In Colombia, Tito Polo hit his first two homers of the winter, continuing his strong off-season. On Thursday night, he went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk. On Friday, he had an 0-for-4 night. Polo capped off the weekend with a solo homer and a walk, scoring both runs in a 2-0 win. He also picked up his second stolen base. Polo is hitting .327/.417/.551 in 49 at-bats. He has seven walks, two HBP, ten runs scored and five extra-base hits. His .968 OPS is second in the league and he is tied for the league lead in both homers and triples.
Harold Ramirez had a nice end to the week as well, going 3-for-4 on Thursday, with a triple and an RBI. On Friday, he went 1-for-3 with a single. Ramirez went 1-for-2 with a walk and HBP on Saturday. He is hitting .370/.434/.522 in 46 at-bats. He would rank third in the league in OPS, but he is currently a few plate appearances shy of qualifying.
In the Dominican, Mel Rojas Jr. went 0-for-4 with a strikeout. He is hitting .230 through 28 games, with five doubles, six homers and 14 walks.
Pedro Florimon went 1-for-5 with a single and an RBI. He is hitting .211 through 21 games.
Gustavo Nunez went 1-for-4 with a run scored and stolen base. He has a .202 average through 29 games.
In Mexico, Carlos Munoz went 1-for-4 with a strikeout and a caught stealing. His only hit was an infield single to first base and the pitcher was Dennys Reyes, who pitched for the 2003 Pirates. Reyes was also playing A-ball when Munoz was born.
Sebastian Valle went 1-for-4 with a homer, his first of the year.
In Puerto Rico, Danny Ortiz went 0-for-4 with a strikeout. That gives him a .187/.279/.209 slash line through 28 games. He has the third lowest OPS among qualified hitters, one point ahead of former Pirate farmhand Benji Gonzalez.
