Jonel Pacheco went 4-for-5 with two doubles for Zulia of the Venezuelan Winter League on Friday.
Pacheco hit .315/.372/.566 with 29 homers this year, but that came as a 24-year-old in the Sally League. He’s hitting .283/.277/.391 in 46 at-bats in Venezuela. There’s little reason to believe that he’ll ever reach the majors, but the Pirates might as well test him with Double-A next year just to see what they have in him.
