Follow the Prospects: Andrew Alvarez, LHP

[imref]

[imref]

Rough first start, 2.2 IP, 6H, 5BBs, 0Ks, 5ER

[imref]

Best start so far at AAA: 5IP, 3H, 2BB, 2K, 0R

[nobleisthyname]

Age: 25
Team rank: Unranked
Current level: AAA

June recap

W-L

|

IP

|

GS

|

ERA

|

FIP

|

SO

|

BB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

WHIP

0-2

|

14.1

|

4

|

6.28

|

6.67

|

5

|

11

|

7.2%

|

15.9%

|

1.74

Year-to-date (2 levels)

W-L

|

IP

|

GS

|

ERA

|

FIP

|

SO

|

BB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

WHIP

4-4

|

67.1

|

14

|

3.61

|

4.28

|

58

|

31

|

20.3%

|

10.8%

|

1.28

[imref]

Another nice start yesterday for Rochester: 5IP, 6H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 4K

[imref]

heading to the 7-day IL with an undisclosed injury

[imref]

back from the IL

[nobleisthyname]

Age: 25
Team rank: Unranked
Current level: AAA

July recap

W-L

|

IP

|

GS

|

ERA

|

FIP

|

SO

|

BB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

WHIP

2-1

|

13.1

|

3

|

6.08

|

7.93

|

7

|

7

|

10.8%

|

10.8%

|

2.03

Year-to-date (2 levels)

W-L

|

IP

|

GS

|

ERA

|

FIP

|

SO

|

BB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

WHIP

6-5

|

80.2

|

17

|

4.02

|

4.84

|

65

|

38

|

18.5%

|

10.8%

|

1.40

[imref]

Nice start tonight: 7.0 IP | 4 Hits | 1 ER | 0 BB’s | 5 K’s

[nobleisthyname]

Age: 25
Team rank: Unranked
Current level: AAA

August recap

W-L

|

IP

|

GS

|

ERA

|

FIP

|

SO

|

BB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

WHIP

2-1

|

28.2

|

5

|

3.14

|

3.26

|

26

|

5

|

23.4%

|

4.5%

|

0.98

Year-to-date (2 levels)

W-L

|

IP

|

GS

|

ERA

|

FIP

|

SO

|

BB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

WHIP

8-6

|

109.1

|

22

|

3.79

|

4.43

|

91

|

43

|

19.7%

|

9.3%

|

1.29

[imref]

Final start:  5IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 10K, HR, HBP

[JCA-CrystalCity]

not the stuff-monster, but fits the "crafty lefty" mold.

[nobleisthyname]

Age: 25
Team rank: Unranked
Current level: AAA

September recap

W-L

|

IP

|

GS

|

ERA

|

FIP

|

SO

|

BB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

WHIP

0-3

|

22.1

|

4

|

4.43

|

4.15

|

23

|

10

|

23.2%

|

10.1%

|

1.52

Season recap (2 levels)

W-L

|

IP

|

GS

|

ERA

|

FIP

|

SO

|

BB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

WHIP

8-9

|

131.2

|

26

|

3.90

|

4.39

|

114

|

53

|

20.3%

|

9.4%

|

1.33

[imref]

Very surprised he hasn't been added to the 40-man.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I think Alvarez may be a guy to keep an eye on. His K rate is back over 9/9, which is his best since 2022 in low A (was it Potomac or Fredericksburg by then?), and his BB rate is his lowest since Wilmington in 2023 (3/9). FIP improved by a run and a half from his first exposure to AAA. He's a lefty and he's getting groundballs. Throws a lot of cutters (40%) this year to go with a 4 seam and a sinker.

He's 26 but he sounds like maybe a marginal middle inning guy.

[IanRubbish]

9 ball fours in 17 innings with a 6.23 ERA, about to turn 26

we're really stretching the definition of "prospect" here

[imref]

Five shutout innings tonight.

[IanRubbish]

Five shutout innings tonight.

Along with three ball fours.

At this point, he's not a prospect, but a prospective replacement for Poche.  Davey's not going to stop overdoing lefty-lefty matchups, and the most important thing about Alvarez is that he wears his glove on his right hand.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Along with three ball fours.

At this point, he's not a prospect, but a prospective replacement for Poche.  Davey's not going to stop overdoing lefty-lefty matchups, and the most important thing about Alvarez is that he wears his glove on his right hand.

You're not completely wrong. I could see him as a second lefty in the pen this year. I just think platoons matter.