After making four cuts to the Spring Training roster prior to Tuesday’s afternoon game, the Pittsburgh Pirates made three more roster cuts following the game. Catcher Henry Davis and outfielders Matt Gorski and Lolo Sanchez were all reassigned to minor league camp. The active Spring Training roster is now down to 59 players.
Just like the earlier cuts from today, there were no players in this group who were competing for Opening Day jobs. Gorski could open up the season at Indianapolis, after finishing the season there in 2022. However, he had limited time with Altoona last year, and may have just been promoted because the Indianapolis schedule went deeper into the season. He was slated to go to the Arizona Fall League, but got hurt in his first game with Indianapolis.
It’s possible that all three players open up the year with Altoona. Davis would be able to catch full-time at Altoona, while Endy Rodriguez gets the full-time work at Indianapolis. If all goes well, both would move up a level mid-season.
Sanchez re-signed with the Pirates as a minor league free agent this off-season. His placement will likely be decided by what the Pirates do with their big league outfield, and how that trickles down to the Indianapolis outfield situation.
