The Pittsburgh Pirates are continuing their minor league award week, today announcing their teammates and minor league coach of the year.
Jacob Gonzalez and Luis Ortiz were named Manny Sanguillen Teammates-of-the-Year.
Gonzalez looked like an organizational player from the start, brought in to fill out the need at first base in the lower levels, while providing leadership. His first year in Single-A was in 2018, and he’s yet to reach Double-A. His career had stalled. What was encouraging this year was that he tore up Single-A ball, then put up decent numbers the rest of the year in Greensboro, with a .