The Pittsburgh Pirates had seven players who saw winter ball action on Thursday.
Puerto Rico
Tsung-Che Cheng went 2-for-4 with a single and a double. He has a .196 average and a .557 OPS in 13 games, with two doubles, a triple, two steals and four walks.
Josh Palacios went 1-for-5 with an RBI double and an RBI ground out. He has a .250 average and a .797 OPS in 12 games, with three doubles, a triple and a homer.
Shawn Ross walked as a pinch-hitter in his only plate appearance of the game. He has a .120 average and a .428 OPS through 29 games, with a triple, homer, 11 walks and 35 strikeouts in 88 plate appearances.
Colombia
Andres Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and a walk. He is leading the league with a .373 average and 35 RBIs in 31 games. He is second in the league with seven homers. He leads the league with 47 hits, and his 1.091 OPS is second in the league by seven points. I wrote about the work Alvarez was doing this offseason in this past week’s Pirates Winter Report.
Rodolfo Nolasco went 1-for-4 with a single and a walk. He’s hitting .233 with a .758 OPS in 27 games.
Francisco Acuna went 2-for-4 with two singles, a run and an RBI. He’s hitting .229 with a .707 OPS in 29 games.
Mexico
Fabricio Macias went 2-for-3 with two singles, giving him a .263 average and a .674 OPS in 55 games, with 14 doubles, two triples and a homer. His OPS is 11 points above league average.