Urbina was sentenced for the attempted murder of five workers on his family's ranch. Urbina, a former pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies, was also found guilty of illegal deprivation of liberty and violating a prohibition against taking justice into his own hands during a dispute over a gun on Oct. 16, 2005, El Universal reported. The 31-year-old free agent was accused of joining a group of men in attacking and injuring workers with machetes and pouring gasoline on them at his family's ranch, located about 25 miles south of Caracas.

Urbina has proclaimed his innocence and is expected to appeal, so Eric Karabell suggests you stash him away in deep keeper NL-only leagues.

Urbina Sentenced To 14 Years [Associated Press]
Do Not Steal From Ugueth Urbina. Seriously. [Deadspin]

Urbina, who had been investigated for his part in a machete maiming and torture incident, has been formally charged with attempted murder by Venezuelan police. He has insisted that he had little to do with the actual incident, which is a good angle to take. Because we have to say, were we charged with attempted murder anywhere, we'd probably prefer it not be in Venezuela. Even if we were a local hero. Just our preference.

Start Learning How To Spell His First Name [Student Of The Game]
Do Not Steal From Ugueth Urbina. Seriously. [Deadspin]

The worker, 21-year-old Ricardo Osal, told police that Urbina and others rounded up the workers, beat them, attacked them with a machete, then splattered gasoline and paint thinner on them and burned them. ... Osal reportedly suffered machete wounds on his hands and back, while another worker, Tony Rodriguez, was burned on his back and right arm.

Urbina, whose mother was famously kidnapped in Venezuela last year, claims he was sleeping at the time of the incident. Interestingly enough, this is exactly how Larry Bowa used to start spring training.

Machete Attack Linked To Urbina [Philly.com]