FACTS/FLUKES: Alvarado, Betts, Donaldson, A. Sanchez, Verlander
Jun 4 2018
Closer of the future?... José Alvarado (LHP, TAM) had an unremarkable minor league career, struggling with control (career 6.0 Ctl in the minors). He debuted with the Rays in 2017 and is now in line for save opportunities. What do we know about Alvarado, and given his control issues, does he have any chance to take hold of the closer role in Tampa?
Year G Hd IP ERA/xERA WHP H% GB/LD/FB Ctl Dom Cmd SwK Vel HR9 HRF ==== == == == ========= ==== == ======== === ==== === === ==== === === *2016 37 2 71 3.06 1.49 29 60/17/24 7.0 10.8 1.5 0.1 3 *2017 25 6 30 3.34 1.11 24 53/19/27 5.5 12.1 2.2 0.6 12 2017 35 7 30 3.64/3.72 1.11 30 54/16/30 2.7 ...
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