On Friday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates optioned infielder Liover Peguero and left-handed pitcher Jose Hernandez to Triple-A Indianapolis. Both moves are pretty significant to shape the final roster.
Peguero played in the majors last year, with a .654 OPS in 198 at-bats, along with seven home runs during his rookie campaign. This spring, he batted .269/.345/.423 with one homer in 26 at-bats, while looking good at second base.
This move points to Jared Triolo being the starting second baseman. If that’s the case, Triolo has earned it over Peguero. Aside from also playing good defense at second base, Triolo had better numbers in his debut, and better numbers this spring.