“That’s humorous,” Alvarez stated with a chuckle. “I’m excited to go there to be trustworthy. There is a group of fellows that I am excited to select their mind. I am positive they are going to ask me a bunch of questions from being round these guys and being within the massive leagues. However, I imply, I am excited.”
Alvarez missed nearly all of Spring Coaching with a left wrist damage that sidelined him till the center of June. No massive deal. The 22-year-old prospect would nonetheless get three months of growth on the Triple-A degree, proper? Nope.
Two weeks after coming back from the wrist ailment, Alvarez suffered an indirect pressure that sidelined him one other couple weeks. He rejoined Triple-A Gwinnett’s lineup on July 11, the identical night time Austin Riley was initially sidelined by an belly pressure. So, Alvarez was in Atlanta’s lineup the following night time and remained there for 2 weeks.
So, as an alternative of getting an opportunity to develop on the Triple-A degree, Alvarez tallied 208 of this 12 months’s 292 plate appearances on the massive league degree. He confirmed restricted energy potential as he hit .234 with two homers and a .626 OPS with Atlanta.
Or perhaps the dearth of energy simply highlighted the consequences of an injury-plagued season that was focused to be spent on the Triple-A degree.
COMPLETE BRAVES PROSPECT COVERAGE
To make up for misplaced time, the Braves despatched Alvarez to Arizona to compete alongside a few of their prime prospects within the developmental league. He doubled and walked twice in the one sport he had performed for Glendale by Monday.
Right here’s how a pair different Braves prospects have carried out up to now within the AFL:
RHP Jhancarlos Lara (Braves’ No. 21 prospect): When Lara was promoted to the Majors in late September, the Braves have been in Detroit. Whereas followers expressed pleasure on social media, ideas contained in the clubhouse included issues concerning the truth the present opponent was the playoff-hopeful Tigers.
What if Lara’s lack of management led to him injuring a Tigers participant very like Riley had been injured by an inexperienced Angels pitcher in 2024? This concern was erased when the 22-year-old hurler was despatched again down after not making an look.
Lara is now in Arizona seeking to harness his fastball, which hit 100-plus mph 73 instances this 12 months. He struck out 31.8 % of the batters he confronted on the Double-A and Triple-A ranges this 12 months. However he did so whereas producing a 19.9 % stroll price.
The hard-throwing hurler pitched round two walks whereas recording a scoreless inning in his solely AFL look by Monday.
