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Birth Date	5-2-1991
Height	6' 0"
Weight	233 lbs

Age	33 years, 0 months, 8 days
Bats	B
Throws	R

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: 2.72016
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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2013	HOU	22	58	241	51	9	2	1	24	71	0	18	8	.243	.321	.319	58	-10.9	3.4	-7.4	-0.6
2014	HOU	23	87	289	55	13	2	7	19	80	2	17	4	.209	.267	.354	70	-9.2	4.0	4.6	1.1
2015	HOU	24	53	128	33	7	1	2	10	29	0	7	2	.284	.339	.414	89	-1.1	-0.4	2.0	0.5
2016	MIL	25	156	679	168	38	3	19	79	174	2	62	18	.285	.369	.457	101	2.1	-2.4	0.9	2.7
2017	MIL	26	122	436	97	18	1	11	30	132	0	23	8	.241	.293	.372	64	-18.4	1.6	2.6	-0.2
2018	BAL	27	54	236	54	4	0	8	22	58	3	21	3	.258	.336	.392	85	-3.6	2.4	1.5	0.8
2018	MIL	27	87	279	67	10	1	6	19	80	2	14	2	.261	.315	.377	82	-5.2	0.5	-6.1	-0.3
2019	BAL	28	162	714	176	33	5	24	61	176	4	40	9	.274	.339	.453	94	-2.1	5.6	4.8	3.3
Career			779	3002	701	132	15	78	264	800	13	202	54	.261	.328	.408	84	-48.4	14.7	3.0	7.4

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2008	dph	Rk	DSL	62	255	.000	.000	.000	.354			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	WPT	A-	NYP	11	44	.246	.316	.351	.346	109	-1.3	1.3	0.6	59	0	-1.4	0.3	-1.6	-0.1
2009	PHL	Rk	GCL	31	111	.241	.324	.357	.366	98	-0.3	3.1	1.1	122	0	-2.1	0.9	3.9	0.7
2010	LWD	A	SAL	100	420	.262	.333	.388	.355	90	2	12.3	5.6	86	0	0.5	6.1	-6.0	1.9
2010	LNC	A+	CLF	32	143	.264	.340	.414	.342	113	-6.3	3.7	1.5	54	0	-2.3	0.1	-7.2	-0.4
2011	LNC	A+	CAL	47	207	.285	.355	.437	.350	113	1.1	6.2	2.7	73	0	-4.5	-2.1	-6.8	-0.4
2011	CCH	AA	TEX	83	367	.268	.333	.406	.301	107	-7.2	10.8	4.9	69	0	-4.8	4.6	-10.9	0.5
2011	AGU	Wnt	DWL	22	42	.000	.000	.000	.190			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	CCH	AA	TEX	86	377	.255	.325	.388	.319	99	3.5	10.4	4.8	101	0	6.5	3.9	1.0	2.8
2012	AGU	Wnt	DWL	24	38	.000	.000	.000	.455			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	HOU	MLB	AL	58	241	.251	.311	.395	.362	99	-5.5	6.3	2.9	58	9	-7.4	3.4	-10.9	-0.6
2013	OKL	AAA	PCL	91	386	.265	.334	.404	.358	94	5.6	11.1	4.9	90	0	12.0	1.2	-7.7	2.2
2014	HOU	MLB	AL	87	289	.248	.309	.382	.271	97	-8.1	7.5	3.4	70	12	4.6	4.0	-9.2	1.1
2014	OKL	AAA	PCL	51	225	.276	.342	.427	.362	92	2.6	6.7	2.7	93	0	0.8	4.4	-3.1	1.1
2015	HOU	MLB	AL	53	128	.263	.321	.418	.360	106	0.9	3.5	0.9	89	13	2.0	-0.4	-1.1	0.5
2015	FRE	AAA	PCL	70	313	.278	.342	.424	.359	105	4.7	8.7	3.5	90	0	-5.1	6.7	-8.4	0.5
2016	MIL	MLB	NL	156	679	.256	.322	.420	.373	94	21.7	19.2	6.7	101	9	0.9	-2.4	2.1	2.7
2017	MIL	MLB	NL	122	436	.256	.325	.426	.330	97	-8.7	12.8	-0.5	64	9	2.6	1.6	-18.4	-0.2
2017	WIS	A	MID	4	15	.230	.304	.347	.727	102	3.6	0.4	-0.1	175	0	0.0	-0.2	1.2	0.1
2018	BAL	MLB	AL	54	236	.244	.311	.405	.319	107	-1.8	6.6	0.8	85	8	1.5	2.4	-3.6	0.8
2018	MIL	MLB	NL	87	279	.250	.321	.402	.355	96	-1.3	7.8	-0.3	82	7	-6.1	0.5	-5.2	-0.3
2018	CSP	AAA	PCL	3	11	.294	.347	.505	.625	130	1.7	0.3	0	140	0	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.2
2019	BAL	MLB	AL	162	714	.252	.323	.436	.341	106	4.9	21.5	4.2	94	8	4.8	5.6	-2.1	3.3

