Jonathan Villar found his way to the Houston Astros in 2011 when the franchise was scorching their Earth and starting anew. The young shortstop came over in a trade for Roy Oswalt along with Anthony Gose (soon after traded to Toronto for Brett Wallace) and J.A. Happ. Villar is the only piece left from the Oswalt trade and at 24 years old has spent parts of the last three seasons with the Astros.
In 2013 and 2014, Villar flashed both his physical capabilities and mental lapses.