The Giants introduced that infielder David Villar cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A. Villar was designated for task earlier this week.
As a result of that is Villar’s first profession outright task, he doesn’t but have the power to decide into free company quite than settle for the task to Triple-A. Villar now has that potential going ahead in his profession, maybe making for some future transactional wrangling since he’s additionally out of minor league choices. That out-of-options standing is what required the Giants to DFA Villar, because the membership needed to first expose him to waivers earlier than sending him all the way down to the minors.
An Eleventh-round choose for the Giants within the 2018 draft, Villar had a pleasant rookie season in 2022, hitting .231/.331/.455 with 9 house runs over 181 plate appearances. Most of his taking part in time that yr got here at third base, however as soon as J.D. Davis took the majority of the recent nook work in 2023, Villar spent extra time at first and second base throughout his time within the majors. With Matt Chapman taking on third base in 2024 and the Giants’ infield changing into much more crowded with choices, Villar performed solely first base over his 11 MLB video games final season.
An absence of offensive manufacturing was the bigger purpose Villar couldn’t discover a spot anyplace within the lineup. He hit solely .145/.236/.315 over 140 PA in 2023, after which .257/.270/.457 in 37 PA in 2024. San Francisco usually cycled Villar up and down from Triple-A for depth functions throughout his time with the membership, however now that his minor league choices have been exhausted, the Giants selected to maneuver onto bench gamers with extra roster flexibility.
