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WASHINGTON – The website of Cal Poly baseball says that lefty pitcher Andrew Alvarez does “half things right-handed and half left-handed” away from the field.But the southpaw certainly didn’t do things halfway in his pro debut this year.Taken in the 12th round by the Washington Nationals in July, the California product posted some impressive numbers in limited action this season in his pro debut.He began his career with the Florida Complex League team and had an ERA of 3.00 in three innings over two games.Alvarez was then promoted to low Single-A Fredericksburg on August 27 and he did even better at the upper level.In five games with the Virginia team, he gave up no runs and three hits in six innings of work.Overall, he was 1-0 with an ERA of 1.00 in seven games over nine innings with 12 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.00.That was just a continuation from the spring college season, when he made 14 starts with two outings out of the bullpen for Cal Poly.In the second half of the season he was 4-1 with an ERA of 2.75 in his final eight starts and was named an All-Big West honorable mention pick.He was one of two pitchers from the team drafted this year: Bryan Woo went in the sixth round to Seattle.But it was Alvarez who was named the team’s Mike Krukow Outstanding Pitcher Award.Krukow, a native of Long Beach, California, pitched in the majors from 1976 to 1989.He was drafted in the eighth round in 1973 out of Cal Poly by the Cubs and won 124 games in the majors including 20 with the Giants in 1986.Krukow was teammates on the Giants with Matt Williams, the former Washington manager.Alvarez, according to his bio, enjoys surfing and fishing and is part of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.His sister, Annie, has played college soccer at Biola in California.Another strong pro debut was turned in by pitcher Marc Davis, an 11th round pick by the Nationals out of Florida Southwest State College.He was 0-0, 3.72 in five games with one start for the Florida team managed by Richmond native Jake Lowery, a catcher for Double-A Harrisburg in 2019.
Not too bad: 8 IP // 0 H // 0 R // 2 BB // 11 KHolden Powell lost the no hitter in the ninth
no Holden out of him
Some notes on last night...-It was the first time since 2017 since any player in @MiLB struck out at least 11 batters in at least 8.0 no-hit innings.-Alvarez leads Washington's system and ranks seventh in all of Minor League Baseball with a 2.61 ERA this season.-His 96 strikeouts rank second in the Nationals organization.
Nice start tonight in Harrisburg: 5IP, 0H, 2BB, 7Ks, 0R
One of the main criticisms of the Nats' farm system in recent years is the lack of viable pitching depth. Basically the 6-9 starters you can plug into the rotation after inevitable injuries and not be embarrassed. Between Irvin, Parker, Brad Lord and Alvarez that seems to be starting to change.
Still dealing. Went 5 tonight: 2H, 1R, 2BB, 6Ks
Alvarez gets the bump to Rochester.
