One of the overlooked and sometimes forgotten players in the Cubs’ system is spending his off-season playing baseball in the Mexican Pacific League. And Christian Villanueva wrapped up regular season play with rather impressive numbers.
The Cubs acquired INF Christian Villanueva along with RHP Kyle Hendricks in the deal that sent Ryan Dempster to Texas in July 2012. Villanueva played in 25 games for High-A Daytona after the trade and put together a very good season with Double-A Tennessee the next year. In 133 games for the Smokies in 2013, the slick fielding third baseman hit .