After some split squad action on Sunday afternoon, the Pittsburgh Pirates have now played three Grapefruit League games. Despite owning a 0-3 record thus far, not that team records matter in Spring Training, there have been positives to come out of these three games for the Pirates. One of these positives was the performance of veteran left-handed pitcher Derek Holland on Sunday.
In his Pirate Spring Training debut, Holland allowed 2 earned runs in 1.2 innings of work against the Detroit Tigers. He did not walk a batter, allowed just three hits, he mixed in all of his pitches, and he struck out five Tiger batters.