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Winter Leagues: Luis Escobar Returns to Action; Rough Night for Pirates Hitters

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In Australia, Robbie Glendinning’s team played a doubleheader. They scored nine runs in the first inning of game one for a 9-1 win, while Glendinning played second base and had an 0-for-3 game. He didn’t do any better in game two at shortstop, going 0-for-5 with a run scored and an error. He’s hitting .320/.397/.544 in 27 games.

In Colombia, the playoffs resumed on Friday night. Luis Escobar made his first playoff appearances and allowed one unearned run in one inning. He gave up a hit, walked a batter and picked up a strikeout. This was the first game for Escobar since December 12th.

Francisco Acuna went 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. Through eight playoff games, he is 8-for-32 with two doubles and five walks (.250/.351/.313).

Edgar Barrios, who was 0-for-20 with a walk in the first six playoff games, was used as a defensive replacement at shortstop. He did not get a chance to bat.

In the Dominican playoffs on Saturday night, Socrates Brito had an 0-for-5 night. He is 9-for-38 with a double, homer and six RBIs in nine playoff games.

Richard Rodriguez pitched on back-to-back nights for the first time this winter and he gave up his first run. He picked up the save and struck out two batters, but he also allowed a solo home run.

In Puerto Rico, Chris Sharpe went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in his second playoff game. He went 1-for-4 with two walks in the postseason opener.

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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