Jorge Alfaro Stats

Catcher Jorge Alfaro is headed to the San Diego Padres, as the Miami Marlins have traded him in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Alfaro was expendable after the Marlins acquired 2021 Gold Glove-winning backstop Jacob Stallings from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Alfaro will fight for playing time with Austin Nola, Victor Caratini, and Luis Campusano. The Marlins also designated outfielder and former top prospect Lewis Brinson for assignment. Brinson has 1035 career at-bats, but has only managed a .570 OPS with 25 homers and nine steals. He'll seek to restart his career elsewhere in 2022.

over 1 month ago

Miami Marlins catcher Jorge Alfaro exited Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves in the ninth inning after aggravating something on the base paths. It's unclear what exactly occurred, but it likely has to do with his left leg or knee. Alfaro is hardly fantasy relevant at this point, as he's hitting .240 with just four home runs, eight stolen bases, and a .281 OBP over 90 games. Expect Alex Jackson to receive the majority of reps behind the plate if Alfaro is forced to miss time, but he's only slashing .131/.231/.234 in 121 games and should be ignored in all formats.

4 months ago

Miami Marlins catcher/outfielder Jorge Alfaro had another good game on Saturday, going 2-for-4 with a single, a double, a run scored, three RBI, and a stolen base. The three runs driven in gave him 29 on the year and the stolen base was his eighth. Alfaro is on a nice hot streak lately after being cold all season, and the former starting catcher has been getting plenty of starts as a left fielder. He should have outfield eligibility in most fantasy formats at this point, and could end up with first base eligibility before long as well. He's definitely a streaky hitter whose cold streaks last much longer than his hot streaks, but his current hot streak mixed with his newfound positional eligibility could make him worth considering in some deeper formats.

4 months ago