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2008	dph	Rk	DSL	255	214	37	58	6	3	1	73	21	30	56	27	8	.271	.365	.341	.070	4	4
2009	WPT	A-	NYP	44	39	6	9	1	1	0	12	5	4	14	6	0	.231	.295	.308	.077	1	1
2009	PHL	Rk	GCL	111	94	14	26	7	1	0	35	14	13	24	11	2	.277	.367	.372	.096	1	1
2010	LNC	A+	CLF	143	129	18	29	6	2	3	48	19	12	50	7	2	.225	.296	.372	.147	0	0
2010	LWD	A	SAL	420	371	61	101	18	4	2	133	36	26	103	38	13	.272	.323	.358	.086	13	13
2011	AGU	Wnt	DWL	42	36	8	4	0	0	0	4	2	5	15	5	0	.111	.238	.111	.000	0	0
2011	LNC	A+	CAL	207	174	26	45	7	4	4	72	26	25	56	20	6	.259	.353	.414	.155	3	3
2011	CCH	AA	TEX	367	324	52	75	16	2	10	125	26	29	100	14	6	.231	.301	.386	.154	2	8
2012	AGU	Wnt	DWL	38	30	9	10	0	1	0	12	3	4	8	6	2	.333	.412	.400	.067	0	4
2012	CCH	AA	TEX	377	326	54	85	7	2	11	129	50	35	87	39	8	.261	.336	.396	.135	4	8
2013	HOU	MLB	AL	241	210	26	51	9	2	1	67	8	24	71	18	8	.243	.321	.319	.076	0	7
2013	OKL	AAA	PCL	386	339	47	94	16	8	8	150	41	32	93	31	7	.277	.341	.442	.165	2	11
2014	HOU	MLB	AL	289	263	31	55	13	2	7	93	27	19	80	17	4	.209	.267	.354	.144	1
2014	OKL	AAA	PCL	225	190	34	49	2	3	3	66	27	31	61	24	6	.258	.363	.347	.089	1
2015	HOU	MLB	AL	128	116	18	33	7	1	2	48	11	10	29	7	2	.284	.339	.414	.129	1	1
2015	FRE	AAA	PCL	313	280	59	76	13	5	5	114	32	27	77	35	9	.271	.342	.407	.136	0	3
2016	MIL	MLB	NL	679	589	92	168	38	3	19	269	63	79	174	62	18	.285	.369	.457	.171	4	5
2017	MIL	MLB	NL	436	403	49	97	18	1	11	150	40	30	132	23	8	.241	.293	.372	.132	1	2
2017	WIS	A	MID	15	13	2	8	1	1	0	11	6	1	3	0	1	.615	.600	.846	.231	1	0
2018	MIL	MLB	NL	279	257	26	67	10	1	6	97	22	19	80	14	2	.261	.315	.377	.117	1	0
2018	CSP	AAA	PCL	11	10	4	6	0	0	1	9	1	1	1	1	0	.600	.636	.900	.300	0	0
2018	BAL	MLB	AL	236	209	28	54	4	0	8	82	24	22	58	21	3	.258	.336	.392	.134	1	1
2019	BAL	MLB	AL	714	642	111	176	33	5	24	291	73	61	176	40	9	.274	.339	.453	.179	4	2

