Several former West Virginia Black Bears have been released by the
Pittsburgh Pirates. Expect more releases before spring training and we will provide updates
throughout the off-season. Only Brandon Bingel is listed at the
Minor League website, but
Pirates Prospects is reporting several other player releases.
Former Black Bears released so far: Brandon Bingel, Yoandy Fernandez, Hector Garcia, Nick King, Huascar Fuentes, Julio de la Cruz, and Sandy Santos.
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| Brandon Bingel |
Brandon Bingel Career Stats
| YEAR
|
TEAM
|
|
|
W
|
L
|
ERA
|
G
|
GS
|
CG
|
SHO
|
SV
|
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
HR
|
HB
|
BB
|
|
SO
|
AVG
|
WHIP
|
|
|---|
| 2016
|
WV
|
|
|
0
|
2
|
2.91
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
21.2
|
19
|
10
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
|
16
|
.238
|
1.29
|
|
| 2017
|
WV
|
|
|
0
|
2
|
4.88
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
24.0
|
24
|
14
|
13
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
|
15
|
.261
|
1.29
|
|
 |
| Yoandy Fernandez |
Yoandy Fernandez Career Stats
| YEAR
|
TEAM
|
|
|
W
|
L
|
ERA
|
G
|
GS
|
CG
|
SHO
|
SV
|
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
HR
|
HB
|
BB
|
|
SO
|
AVG
|
WHIP
|
|
|---|
| 2017
|
WV
|
|
|
5
|
0
|
2.95
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
36.2
|
37
|
14
|
12
|
2
|
2
|
9
|
|
53
|
.262
|
1.25
|
|
 |
| Hector Garcia |
Hector Garcia Career Stats
| YEAR
|
TEAM
|
|
|
W
|
L
|
ERA
|
G
|
GS
|
CG
|
SHO
|
SV
|
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
HR
|
HB
|
BB
|
|
SO
|
AVG
|
WHIP
|
|
|---|
| 2013
|
DSL PIR
|
|
|
3
|
2
|
2.40
|
17
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
41.1
|
30
|
15
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
22
|
|
41
|
.200
|
1.26
|
|
| 2014
|
BRS
|
|
|
1
|
5
|
3.38
|
13
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
48.0
|
40
|
22
|
18
|
2
|
1
|
19
|
|
50
|
.222
|
1.23
|
|
| 2015
|
WV
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
6.91
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
14.1
|
10
|
11
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
|
19
|
.185
|
1.40
|
|
| 2016
|
PIR
|
|
|
1
|
0
|
0.00
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
6.0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
8
|
.182
|
0.83
|
|
| 2017 |
PIR |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
4 |
.000 |
0.00 |
|
| 2017 |
WV |
|
|
1 |
0 |
1.93 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
9.1 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
11 |
.257 |
1.07 |
|
| 2017 |
WV |
|
|
0 |
1 |
6.75 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
12.0 |
20 |
11 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
|
6 |
.357 |
2.08 |
|
| 2017
[-]
|
3 teams
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
3.91
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
25.1
|
29
|
14
|
11
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
|
21
|
.282
|
1.38
|
|
 |
| Nick King |
Nick King Career Stats
| YEAR
|
TEAM
|
|
|
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
TB
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
|
SO
|
SB
|
CS
|
AVG
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
|
|---|
| 2016
|
WV
|
|
|
28
|
92
|
12
|
18
|
24
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
9
|
|
27
|
0
|
2
|
.196
|
.265
|
.261
|
.526
|
|
| 2017 |
WV |
|
|
7 |
25 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
5 |
0 |
1 |
.200 |
.286 |
.280 |
.566 |
|
| 2017 |
WV |
|
|
13 |
42 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
14 |
0 |
0 |
.167 |
.239 |
.214 |
.453 |
|
| 2017 |
PIR |
|
|
20 |
