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Winter Leagues: Big Day for Starling Marte in One-Sided Victory

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In the Dominican on a slow Wednesday night, Starling Marte had a big day on offense and barely played half of the game. He went 3-for-4 with two singles and his third home run of the winter. Marte scored twice and drove in four runs. He left after five innings for a pinch-hitter with the scored 16-1 at the time. He’s hitting .273/.325/.436 through 29 games. The regular season in the Dominican ends one week from today and Marte isn’t expected to participate in the playoffs.

Anderson Feliz went 2-for-5 with his sixth double. He also picked up an outfield assist in left field, before finishing the game at shortstop. He’s hitting .299/.353/.421 in 35 games this winter. He’s still a free agent, but with his performance this winter and position versatility, I’d expect someone to sign the 25-year-old switch-hitter soon.

In Venezuela, newly-acquired shortstop Engelb Vielma went 2-for-4 with a triple in his second game since the Pirates picked him up off of waivers. The triple was his second of the winter. On defense, he committed his sixth error of the winter. Vielma is hitting .233/.300/.301 through 26 games.

Danny Ortiz started his first game in a week, missing time due to a stomach bug. He went 0-for-3 with a walk and he’s now 2-for-27 with a double and three walks through nine games.

In Mexico, Carlos Munoz went 3-for-4 with his eighth double. He also singled twice, drove in three runs and scored one run. He’s hitting .268 through 51 games and he has a 23:20 BB/SO ratio.

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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