Jancel Villarroel has been traded from the Houston Astros to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for righthander Kai-Wei Teng. The Giants are also receiving international bonus money as part of the deal. (Source: Alex Pavlovic on X)
Fantasy Impact: Villarroel, 21, was ranked as the #13 prospect in the Astros' organization. In four seasons in Houston's system, he has batted .269 with 18 home runs and 39 stolen bases in 233 games. He already possesses good discipline at the dish with a .378 on-base percentage in 973 career plate appearances. Villarroel made it to Single-A Fayetteville last season and is likely destined for a similar level to open the 2026 season.
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Kai-Wei Teng has been traded from the San Francisco Giants to the Houston Astros in exchange for catching prospect, Jancel Villarroel. The Giants are also receiving an undisclosed amount of international bonus money. (Source: Alex Pavlovic on X)
Fantasy Impact: Teng, a Taiwanese-born righthander, has made 12 appearances for the Giants over the past two seasons and has posted a 7.30 ERA in 40.2 innings. He does have swing-and-miss stuff as evidenced by his 28.1% strikeout rate last year. However, his command has been an issue with 25 walks and eight hit batters. His seven years in the minors have yielded the same - good strikeout numbers, high walk rates, and an alarming number of hit batsmen. Teng will get an opportunity to break camp as a swingman with Houston, but he is more likely ticketed for Triple-A Sugar Land.
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