2024 Stats
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.257
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R
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
After mashing 36 home runs between Triple-A Sacramento and the big leagues in 2022, Villar came into 2023 with a clear path to regular at-bats between third base and second base. Unfortunately, he got off to a wretched start, putting up a .558 OPS with a 33 percent strikeout rate through his first 30 games, at which point he was sent back to the minors. Villar never recovered and played sparingly with the Giants the rest of the way. He slugged again last year at Sacramento, but as a 26-year-old in the Pacific Coast League, that should be taken with a grain of salt. At the major-league level, the now-27-year-old has a .683 OPS, a 32.1 percent strikeout rate and a 34.6 percent hard-hit rate. Villar might not figure very prominently in the Giants' plans for 2024. Read Past Outlooks
Sent down to minors
The Giants optioned Villar to Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Villar went 4-for-18 with eight strikeouts during his most recent stint in the big leagues. The Giants are expected to call up Jerar Encarnacion from Triple-A Sacramento to replace Villar on the active roster.
Villar went 4-for-18 with eight strikeouts during his most recent stint in the big leagues. The Giants are expected to call up Jerar Encarnacion from Triple-A Sacramento to replace Villar on the active roster.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+7%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+2%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .714 | 155 | 5 | 17 | .223 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .667 | 203 | 10 | 23 | .182 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .721 | 20 | 0 | 1 | .263 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .735 | 17 | 1 | 3 | .250 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .397 | 61 | 0 | 3 | .127 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .672 | 79 | 5 | 9 | .159 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .978 | 74 | 5 | 13 | .292 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .651 | 107 | 4 | 11 | .187 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+24%
OPS on Road
2024
+87%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | .604 | 161 | 3 | 15 | .179 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .749 | 197 | 12 | 25 | .215 | ||||
| 2024Home | .849 | 26 | 1 | 4 | .292 | ||||
| 2024Away | .455 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .182 | ||||
| 2023Home | .489 | 64 | 2 | 4 | .127 | ||||
| 2023Away | .599 | 76 | 3 | 8 | .159 | ||||
| 2022Home | .607 | 71 | 0 | 7 | .182 | ||||
| 2022Away | .883 | 110 | 9 | 17 | .257 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does David Villar compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.08BB Rate
2.7%K Rate
35.1%BABIP
.364ISO
.200AVG
.257OBP
.270SLG
.457OPS
.727wOBA
.309Exit Velocity
91.3 mphHard Hit Rate
21.7%Barrels/PA
8.1%Expected BA
.228Expected SLG
.440Sprint Speed
23.9 ft/secGround Ball %
34.8%Line Drive %
26.1%Fly Ball %
39.1%Prospect Rankings History
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Villar wasn't a highly-touted prospect when he received his first big-league call-up last July at the age of 25, but he spent most of the remainder of the season in the majors and finished with a .231/.331/.445 slash line (good for a 124 wRC+), homering nine times in 54 games. While that performance suggests he may have been unfairly overlooked, a closer investigation of his numbers raises skepticism. Statcast suggests he got quite lucky, giving him a .189 xBA, with his 32.0 K% the primary culprit. While his contact was infrequent, however, it was at least of fairly good quality, as his 9.1% barrel rate was above-average. He also has a track record of success in the minors, posting a .943 OPS across the two highest levels since the start of 2021. There's at least something there for Villar at the plate, but the total package might not amount to a big-league regular, as he doesn't offer anything on the basepaths and doesn't have a strong defensive reputation.
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Returns to majors
The Giants recalled Villar from Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday.
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Sent down to Triple-A
The Giants optioned Villar to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday.
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Sitting against lefty Thursday
Villar is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Joins big-league club
The Giants recalled Villar from Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Shifting to minor-league camp
The Giants optioned Villar to minor-league camp Wednesday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
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Could return to majors
Villar could soon be recalled from Triple-A Sacramento after J.D. Davis suffered an apparent ankle injury during Tuesday's game against the Cardinals, per Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
Villar was removed from Sacramento's game Tuesday after Davis exited with the injury. The 26-year-old Villar spent the first six-plus weeks of the season in the majors, but he was demoted in mid-May after he posted a .558 OPS through 30 games. He would likely fill a utility role if he rejoins the big club.
Villar was removed from Sacramento's game Tuesday after Davis exited with the injury. The 26-year-old Villar spent the first six-plus weeks of the season in the majors, but he was demoted in mid-May after he posted a .558 OPS through 30 games. He would likely fill a utility role if he rejoins the big club.