Villanueva accepts role in bullpen
Published 5/22/2008 by Adam McCalvy at Major League Baseball News
Brewers right-hander Carlos Villanueva found a positive in the news he had been demoted to the bullpen. "They still feel that I can help the team out," Villanueva said. "If they didn't feel that way, I would be in Nashville right now."
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