Christian Villanueva Pacific Coast League POW 071315 to 071915

Christian Villanueva of the Iowa Cubs was selected the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for the span of July 13, 2015 through July 19, 2015. For the week he hit 8 for 15, .533/.500/1.267 with 2 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB and 0 BB in 4 games. This season the third baseman is hitting .272/.330/.489 with 12 HR, 50 RBI, 34 R, 2 SB in 77 games at Iowa and .208/.321/.458 with 2 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 6 games at Double A Tennessee. He also won the award for the week of June 1. Iowa is the Triple A team of the Chicago Cubs. He originally signed with the Rangers in 2008 as an amateur free agent out of Mexico and was traded to the Cubs in 2012. Villanueva turned 24 on June 19.