Superstar transfer update at San Francisco Giants as Los Angeles Dodgers exit…
The SF Giants just demoted David Villar per the team’s transaction log to make room for new additions. While Villar has been decent at times this season, his latest demotion brings his future on the team into question.
Villar’s demotion was part of several moves the Giants made recently. NBC Sports Bay Area’s Alex Pavlovic reports that the Giants have added Mark Canha and Jerar Encarnación to the roster and Sean Hjelle is back from the bereavement list. Blake Sabol and Villar got sent to Triple-A while Derek Hill was designated for assignment after a brief stint with the team.
The Giants are adding both Canha and Encarnación in the hopes that they can provide a spark to an offense that has struggled a lot this season. It would not be surprising if they both started tonight against left-handed starter Andrew Abbott in Cincinnati tonight.
Turning back to Villar, he was really only in the big leagues because Wilmer Flores is injured. Villar is a right-handed batter who can play first base, second base, and third base just like Flores so he is a natural replacement.
Villar’s numbers this season have been respectable in a small sample size. He has 9 hits in 35 at-bats with 1 home run and 4 RBI. But he has struggled a little bit as of late, recording only 4 hits in his last 19 plate appearances. In Triple-A he has been solid this season, slashing .271/.363/.494 with 14 home runs and 52 RBI.
