José Alvarado Stats

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jose Alvarado is one of the best relievers in baseball when he's on, but bouts with wildness make the flame-thrower difficult to rely on in fantasy. Alvarado is among the hardest throwers in the game. His 100-plus MPH sinker is elite and almost always induces weak contact and ground balls when batters can get lumber on it. That's when batters aren't whiffing as the lefty is sporting a strong 31.6% CSW-rate which has led to plenty of strikeouts. The issue for Alvarado is walks. He's handed out 22 free passes in 21 1/3 innings this year. In fact, Alvarado's walk rate of 21.8 percent is the worst mark for qualified relievers since 1984. If he gets the walks under control, he can be an elite arm in fantasy. Until then, he's a blow-up outing waiting to happen and tough to trust in fantasy lineups.

17 hours ago

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jose Alvarado was the winning pitcher in the series finale in Miami, but he allowed a run and suffered a blown save before the Phillies offense picked him up. Alvarado was all over the place in this one as he allowed three walks. That's been a common theme for Alvarado this season as he's handed out 16 free-passes in 17 innings pitched this year. He's got electric stuff including a sinker that touches 100 MPH and a wipeout slider, but he simply won't be a fantasy asset unless he gets the walks under control. Hector Neris has the ninth inning on lockdown and Archie Bradley, Sam Coonrod, and Connor Brogdon are all competing for setup work. Given Alvarado's lack of control, it wouldn't be surprising to see him in lower-leverage situations moving forward.

16 days ago

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Jose Alvarado pitched a scoreless ninth inning against the Brewers on Wednesday to record his second save of the season. Alvarado walked one and struck out two in his first game back from a two-game suspension stemming from a benches-clearing incident on Friday night. This is the second day in a row a Phillie not named Hector Neris recorded a save as Sam Coonrod handled the ninth inning on Tuesday. Neris should still be considered the primary saves target in this bullpen, but manager Joe Girardi has made it clear he's not afraid to mix and match. Alvarado should be rostered in any league that rewards holds and has value in 15-plus team roto leagues.

over 1 month ago