P Ernesto 'Pickles' Villegas #41
Dallas Texans ABL
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
12/31/2026
BNN Index | ABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P ERNESTO 'PICKLES' VILLEGAS #41 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
29 29 3-11 0 5.55 133.0 161 19 52 95 1.60 0.8
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 43
Movement 60
Control 36
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 72
Curveball - 58
Changeup - 39
Splitter - 77
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role Starter
Groundball Percentage 57 %
Hold Runners 21
Defense 18
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 29
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/30/2026 @ BRO Loss, 3-6 X 4.1 3 0 0 1 4
09/24/2026 SD Loss, 4-5 X 4.0 5 3 3 2 2
09/19/2026 MAN Win, 7-4 X 4.1 5 2 2 0 2
09/11/2026 @ NY Win, 9-8 X 4.0 5 2 2 1 2
09/06/2026 WAS Win, 6-2 X 4.0 4 2 2 1 2
08/29/2026 SOC Win, 11-7 X 3.2 2 1 1 2 2
08/24/2026 MTL Loss, 3-4 X 1.2 4 3 3 4 0 Loss
08/16/2026 BRO Win, 11-4 X 3.1 5 3 1 2 2
08/11/2026 LAS Win, 8-4 X 3.0 6 3 3 3 3
07/28/2026 MIN Win, 7-4 X 2.1 3 4 2 2 2
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:Very Low
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:High
Work Ethic:High
Birthday:08/25/1999
Born in:Fairmont, MN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$650,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 14 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 14 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2021, 3rd Pick in Round 9
ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 29 29 3 11 0 5.55 133.0 161 89 82 19 52 95 0 0.0 0 4 13.8
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 14.95 10.89 6.43 3.52 5.27 1.60 114 0.8 .332        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 359 114 27 1 17 67 37 59 3 3 4 .318 .385 .540 .925      
vs. RHB 178 47 9 2 2 22 15 36 2 1 4 .264 .332 .371 .702      
ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 4 4 2 2 0 5.25 24.0 24 14 14 3 9 16  
May 6 6 1 4 0 5.40 33.1 43 22 20 6 8 31  
June 5 5 0 4 0 7.18 26.1 37 22 21 5 8 16  
July 5 5 0 0 0 5.29 17.0 18 12 10 3 11 13  
August 4 4 0 1 0 6.17 11.2 17 10 8 1 11 7  
September 5 5 0 0 0 3.92 20.2 22 9 9 1 5 12  
Spring Training 4 4 1 0 0 4.50 16.0 16 8 8 3 5 13  
Last Year 3 3 0 3 0 9.26 11.2 18 12 12 4 6 4  
Career 32 32 3 14 0 5.85 144.2 179 101 94 23 58 99  
Home 18 18 0 6 0 6.46 69.2 90 56 50 9 35 53  
Road 11 11 3 5 0 4.55 63.1 71 33 32 10 17 42  
Grass 29 29 3 11 0 5.55 133.0 161 89 82 19 52 95  
Day 10 10 1 2 0 4.47 46.1 52 28 23 5 16 31  
Night 19 19 2 9 0 6.13 86.2 109 61 59 14 36 64  
As Starter 29 29 3 11 0 5.55 133.0 161 89 82 19 52 95  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2025 Dallas - ABL 25 3 3 0 3 0 9.26 11.2 18 12 12 4 6 4 0 0 2.06 .333 8.97 -0.3 53
2026 Dallas - ABL 26 29 29 3 11 0 5.55 133.0 161 89 82 19 52 95 0 0 1.60 .332 5.27 0.8 85
Total ABL 32 32 3 14 0 5.85 144.2 179 101 94 23 58 99 0 0 1.64 .332 5.57 0.5 82
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2019 Oklahoma State - COL 19 8 8 5 1 0 3.15 45.2 32 17 16 5 12 55 0 0 0.96 .252 3.72 1.2 152
2020 Oklahoma State - COL 20 7 7 1 2 0 4.75 36.0 38 20 19 6 8 44 0 0 1.28 .327 4.41 0.5 95
2021 Oklahoma State - COL 21 10 10 4 3 0 2.04 61.2 35 15 14 5 16 76 0 0 0.83 .227 2.66 2.2 211
2021 Houston - A 21 14 4 1 1 0 3.46 39.0 42 20 15 4 21 35 0 0 1.62 .336 5.45 -0.0 129
2022 Houston - A 22 25 1 1 1 0 4.29 42.0 45 21 20 1 23 53 0 0 1.62 .396 3.46 0.9 110
2022 Frisco - AA 22 18 12 7 5 2 4.58 78.2 84 43 40 8 41 52 0 0 1.59 .310 5.47 0.7 114
2023 Frisco - AA 23 34 34 14 11 0 5.25 173.0 206 110 101 14 72 122 0 0 1.61 .343 4.72 2.8 96
