Gabriel Arias went 4-for-5 with a pair of homers to lead La Guaira to a win Thursday in the Venezuelan Winter League.

He’s 6-for-12 since joining the Tiburones earlier this week. After being waived by the Guardians, the out-of-options Arias spent the last two months of last season riding the pine for Mets and Cubs clubs that didn’t really have any use for him, getting just five at-bats for the Mets and 10 in six weeks with the Cubs. He’s still on the Cubs’ roster now, but he’ll only really make any sense for the 2027 club if Matt Shaw gets moved and maybe still not then. Through 371 big-league games, he has just a 76 OPS+.