Jancel Villarroel News: Heads to Giants

Villarroel was traded from the Astros to the Giants in exchange for Kai-Wei Teng on Thursday, Chandler Rome and Andrew Baaggarly of The Athletic report.

The Giants needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster after signing Harrison Bader, which was the motivation for this deal. Villarroel reached High-A in 2025 and had success with the bat, though it's unclear if he'll hit enough to be a productive big-leaguer given his lack of defensive value.