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2013	947	0.4826	0.3791	0.6657	0.5646	0.2061	0.7481	0.4554	0.3343	0.0149
2014	1059	0.4995	0.4514	0.6674	0.6181	0.2849	0.7798	0.4238	0.3326	0.0113
2015	498	0.4980	0.4598	0.7424	0.6492	0.2720	0.8199	0.5588	0.2576	-0.0003
2016	2814	0.4741	0.4229	0.7218	0.6379	0.2291	0.7861	0.5605	0.2782	0.0000
2017	1757	0.4673	0.4684	0.6902	0.6699	0.2917	0.7655	0.5385	0.3098	0.0000
2018	2175	0.4745	0.4818	0.7023	0.6880	0.2957	0.7620	0.5769	0.2977	0.0000
2019	2816	0.4808	0.4886	0.7238	0.7142	0.2798	0.7870	0.5746	0.2762	0.0000
Career	12066	0.4786	0.4561	0.7058	0.6624	0.2669	0.7768	0.5432	0.2942	0.0021

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-06-04	2014-06-08	DTD	4	4	Right	Elbow	Contusion	-
2014-05-19	2014-05-20	DTD	1	1	Right	Hand	Contusion	-	-
2014-05-07	2014-05-07	DTD	0	0	Left	Thumb	Sprain	-	-
2013-08-07	2013-08-10	DTD	3	2	Left	Thumb	Sprain	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2023	CHN	$
2022	CHN	$4,500,000
2021	NYN	$3,550,000
2020	MIA	$8,200,000
2019	BAL	$4,825,000
2018	MIL	$2,550,000
2017	MIL	$554,500
2016	MIL	$512,900
2015	HOU	$513,000
2014	HOU	$503,800
2013	HOU	$

Years	Description	Salary
9 yr	Previous	$25,709,200
9 yr	Total	$25,709,200

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
7 y 113 d	ACES	1 year/$6M (2022), 2023 option

Details

1 year/$6M (2022), plus 2023 mutual option. Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 3/17/22. 22:$4.5M, 23:$10M mutual option ($1.5M buyout). Performance bonus: $500,000 for 500 plate appearances. DFA by Chicago Cubs 6/24/22. Released 6/29/22. Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 7/2/22. Angels pay pro-rated share of minimum salary ($369,231), with Cubs responsible for balance of 2022 salary ($4,130,769) and $1.5M buyout. DFA by LA Angels 7/24/22. Refused assignment, elected free agency 7/29/22. Signed by Seattle as a free agent 8/1/22 (minor-league contract).
1 year/$3.55M (2021). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 2/9/21. Performance bonuses.
1 year/$8.2M (2020). Acquired by Miami in trade from Baltimore 12/2/19. Re-signed by Miami 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Toronto in trade from Miami 8/31/20.
1 year/$4.825M (2019). Re-signed by Baltimore 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$2.55M (2018). Re-signed by Milwaukee 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Baltimore in trade from Milwaukee 7/31/18 with $836,290 remaining on contract.
1 year (2017). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/17.
1 year/$512,900 (2016). Acquired by Milwaukee in trade from Houston 11/19/15. Signed by Milwaukee 3/16.
1 year/$513,000 (2015). Re-signed by Houston 3/15.
1 year/$503,800 (2014). Re-signed by Houston 3/6/14.
1 year (2013). Contract purchased by Houston 11/20/12. Re-signed by Houston 3/13.
Acquired by Houston in trade from Philadelphia 7/28/10 (Oswalt deal).
Signed 2008 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic. $105,000 signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	H	2B	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	FRAA
90^o	41	10	2	1	4	11	3	1	.270	.341	.405	101	2B 0,
80^o	28	6	1	1	2	7	2	0	.240	.296	.400	95	2B 0,
70^o	18	4	1	0	2	5	1	0	.250	.333	.312	91	2B 0,
60^o	10	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	.222	.300	.222	88	2B 0,
50^o	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	85	2B 0,
Weighted Mean	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	85	2B 0,

