FACTS/FLUKES: Alvarado, Betts, Donaldson, A. Sanchez, Verlander

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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