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Acquired: Drafted by the Phillies in
the 14th round of the 2007 Draft.
B:
R T: R / Height:
5', 10" / Weight:
175 / Born: 9/21/1986
2007
Team/League: Gulf Coast League Phillies
Positions Played in 2007: SS 32 games
School:
Porterville College |
Batting and Power: The biggest question mark about Jesus
Villegas Andino is his offense. Most scouts believe that he simply won't be able
to hit in professional baseball and he certainly struggled through his first
season, hitting below the Mendoza Line. As for power, it's simply non-existent
and isn't part of Villegas Andino's game.
Baserunning and Speed: One area that the scouts do like about Villegas
Andino is his speed. If - and that's a big if - he can find a way to get on
base, he can use his speed well, but will need a little work in the art of
stealing bases, since he was successful only at about a 40% clip in college. He
often gets a little too aggressive and will become impatient if a pitcher works
to keep him close and will wind up running himself into trouble. Since the raw
speed is there, the rest is all coachable.
Defense: This is the part of the game where Villegas Andino drew the
most attention. He's got great hands and uses his speed and natural instincts to
put himself in position to make plays. His arm is above average and he can turn
some very difficult plays into routine looking plays with his acrobatic style.
He doesn't try to get too fancy or do too much and can be counted on to make
routine plays, unlike some flashy shortstops who will make a great play and
follow it up by booting a routine ground ball. Of course, the one part of his
game that could always be counted on fell apart in 2007 when he made 12 errors
in pro ball. Most likely those errors were the because of jitters and simply not
concentrating, but he'll have to show them to be a fluke if he's to turn things
around in 2008.
Projection: It's all about the bat. If Villegas Andino can hit at all,
he could at least find himself hanging around because of his defense. If he
continues to settle around the Mendoza Line, it's simply not going to be enough
to get him anywhere. He'll need to hit in the .250 range to have any sort of a
shot and will likely need to show the ability to play at least one other
position, which he should easily be able to do, to add to his versatility.
Should he somehow figure out how to hit, then the sky will be the limit for this
kid. He'll be back in short-season ball in 2008, most likely returning to the
Gulf Coast League to try to figure things out.
Jesus Villegas Andino's career stats
| YR/TEAM |
HR |
RBI |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
SB |
BB |
KO |
OBP |
SLG |
| '07 Gulf Coast |
0 |
8 |
.184 |
32 |
98 |
9 |
18 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
18 |
.275 |
.269 |