Pedro Guerra

Pedro Rafael Guerra Ceballos

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 200 lb.

• Born January 9, 1990 in Cagua, Aragua Venezuela

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Biographical Information

Pedro Guerra has pitched in the minors and for the Venezuelan national team.

Guerra signed with the Minnesota Twins in October 2006. He made his pro debut with the 2007 VSL Cubs/Twins, going 6-4 with a save, 3.64 ERA and .200 opponent average, tying for 7th in the Venezuelan Summer League in victories. In 2008, he had a 8-2, 2.45 record for the DSL Twins, walking 12 in 84 1/3 innings. He tied for second in the Dominican Summer League in wins. That winter, he was 1-0 with 2 runs (1 earned) in 5 innings for the Tiburones de La Guaira.

Back with the DSL Twins in 2009, he was even better, going 7-0 with a save and a 0.38 ERA, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) in 71 innings. He struck out 75 and had a .79 WHIP. He led the league in ERA (less than half the total of the runner-up) and tied for 8th in wins. He won DSL Pitcher of the Year. He struggled for the Tiburones in the Venezuelan Winter League, with a 0-1, 6.61 record in 2009-2010. Guerra began 2010 with the GCL Twins and started well (2-2, 2.84, .200 opponent average) in his US debut. Promoted to the Beloit Snappers, he had a 2-0, 3.54 record but walked 23 in 28 innings. His winter ball woes continued; with the Navegantes del Magallanes, he was roasted for four runs in 1 2/3 IP.

Pedro split 2011 between the Elizabethton Twins (2-1, 3.70) and Beloit (2-1, 5.04) to bring his career minor league record to 29-10, 2.70 after 78 games. He was 0-1 with a save and a 4.15 ERA for Magallanes in 2011-2012. Moving to the Tigres de Aragua for the 2012 Caribbean Series, he allowed only one hit and one walk in four shutout innings, fanning five. He got the win over the Yaquis de Obregón. He wound up in the New York Yankees chain for 2012 and was excellent for the Charleston RiverDogs (4-1, 9 Sv, 1.61 in 36 G; 61 K in 56 IP; .91 WHIP). He tied Tyler Lockwood and Kyle Vazquez for 9th in the South Atlantic League in saves. He tied Branden Pinder for 6th in the Yanks chain in saves. He allowed 8 runs in 10 2/3 IP for the 2012-2013 Navegantes.

The right-hander was in Venezuela's Liga Parallela (with a 1.33 ERA), no MLB team giving him a shot despite his strong work in 2012 (and a 33-11, 2.55 career minor league record!) He was 7-2 with a 1.27 ERA in the Italian minors (then called the Serie A) in 2014. In 2015, he was again in Italy's minors; as Italy's federation erased many of their old stats, it is unclear how he performed. He then suited up for the Venezuelan national team in the 2015 Premier 12. His one appearance came in an upset over Team USA, a bright spot for Venezuela (which otherwise was 1-3, whereas the US went to the title game). He relieved Josue Castellano in the 6th with a 5-4 lead and went 1-2-3 against Tyler Pastornicky, Adam Frazier and Parker Morin. After Venezuela made it 7-4, he retired Elliot Soto but served up a dinger to Jacob May. He retired Brett Phillips and walked Brett Eibner. Jesús Martínez then took over.

He returned to the LVBP in 2016-2017, the first time in four seasons. He was 0-1 with a 8.10 ERA for the Tigres de Aragua but pitched 1 2/3 shutout innings in the postseason. He pitched for Venezuela in the 2017 Bolivarian Games, allowing one run in six innings; he got the win over Marcelo Parker and El Salvador in the Bronze Medal Game. In 2021, Italy drastically expanded their top league. After years in the Italian minors, he had a 1-5, 2.47 record for Sala Baganza with 48 K in 43 2/3 IP. He was their #2 hurler, after fellow import Luis Gonzalez.

In 2022, he went 4-1 with two saves and a 3.38 ERA for Crocetta.

Notable Achievements

• 2009 Pitcher of the Year Dominican Summer League DSL Twins

Sources

• 2011 Twins Media Guide
• Purapelota.com
• mlb.com
• Italian Baseball and Softball Federation
• 2015 Premier 12
• 2017 Bolivarian Games Final Report