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Winter Leagues: Alen Hanson Breaks Slump With Big Game

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In the Dominican on Thursday night, Alen Hanson broke a slump with three hits and a walk in four plate appearances. He scored a run and stole his second base of the winter. Hanson came into the game with a .167 average and the second lowest OPS among qualified players. He had just six hits and a walk prior to Thursday.

Mel Rojas Jr. went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. After a quick start, he is down to a .241 average.

In Venezuela, Jose Osuna reached base for the 17th straight game, going 2-for-4 with two singles. He has a .362 average in 17 games.

Zack Dodson made his fourth start and ran into trouble. He had a very poor outing last time out, which followed two starts in which he allowed a total of one run over 13 innings. On Thursday night, he gave up five earned runs on seven hits and four walks in 3.1 innings. Dodson failed to record a strikeout.

A.J. Morris threw three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk, with one strikeout. He has a 3.14 ERA in 14.1 innings.

Junior Sosa went 0-for-4 with a strikeout. He is hitting .200 in 12 games.

Julio Vivas threw a scoreless ninth inning in his team’s 12-4 win, retiring the side in order. He has a 3.68 ERA in seven appearances.

Elvis Escobar played the last two innings in left field without a plate appearance. In ten games, he is 1-for-7 with a walk.

Jhondaniel Medina threw a scoreless ninth in his team’s 13-5 victory. He got two strikeouts and a ground out. Medina hasn’t allowed an earned run yet, but he has walked six batters in four innings.

Gorkys Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a singles. He’s hitting .294 in 17 games.

In Mexico, Carlos Munoz had a double and a walk in two plate appearances, before being pinch-hit for by Harold Ramirez in the seventh inning. Ramirez grounded out in his only at-bat, then stayed in the game on defense in left field for the last two innings.

Sebastian Valle played for the first time in 12 days and went 1-for-3 with a single.

The games in Puerto Rico begin tonight. We will have roster information tomorrow.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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