Tag: Jerry Sands

The Pittsburgh Pirates have lost right fielder Jerry Sands on waivers to the Tampa Bay Rays. Earlier today, we heard that Ryan Reid was picked up by the New York Mets. Both Sands and Reid were designated for assignment on December 13th when the Pirates officially signed Edinson Volquez and Clint Barmes and added them […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have made the signings of Edinson Volquez and Clint Barmes official. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Pirates have designated Jerry Sands and Ryan Reid for assignment. Sands isn’t a surprise, since he was out of options and didn’t fit into the Pirates plans as a top choice for the […]

With an extremely slow day in Winter League action on Sunday, now is a good time to catch up on all of the Pittsburgh Pirates players who are taking part in leagues around the world. During our daily updates, we normally cover players that were in the Pirates system at the end of the 2013 […]

In the Venezuelan League on Friday night, Andrew Lambo went 0-for-3 with a walk. The interesting part is that he got his third start of the VWL season at first base. During the seventh inning, Lambo switched on defense to right field. While at first base, he handled two ground balls, a pop up and […]

In Puerto Rico from Wednesday night, Jerry Sands went 0-for-4 with a strikeout. Sands has been in a slump lately, hitting .152 in his last ten games, with 12 strikeouts in 33 at-bats. Benji Gonzalez got his first start of the season after collecting three hits and scoring three runs off the bench on Tuesday. […]

In Puerto Rico from Tuesday night, Jerry Sands and his teammates had a rough night. The team managed just one hit the entire game, a third inning single, and Sands went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. He is hitting .250 through 23 games and has struck out 25 times in 76 at-bats. Sands ranks 11th in […]

In the Dominican League from Sunday, Gregory Polanco went 2-for-3 in his team’s 1-0 win. Polanco went 3-for-4 on Saturday, breaking a 1-for-16 streak. He is now hitting .320 in 33 games and ranks second in the league with 21 runs scored and third in hits with 39 and also third with 24 RBIs. Polanco […]

In the Dominican from Saturday night, Gregory Polanco broke out of a recent mini-slump, going 3-for-4 with a run scored. In his four previous games, he went 1-for-16, temporarily dropping his average below the .300 mark. Polanco is now hitting .311 in 32 games, with 24 RBIs and 21 runs scored. He also picked up […]

In the Dominican League from Friday night, Gregory Polanco went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. After winning the Hitter of the Week award last week, Polanco has gone 1-for-12 this week. Carlos Paulino went 0-for-2 with a walk and strikeout. He has now played 14 games, hitting .231 with a double in 39 at-bats. Stolmy Pimentel […]

In the Dominican from Wednesday night, Gregory Polanco went 1-for-4 with a triple, walk and run scored in his team’s 5-1 win. The triple was the first of the Winter season for Polanco. On the opposing side, Felix Pie went 1-for-3 with an RBI and walk. In nine games, he is hitting .400 with four […]