Miguel Pena Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Miguel Eduardo Pena
Born 10/24/1990 in Mission, TX
Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 175 / Bats: L / Throws: L
School San Jacinto College
Drafted in the 6th round (202nd overall) by the Boston Red Sox in 2011 (signed for $85,000).

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Lefthander Miguel Pena is essentially the same pitcher he was when the Nationals made him a surprise fifth-round pick out of high school two years ago. He's still 6-foot-2 and 160 pounds, and he still has an 88-91 mph fastball, a sharp curveball and a solid changeup. He repeats his clean delivery well, allowing him to throw strikes with ease. He won 25 games in two years at San Jacinto, though getting sent home from the Cape Cod League last summer for disciplinary reasons hurts his cause. A 13th-round pick of the Padres in 2010, he should go in roughly the same area of the 2011 draft. If he doesn't sign, he'll attend Lubbock Christian.

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The Nationals made Pena a fifth-round pick out of a Texas high school in 2008 because he was a projectable lefthander with three pitches. During two years at San Jacinto (Texas) JC and two in pro ball, he hasn't gotten much stronger and his stuff hasn't gotten much better. Yet he remains intriguing because he's a southpaw whose pitchability gives him a chance to develop into a No. 4 starter. Pena is athletic and has a clean delivery, which allows him to command all three of his pitches with ease. His best offering is a changeup that projects as a plus pitch. He also throws an 87-92 mph fastball that sits around 90, and a mid-70s curveball with some bite. He's fearless on the mound, attacking hitters while also keeping them off balance. Pena's first full pro season in 2012 went well, highlighted by six perfect innings May 8 as part of the first no-hitter in Greenville franchise history, though he missed most of July with a strained hamstring. The Red Sox will send him to high Class A this year and could move him quickly if he keeps getting results.

Conspiradores de Queretaro released LHP Miguel Pena.
LHP Miguel Pena assigned to Conspiradores de Queretaro.
LHP Miguel Pena assigned to El Aguila de Veracruz.
El Aguila de Veracruz activated LHP Miguel Pena from the reserve list.
Saraperos de Saltillo traded LHP Miguel Pena to El Aguila de Veracruz for RHP Jesus Barraza.
Saraperos de Saltillo traded LHP Miguel Pena to El Aguila de Veracruz for RHP Jesus Barraza.
Saraperos de Saltillo activated LHP Miguel Pena from the reserve list.
Saraperos de Saltillo placed LHP Miguel Pena on the reserve list.