Pedro Alvarez won't go to winter ball
Pedro Alvarez - 3B - Pittsburgh Pirates
Sept. 20, 2011 - 8:00 PM ET
Pedro Alvarez has told the Pirates that he will not play winter ball this year.
The Pirates likely asked Alvarez to play over the winter to get his swing straightened out, but evidently the third baseman isn't interested. If that's the case, it probably doesn't put him in the good graces of the organization. Alvarez is batting a disappointing .189/.270/.277 with three homers over 67 games this season.
Source: Rob Biertempfel on Twitter