If you missed it from last night when our site returned with an updated look, we posted a Winter League recap from the few days we were offline. Today we look at the action from the last two nights, concentrating on a player making his winter debut on Tuesday night.
In Venezuela, Diego Castillo made his debut on Tuesday. He was scheduled to join his team on November 1st for the last few weeks. He played shortstop on Tuesday night and had a nice game at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two singles and a walk. He played right field on Wednesday night and had some issues in the field, committing two errors. He did okay at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a walk.
Ali Sanchez went 0-for-4 with an RBI on Wednesday, leaving him with a .200 average and a .554 OPS in the early stages of his winter.
In Mexico, Fabricio Macias went 2-for-4 with two runs and a double on Tuesday night. He went 0-for-4 with a run scored on Wednesday. He’s hitting .264 with a .682 OPS in 18 games.
Jared Oliva went 0-for-3 on Tuesday night. He is hitting .268 with a .617 OPS in 18 games.
The only action in the Dominican over the last two nights for the Pirates was Jeremy Beasley throwing a scoreless inning with three strikeouts on 15 pitches. He has allowed four runs in five innings this winter.
Within the last few days, it was still mentioned that Oneil Cruz was debuting on November 1st, but he has not reported yet. That’s been his reporting date for the last few weeks.