The July flurry of trades netted the Orioles fourteen players in exchange for some of their best and most recognizable names. Many of those players are prospects whose future is impossible to predict. They range from very raw to being polished enough to have been called up to the majors already. There was one outlier, a veteran who posted a fantastic season in 2016. That is Jonathan Villar.
The 27-year-old Villar, from the Dominican Republic, has bounced around during his career. His professional career began by signing with the Phillies as a free agent in 2008.