2024 Frisco - AA 24 12 12 7 1 0 3.43 63.0 64 27 24 6 19 58 0 0 1.32 .317 4.01 1.4 141
2024 Fort Worth - AAA 24 22 22 6 4 0 4.54 123.0 118 63 62 17 42 107 0 0 1.30 .284 4.98 1.5 110
2025 Fort Worth - AAA 25 9 9 5 0 0 2.58 52.1 40 15 15 3 13 50 0 0 1.01 .287 3.52 1.6 193
Total AAA 31 31 11 4 0 3.95 175.1 158 78 77 20 55 157 0 0 1.21 .285 4.54 134.7
Total AA 64 58 28 17 2 4.72 314.2 354 180 165 28 132 232 0 0 1.54 .330 4.77 109.5
Total A 39 5 2 2 0 3.89 81.0 87 41 35 5 44 88 0 0 1.62 .366 4.42 118.8
Total College Feeder 25 25 10 6 0 3.08 143.1 105 52 49 16 36 175 0 0 0.98 .264 3.44 163.4
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2022 Frisco - AA 22 2 2 0 1 0 10.57 7.2 16 9 9 1 4 4 0 0 2.61 .455 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Frisco - AA 23 3 3 0 1 0 6.19 16.0 22 13 11 2 2 13 0 0 1.50 .377 0.00 0.0 0
Total AA 5 5 0 2 0 7.61 23.2 38 22 20 3 6 17 0 0 1.86 .407 5.05 71.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Oklahoma State - COL P 8 8 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 45.2 1.58 -0.5 .879
2020 Oklahoma State - COL P 7 7 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 36.0 1.50 +0.1 1.064
2021 Houston - A P 14 4 3 5 0 9 1 .889 39.0 1.85 -0.1 .911
2021 Oklahoma State - COL P 10 10 6 12 0 18 0 1.000 61.2 2.63 +0.7 1.058
2022 Frisco - AA P 18 12 1 14 2 16 1 .938 78.2 1.72 +0.2 .968
2022 Houston - A P 25 1 0 1 0 3 2 .333 42.0 0.21 +0.3 .000
2023 Frisco - AA P 34 34 10 26 3 36 0 1.000 173.0 1.87 +0.8 .985
2024 Fort Worth - AAA P 22 22 10 14 1 26 2 .923 123.0 1.76 +0.2 .959
2024 Frisco - AA P 12 12 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 63.0 1.29 +0.5 1.050
2025 Dallas - ML P 3 3 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 11.2 5.40 +0.1 1.043
2025 Fort Worth - AAA P 9 9 7 6 1 13 0 1.000 52.1 2.24 +0.3 1.052
2026 Dallas - ML P 29 29 7 16 0 26 3 .885 133.0 1.56 +0.5 1.033
TOTAL P 191 151 52 116 8 177 9 .949 859.0 1.76 +3.1 .997
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2018 Joined the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (11); Movement: - (13); Control: - (13).
03/10/2019 Injured (strained abdominal muscle), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (12); Movement: - (13); Control: - (13).
03/24/2020 Injured (strained triceps), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (12); Movement: - (13); Control: - (12).
03/16/2021 Injured (elbow soreness), out for one week.
04/18/2021 Was selected to the 2021 USA NCAA DIVISION I All-Star Game.
06/07/2021 Released by the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
06/07/2021 Drafted in the 2021 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 3, 206th overall pick) by the Dallas Texans.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (10); Movement: - (10); Control: - (9).
07/22/2022 Injured (tired arm), out for one week.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (35); Movement: - (47); Control: - (42).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (37); Movement: - (43); Control: - (45).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (42); Movement: - (50); Control: - (59).
05/01/2025 Wins the AAA KSL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/20/2025 Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 4 months.
11/29/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $650,000 with the Dallas Texans organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (48); Movement: - (63); Control: - (48).
12/03/2026 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $650,000 through automatic renewal.
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