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Lindy’s Top 50 Countdown: No. 43 SS Jonathan Villar

Lindyssports.com Staff

March 15, 2017 at 12:47 pm.

Sep 7, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Jonathan Villar (5) hits a solo home run in the eighth inning during the game against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park. The Brewers won 2-1. Photo Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports

Sep 7, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Jonathan Villar (5) hits a solo home run in the eighth inning during the game against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park. The Brewers won 2-1. Photo Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports

JONATHAN VILLAR

BATS: B

AGE: 26

TEAM: Milwaukee

INDICATORS

On-base .369

BABIP .373

Slugging .457

Total Bases 269

OPS .826

vs RHP .276

vs LHP .309

wOBA .356

TWO-YEAR MAJOR LEAGUE STATISTICS

BA    OBP     AB    R       H       2B     3B     HR      RBI        SB

.284   .339   116    18      33      7        1        2          11          7   (2015)

.285   .369   589    92    168     38       3        19         63        62  (2016)

2016: Employed as a little-used utility player for three seasons in Houston, Villar took hold of the starting job in Milwaukee and ran with it. Maybe the game’s biggest surprise of 2016, he led the major leagues with 62 stolen bases, though more shocking might have been a power spike that yielded a .457 slugging percentage and 19 home runs. Bypassed in fantasy drafts, he ended up as one of the game’s most valuable players.

Forecast: Villar’s speed is legit; he’s got eligibility at second base (11 games), third bases (42) and shortstop (108); and he’ll get a full season of leadoff at-bats for the first time in his career. We’re not saying he’s the greatest thing since Robin Yount, but he could hit .275 with 15 homers, 90 runs and 60 stolen bases. Nice.

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