The Book on Angel Villalona
Prospect Info
Angel Villalona
Born 8/13/1990
3B, SF
It's amazing how much of an effect one teeny little murder charge has on one's prospect status. Until he was arrested in the Dominican Republic at the tail end of 2009, Giants slugger Angel Villalona was the Giants unquestioned number one prospect: a serious, middle of the order power threat with 30-30 potential. While the civil suit against him has been dropped, he's still facing criminal prosecution with a maximum 25-year sentence... unless the Giants' Latin American operations prove comprehensive enough to include substantial bribes and/or lawyering.
Ranking in ScoutingBook (3/14/2010): #445 
Ranking in Baseball America 2010: Unranked
Ranking in Baseball Prospectus: Unranked
Ranking in MiLB.com 2010 Season Preview Unranked
Ranking from the Sporting News: Unranked
Ranking from ESPN: Unranked
Player Updates and Notes
Angel Villalona is being held in connection to a murder that occurred on Saturday night in a Dominican Republic nightclub. According to the Associated Press, Villalona turned himself into the police on Sunday morning. The Giants' might be waiting a long, long time for the player most thought was the team's first baseman of the future.
9/21/2009 by KDaddy
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