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Date	Question	Answer
2017-06-13 12:00:00 (link to chat)	Shallow 10 team H2H categories league w/ OPS, keeper league with set amt of keepers each year but can keep guys forever. Rank these currently struggling bats in terms of dynasty value: Rougned Odor, Byron Buxton, Rougned Odor, Jonathan Villar, Alex Bregman.. Thanks!! (Ben from The Ham)	Bregman, Buxton, Villar, Odor (Craig Goldstein)
2016-08-11 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Billy Hamilton has a .374 OBP and 26 SB in the 24 games since the all star break. Small sample, sure, but that's a 175 SB pace for a full season, and I love dreaming that he can top Rickey's 130 SB season. Two questions: what do you project for him in 2017, and is he the most fun player to watch in MLB when he's playing this well? (Truganini from CO)	Man, I'm not a fan of Billy Hamilton at all, so this is tough for me. I don't think he's an everyday player by the All-Star Break in 2017, if not sooner. However, when he is playing this well, he's dynamite. Even on his top-end, though, I'm not convinced he's too much different than Dee Gordon or Jonathan Villar these days. (J.P. Breen)
2016-08-11 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think Jonathan Villar will keep up with this same production next season? (Brett from OR)	I think he takes a step backward -- just because I'm nervous to project a dude to have an OBP near .390 again -- but he's been brilliant. His whiff rate has declined. He's swinging at pitches outside the zone far less often. He's also pulling the ball less often than he has in the past. I like him and think he's an everyday starter for the Brewers going forward, even if he takes a step backward. (J.P. Breen)
2014-04-16 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Have a couple AL only guys to try and buy low on at this point? (russellj90 from Iowa)	How about Trevor Bauer, Jonathan Villar and Craig Gentry? Not Mike Moustakas, unfortunately. Stay away. (Ben Carsley)
2013-08-08 17:30:00 (link to chat)	Mike- what are your thoughts on Villar ROS? Looking for steals and thinking about picking him up off waivers. Unfortunately I didn't this past weekend and I've watched him swipe 3 bases in 2 games thus far. (DanDaMan from SeaCliff)	Hey Dan, thanks for joining the chat. I like Jonathan Villar's steal potential, although in a mixed league I'd be a little wary. The BABIP is super high and the high K rate makes me think that pitchers are going to start throwing him more junk and that the BB rate is going to drop until he adjusts. Villar offers nothing but speed. In a deeper mixed or only you throw caution to the wind. In mixed, if the average drops any further - or if the BB disappear in an OBP league, he's suddenly a liability, even with the bags. (Mike Gianella)
2013-06-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Better offense: Rougned Odor or Jonathan Villar? (RotoLando from Cloud City)	Odor (Jason Parks on the Midseason Top 50 Prospects)
2013-06-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Will Jonathan Villar develop into a decent enough offensive MI at the MLB level? (captnamerca from Clown College, Bro.)	Love your location. He has the talent to be an above-average regular at second base with some potential with the bat, speed, and good defensive tools. Call it a gut feeling, but I say he doesn't develop into an everyday guy. (Jason Cole)
2012-08-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Astros pushed Nolan Fontana fast and he's doing well in A-ball Lexington already. ETA to the Majors for him? Is he or Jonathan Villar the shortstop of the future at this point? (Ashitaka1110 from Houston, TX)	For the next question, Ashitaka1110, I have seen both players, but not recently. Fontana has great bloodlines, as his grandfather is former Milwaukee Brave RHP Lew Burdette, which might help him get there a little sooner. Villar was a good get in the Pence deal, and the Astros will have a couple of talented kids to evaluate. (Dan Evans)

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