When the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Spencer Horwitz, they likely knew that they’d have to find someone who could offset his splits. Horwitz has proven to be a good hitter vs right-handed pitching, but struggles against lefties.
It seems the Pirates are potentially prepping two players to be potential platoon-mates for Horwitz next season. According to Danny Demilio of PGH Baseball Now, the Pirates recently had catcher Joey Bart and Alexander Canario take ground balls at first base during practice.
Joey Bart and Alexander Canario are currently working with Pirates coach Chris Truby at first base during batting practice.