The Kap and J-Hood Show is the program where he appeared. He went over a lot of different hot topics that are big storylines surrounding the team. It isn’t all exactly what Chicago Cubs fans want to hear but it is what they need to hear. He made some very good points about the trade deadline but he made some very interesting comments about everything that went on. revolving door.Yesterday on ESPN 1000 radio, Jed Hoyer went on to talk about everything related to the Chicago Cubs and where they stand. Perry is on record as saying are good enough to contend as is…(pause as we all laugh!!!) maybe firing Maddon was warranted, but the FIRST move should have been to realize he was clearly WRONG with these band-aid SS/2B players and upgraded the roster before it even became a 0-12 losing streak!! A roster shakeup (upgrade!) was needed…besides the usual demote Adell, Mayfield, Rengifo, etc. Perry mucked this up with the collection of below average reserve middle infielders. Oh and FYI…This Angel season is a lost cause in case you didn’t know. We can fix him, change of scenery will help, BLAH BLAH BLAH. That’s the problem Angel fans are conditioned to just hope for a slight upgrade and give a scrap heap retread another try. As if 5 crappy MI aren’t enough, let’s add Villar too!! Heck let’s bring back Simmons while were at it!! Collect ALL the crappy SS/2B we can. Villar is just another crappy MI of what they currently have. I said they need to upgrade from these players to LEGIT STARTERS 2.0+ WAR guys, OPS+ >100 guys. I NEVER said “rather stand pat” with any of those guys. Your reading comprehension is like Villar’s WAR in 2022… -0.7!! Stand pat?! WTF are talking about? I never said that. After all, he’s only a year removed from a solid 18-home run, 101 OPS+ showing with the Mets and has an average exit velocity not seen since his breakout season with the Brewers in 2016. Additionally, while the Cubs ran out of patience for their offseason acquisition to turn a corner there are likely some hitting coaches out there who feel they can coax more production out of Villar’s bat. Even with declining speed, the infielder’s calling card has always been his penchant for steals, and that remained the case this year with a perfect 6-for-6 showing in that department. Given Simmons’ ongoing aptitude with the glove and almost inevitable regression to the mean, the team likely found more utility in hanging onto Simmons over Villar.ĭespite the substandard first half, Villar’s profile should still hold appeal for other clubs. 188/.212/.188 (14 OPS+) slash line this year, though shoulder issues are likely to blame for some of that showing. The 32-year-old Simmons has limped to a feeble. The same can be said for Chicago’s other veteran infielder signing this past offseason, Andrelton Simmons. With David Bote’s return from the IL and team-controlled infielders like Patrick Wisdom and Nico Hoerner outproducing the lame duck Villar, it appears there was little incentive for Chicago to keep carrying a veteran with minimal trade value. 222/.271/.327 (67 OPS+) with just two home runs, a far cry from his usually solid career numbers of. Through 46 games the switch hitter slashed. As his release a few months into the season indicates, however, Villar was not contributing much to that silver lining. The 31-year-old infielder is now a free agent eligible to sign with any team for the league minimum, with the remainder of this offseason’s $6MM deal stuck on the Cubs’ books.ĭespite jockeying for last place in the NL Central, the Cubs offense has actually been a middle-of-the-pack unit by numerous offensive metrics this season. This move comes in the wake of the team designating Villar for assignment last Friday. The Cubs have officially released infielder Jonathan Villar, per MLB.com’s transaction tracker.
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