RJ Alvarez   Pitcher

       
 
Born: June 8, 1991
Birthplace: West Palm Beach, FL
Height: 6-2
Weight: 225
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
   
Drafted: 3rd round, 2012 by LAA
How Acquired: Minor league free agent (Dec. 2019)
College: Florida Atlantic
High School: Cardinal Newman (FL)
   

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RJ Alvarez photos by Kelly O'Connor
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First Pro Contract: June 11, 2012 (LAA)
Signing Scout: Ralph Reyes
Signing Bonus: $416,300
   
Pro Debut: June 13, 2012 (Cedar Rapids)
MLB Debut: September 3, 2014 (SD)
   
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Instagram: @rjalvarez18


Released (August 2020)
 
 
 
 
 
     
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  Physical Description: Sturdy-framed right-hander. No remaining projection.

Mechanics: Very low 3/4 arm slot, slinging max-effort delivery. Below-average control.

Fastball: 95-97 four-seamer, 94-96 mph sinker. Pitches off of his sinker, which has tail and induces a lot of fly outs.

Slider: 87-89 mph. Works well against righties.

Changeup: 89-90 mph. Armside run with some sink. Below avwerage pitch, rarely used.
  Career Notes: Pitched for Bourne in the Cape League in 2010, where he was an All-Star. Moved to the bullpen in his junior season at FAU, never went back to starting. Top ten prospect in the Angels' system in 2014. Struggled in the majors in 2015. Bounced around organizations before signing with Boston in December 2019 and receiving an invitation to Major league Spring Training. Pitched at the Alternate Training Site in 2020 before being released.

Summation: Career reliever with closer mentality. Profiles as an up-and-down bullpen arm with some potential to stick in middle relief.

Note: This page will be updated with a scouting report after the scouting team has seen the player in person.


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    Pitching Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
2010 Florida Atlantic SBC NCAA --- 19 3 1 5.10 16 11 0 60.0 67 38 34 6 0 23 49 1.50 7.35 3.45
  2011 Florida Atlantic SBC NCAA --- 20 6 6 5.23 16 15 0 74.0 86 47 43 5 13 35 72 1.64 8.76 4.26
  2012 Florida Atlantic SBC NCAA --- 21 5 0 0.72 22 0 8 37.2 20 5 3 1 0 10 47 0.80 11.23 2.39
  2012 Cedar Rapids Kernels Midw A LAA 21 3 2 3.29 23 0 0 27.1 22 16 10 2 5 11 38 1.21 12.51 3.62
  2013 Inland Empire 66ers Calif A+ LAA 22 4 2 2.96 37 2 4 48.2 34 16 16 2 2 27 79 1.25 14.61 4.99
  2014 Arkansas Travelers Tex AA LAA 23 0 0 0.33 21 0 1 27.0 13 2 1 0 3 10 38 0.85 12.67 3.33
  2014 San Antonio Missions Tex AA SD 23 0 1 2.76 17 0 6 16.1 16 5 5 0 1 3 23 1.16 12.67 1.65
  2014 San Diego Padres NL MLB SD 23 0 0 1.13 10 0 0 8.0 3 1 1 0 1 5 9 1.00 10.13 5.63
  2015 Nashville Sounds PCL AAA Oak 24 3 3 4.11 31 0 5 35.0 36 19 16 2 0 17 41 1.51 10.54 4.37
  2015 Oakland Athletics AL MLB Oak 24 0 0 9.90 21 0 0 20.0 27 23 22 7 0 13 23 2.00 10.35 5.85
  2016 Stockton Ports Calif A+ Oak 25 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1.00 9.00 0.00
  2016 Tennessee Smokies Sou AA CHC 25 0 1 7.71 20 0 0 23.1 34 20 20 2 2 12 30 1.97 11.57 4.63
  2016 Nashville Sounds PCL AAA Oak 25 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 16.20 0.00
  2017 Round Rock Express PCL AAA Tex 26 1 2 4.43 45 0 7 44.2 37 24 22 2 4 30 57 1.50 11.49 6.04
  2018 Round Rock Express PCL AAA Tex 27 4 4 3.68 45 0 24 44.0 40 21 18 2 0 18 44 1.32 9.00 3.68
  2019 New Orleans Baby Cakes PCL AAA Mia 28 2 8 4.70 50 0 15 53.2 46 36 28 12 6 28 65 1.38 10.90 4.70
  2021 Nashville Sounds TAE AAA Mil 30 0 3 4.08 38 0 1 35.1 34 19 16 3 7 18 44 1.47 11.20 4.60
  2022 Syracuse Mets IL AAA NYM 31 4 3 3.55 40 0 4 45.2 34 23 18 3 7 29 44 1.38 8.67 5.72
  2922 New York Mets NL MLB NYM 31 0 1 11.57 1 0 0 2.1 4 3 3 2 0 3 2 3.00 7.71 11.57
   
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  Awards   SoxProspects.com Awards  
  2018 Pacific Coast League All-Star
2018 Pacific Coast League Post-Season All-Star
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