WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts signed pitchers Junior Guerra and Moises Melendez on Wednesday.Coming off a terrific 2011 campaign, Guerra returns for his second season with the Wingnuts. The right-hander was 9-3 in 20 starts last year, and finished tied for ninth in the American Association with a 3.57 ERA. Guerra also ranked seventh in the league with 103 strikeouts, and posted the third-lowest opponents batting average at .229. The 27-year-old Guerra proved durable, working at least six full innings in 14 of his 20 starts, and at least five innings in 18 of them. On July 13th versus Shreveport-Bossier, Guerra pitched the first seven and one-third innings of Wichita's combined no-hitter over the Captains. Guerra was especially dominant down the stretch. Over his final 10 starts, Guerra went 7-1 with a 2.22 ERA."Junior was a priority for us this offseason after what he accomplished in ...
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