While Eric Sogard was out with an injury, Villar found himself a temporary starting role in the Milwaukee Brewers infield. But with Sogard back there will be more of a platoon role. To his credit, Villar had a very professional reaction to it according to MLB.com, “I’m OK. That’s my job, to be ready for everything.”
Manager Craig Counsell commented on Villar’s stretch of play in that same article. He essentially says it is hard to make a massive impact by hitting groundballs to the opposite field. Counsell has a very good point, and he went on to talk about his walks being down.