PT TOMORROW: NL Central—Keystone up for grabs in MIL
Jul 7 2017
The lackluster performance of Jonathan Villar (2B/SS/3B, MIL) has been one of the club’s only offensive disappointments this season. Villar’s struggles were covered in PT Tomorrow on May 27 and the story is largely the same over a month later: an inability to reach get on base is limiting his chances at SBs, even after he has returned from a DL stint due to a back injury. Villar’s .276 OBP is 7th worst among qualified batters.
Eric Sogard (2B, MIL) saw the majority of at-bats at second base during Villar’s time on the disabled list and manager Craig Counsell stated he would receive regular playing time even after Villar was activated on June 27. However, a sore ankle kept Sogard out of the lineup shortly thereafter and...
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