57 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
|
12 |
5 |
0 |
.193 |
.338 |
.228 |
.566 |
|
| 2017
[-]
|
3 teams
|
|
|
40
|
124
|
11
|
23
|
29
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
16
|
|
31
|
5
|
1
|
.185
|
.297
|
.234
|
.530
|
|
 |
| Huascar Fuentes |
Huascar Fuentes Career Stats
| YEAR
|
TEAM
|
|
|
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
TB
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
|
SO
|
SB
|
CS
|
AVG
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
|
|---|
| 2014
|
DSL PIR
|
|
|
5
|
16
|
3
|
4
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
.250
|
.429
|
.438
|
.866
|
|
| 2015
|
DSL PIR
|
|
|
60
|
201
|
34
|
59
|
107
|
16
|
7
|
6
|
45
|
23
|
|
36
|
6
|
5
|
.294
|
.399
|
.532
|
.932
|
|
| 2016
|
BRS
|
|
|
47
|
166
|
25
|
42
|
59
|
9
|
1
|
2
|
19
|
12
|
|
44
|
4
|
0
|
.253
|
.333
|
.355
|
.689
|
|
| 2017 |
WV |
|
|
6 |
14 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
.143 |
.278 |
.143 |
.421 |
|
| 2017 |
BRS |
|
|
36 |
137 |
20 |
35 |
48 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
7 |
|
31 |
1 |
2 |
.255 |
.318 |
.350 |
.668 |
|
| 2017
[-]
|
2 teams
|
|
|
42
|
151
|
23
|
37
|
50
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
8
|
|
33
|
1
|
2
|
.245
|
.314
|
.331
|
.645
|
|
 |
| Julio de la Cruz |
Julio de la Cruz Career Stats
| YEAR
|
TEAM
|
|
|
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
TB
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
IBB
|
SO
|
SB
|
CS
|
AVG
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
|
|---|
| 2013
|
DSL PIR
|
|
|
61
|
211
|
22
|
42
|
68
|
12
|
1
|
4
|
37
|
21
|
0
|
48
|
4
|
1
|
.199
|
.317
|
.322
|
.640
|
|
| 2014
|
PIR
|
|
|
41
|
156
|
10
|
38
|
51
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
20
|
6
|
0
|
32
|
1
|
0
|
.244
|
.281
|
.327
|
.608
|
|
| 2015
|
BRS
|
|
|
48
|
179
|
15
|
43
|
55
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
6
|
0
|
48
|
1
|
2
|
.240
|
.267
|
.307
|
.575
|
|
| 2016
|
BRS
|
|
|
47
|
163
|
17
|
34
|
51
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
15
|
15
|
1
|
49
|
1
|
1
|
.209
|
.283
|
.313
|
.596
|
|
| 2017
|
WV
|
|
|
34
|
120
|
9
|
24
|
36
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
13
|
11
|
0
|
43
|
0
|
2
|
.200
|
.265
|
.300
|
.565
|
|
 |
| Sandy Santos |
Sandy Santos Career Stats
| YEAR
|
TEAM
|
|
|
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
TB
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
|
SO
|
SB
|
CS
|
AVG
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
|
|---|
| 2013
|
DSL PIR
|
|
|
54
|
171
|
20
|
35
|
47
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
18
|
11
|
|
47
|
6
|
3
|
.205
|
.251
|
.275
|
.526
|
|
| 2014
|
DSL PIR
|
|
|
51
|
187
|
34
|
49
|
65
|
7
|
3
|
1
|
26
|
21
|
|
41
|
15
|
6
|
.262
|
.378
|
.348
|
.726
|
|
| 2015
|
BRS
|
|
|
48
|
191
|
35
|
49
|
89
|
11
|
4
|
7
|
16
|
24
|
|
55
|
7
|
4
|
.257
|
.338
|
.466
|
.804
|
|
| 2016
|
WV
|
|
|
63
|
228
|
26
|
64
|
94
|
16
|
4
|
2
|
34
|
20
|
|
64
|
7
|
10
|
.281
|
.336
|
.412
|
.748
|
|
| 2017 |
WV |
|
|
40 |
116 |
16 |
21 |
37 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
17 |
|
55 |
7 |
4 |
.181 |
.301 |
.319 |
.620 |
|
| 2017 |
WV |
|
|
43 |
147 |
20 |
34 |
57 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
19 |
10 |
|
42 |
3 |
2 |
.231 |
.281 |
.388 |
.669 |
|
| 2017
[-]
|
2 teams
|
|
|
83
|
263
|
36
|
55
|
94
|
10
|
4
|
7
|
29
|
27
|
|
97
|
10
|
6
|
.209
|
.291
|
.357
|
.648
|
|
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Santos played so much for the Black Bears he is probably the leader in every offensive category over the life of the franchise.
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