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Giants Promote David Villar

By James Hicks | July 4, 2022 at 3:35pm CDT

3:35PM: The Giants have officially selected Villar’s contract.  Right-hander Yunior Marte was optioned to Triple-A yesterday, creating an open 26-man roster spot.

12:31PM: As first reported by Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, Giants prospect David Villar is in Phoenix and will be activated ahead of today’s game against the Diamondbacks. Villar, who’s primarily played third base in the minors but has some positional versatility, has logged a .284/.409/.633 triple-slash — and 21 home runs — in 281 trips to the plate for Triple-A Sacramento so far this year.

It isn’t yet clear what position Villar will play in his first taste of the majors, but with both Thairo Estrada and Brandon Crawford on the IL and Evan Longoria entrenched at third, he’ll most likely slot in at second for the time being. He’s played 98 innings at the position, all of them this year.

An unheralded 11th-round pick out of the University of South Florida in the 2018 amateur draft, Villar hasn’t drawn a lot of prospect fanfare but has hit his way onto the big-league radar. While his 2022 performance in Triple-A has taken him to new heights, he showed significant power last year as well, hitting 20 homers at Double-A Richmond en route to a .275/.374/.507 overall line.

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23 Comments

  1. Pete'sView

    3 years ago

    He impressed in spring training and I’m excited to see if his arrival and performance will give the team a much needed boost. Because if the current level of play continues you can expect the Giants won’t make the playoffs.

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    • a_giant_donut

      3 years ago

      slusser reported it first i think, not pavs

      (and i didn’t mean to reply to your comment but i don’t post enough on here to know how to create a separate one)

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      • Pete'sView

        3 years ago

        Is okay.

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      • James Hicks

        3 years ago

        You are correct! I fixed it, thanks.

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    • goob

      3 years ago

      If the current level of “play” continues, MLB will be forced to disband our beloved franchise.

      Because baseball is a game where you hit the ball and catch the ball and the Giants have simply stopped doing both of those things.

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    • TonyGwynnSD19

      3 years ago

      World Series Bound!

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      • giantsphan12

        3 years ago

        Tonygwynn, you really are such a d**k.

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  2. DarkSide830

    3 years ago

    This guy hits baseballs quite far.

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    Reply
  3. Redwolves3

    3 years ago

    Hopefully his numbers and defense in the minors will transition into something good with the Giants. Pavlovic sees a lot of good things in Villar.

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  4. RoastGobot

    3 years ago

    Giants are no bueno this year

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    • gmenfan

      3 years ago

      As bad as they’ve been as of late, it’s hard to believe they’re still 3 games above .500.

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    • TonyGwynnSD19

      3 years ago

      LOL The San Francisco Giants. R.I.P.

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      • thelegendofmike

        3 years ago

        Muting you.

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  5. mrnotsoniceguy

    3 years ago

    Actually adding talent to the ml roster, I dig it.

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  6. Jean Matrac

    3 years ago

    Forgive me my ignorance, but the article says “top Giants prospect”, but I don’t see him listed in Fangraph’s top 39 prospects for the Giants. What am I missing?

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    • James Hicks

      3 years ago

      You are correct — I looked at his batting line and assumed (obv he’s not Luciano, but I thought he’d be up there). Fair to call him a ‘prospect’, though — dude can hit!

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      • Jean Matrac

        3 years ago

        Yeah, his numbers on BB Ref look good. but just didn’t understand the top prospect remark. I guess if he’s their 40th or worse prospect, and does well on the ML roster, then I’d think the farm is looking good.

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    • emtae

      3 years ago

      Yeah I think he’s not even available to pick up on most fantasy sites

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      • a_giant_donut

        3 years ago

        he’s received about little-to-no fan-fare (until lately) despite better than the average hitter (as in 40% better) at nearly every level. i guess that’s just eleventh rounder things, lol.

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  7. Brew’88

    3 years ago

    Been waiting patiently for this promotion. This guy has barreled baseballs at every level

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  8. Jacksson13

    3 years ago

    What’s the deal with the much ballyhooed signee (at the time) LaStella? The only position he seems to be playing is BAT.

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    • Pete'sView

      3 years ago

      A mistake,with another year to go on the contract. The achilles is a pretty major injury, but even at the time it was a pretty meh signing.

      Reply
  9. BenBenBen

    3 years ago

    Incredible they were able to get this guy out of retirement after such a long, distinguished career with Barca and three World Cups

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