Fabricio Macias

WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE

2018
A-:  325/373/429, 77 AB, 4 2B, 2 3B, 6 BB, 12 K, 2-5 SB
A:  222/315/325, 126 AB, 6 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 14 BB, 42 K, 5-6 SB

Given his experience level, Macias was slated to start with West Virginia, but there was a delay imposed by the MLB process for approving his contract.  It finally got cleared up in June and the Pirates sent Macias to Morgantown.  After two games there, he moved up to West Virginia, where he struggled, including a very high K rate.  In mid-August, the Pirates sent Macias back down to Morgantown and he hit well there.  Macias divided his time among the three outfield positions, playing mostly left with the Power and center for Morgantown.

2019
A:  280/330/396, 472 AB, 25 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR, 28 BB, 90 K, 18-29 SB

The Pirates sent Macias to Greensboro and he got off to a dreadful start, batting just .132 in April.  He followed that with a red hot May, when he had a 347/394/547 line.  After that he settled in at just an adequate level, hitting just one home run after May and posting an OPS of just .682 in July and .687 in August.  He had no platoon split.  Macias was the team’s most frequent center fielder, but he also saw significant time in each corner.

2020
DNP

2021
A+:  316/364/497, 184 AB, 9 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 10 BB, 41 K, 5-8 SB
AAA:  245/300/324, 102 AB, 2 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB, 27 K, 2-3 SB

Macias spent the first two months at Greensboro and hit very well, including a lot of power.  The home park helped him, as he slugged .549 at home and .449 on the road.  In early July the Pirates moved him up to Indianapolis.  A jump like that may seem to indicate the Pirates think very highly of the player, but usually it means they see him more as an organizational guy.  Regardless, Macias started off well at Indy, especially considering the jump, but around mid-August he stopped getting much playing time.  He also stopped hitting.  He was batting .315 in AAA when the playing time dried up, but he finished the season in a 2-for-29 skid.  On defense, Macias mostly played right.  He played only one game in center.

2022
A:  125/222/188, 16 AB, 1 2B, 2 BB, 3 K, 1-1 SB
A+:  267/309/467, 90 AB, 3 2B, 5 HR, 6 BB, 19 K, 1-1 SB
AA:  255/280/409, 149 AB, 11 2B, 4 HR, 5 BB, 42 K, 5-9 SB

Macias missed the season’s first month and a half, then went for rehab to Bradenton.  He split most of the remainder of the season between Greensboro and Altoona, hitting fairly well for the former and less so for the latter.  His walk and K rates in AA were especially bad.  He played strictly in the outfield corners.

Macias won’t be eligible for free agency for two more years.  The Pirates seem to have assigned him permanently to an organizational player role.