD
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H AB R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG
2006 VSL Tigers 0-2 3.48 14 5 0 0 0 41.1 35 150 23 16 3 5 20 23 4 0 .233
2007 GCL Tigers 0-0 6.23 1 1 0 0 0 4.1 4 17 4 3 0 0 3 5 0 0 .235
2008 GCL Tigers 1-5 3.65 11 6 1 0 0 37.0 26 132 19 15 0 5 11 37 2 2 .197
West Michigan 0-1 16.20 1 1 0 0 0 3.1 7 16 7 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 .438
2009 West Michigan 5-5 2.87 26 16 0 0 2 103.1 85 368 40 33 5 13 34 118 6 0 .231
2010 Lakeland 7-4 3.47 16 16 1 0 0 85.2 73 314 37 33 8 6 23 90 2 0 .232
Erie 0-4 3.71 8 8 0 0 0 43.2 37 160 21 18 6 4 16 46 4 0 .231
2011 Toledo 3-5 5.05 17 10 0 0 0 66.0 65 249 40 37 6 11 29 40 6 0 .261
DETROIT 1-1 6.75 16 0 0 0 0 16.0 21 65 12 12 3 0 10 14 1 0 .323
2012 Toledo 0-0 1.29 8 0 0 0 1 14.0 5 40 2 2 1 1 7 22 1 1 .125
DETROIT 3-5 2.63 50 0 0 0 0 54.2 38 189 20 16 3 1 28 66 9 2 .201
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 16-26 3.68 102 63 2 0 3 398.2 337 1446 193 163 30 46 144 381 25 3 .233
MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS
TRANSACTIONS
4-6 3.57 66 0 0 0 0 70.2 59 254 32 28 6 1 38 80 10 2 .232
- Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on October 25, 2005
- On disabled list, August 15-27, 2007 (right shoulder surgery)
- On disabled list, May 14-June 10, 2009 (left oblique muscle strain)
- On disabled list, June 15-26, 2010 (right rib cage muscle strain)
- On disabled list, July 27-August 13, 2011 (right rotator cuff strain)
2013 DETROIT TIGERS INFORMATION GUIDE