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dwilson10
I’ve said it since the Marlins didn’t resign him that the O’s need to go after Alvarez. Now is the chance to get him cheap and if he’s healthy, he can give the team good quality innings and if not then they probably only waste about 1-2 million.
houseoflords44
Alvarez, if he’s going to be healthy, would be a good signing for a team looking for rotation depth. There are teams like the Blue Jays who have a set starting five, but not much behind those five. The Cubs are reportedly looking for rotation depth & their other teams who could use it as well
The baseball kid
Jays had him once…
jimmyz
Quite often fans of other teams say the Pirates should pickup any pitcher on the market that had either prior success in the big leagues or top notch prospect pedigree but is currently coming off a bad season or two. As a lifelong Pirates fan, Henderson Alvarez is exactly the pitcher the Pirates should target to acquire relatively cheaply and get a huge return on their investment.
Alvarez has proven to throw hard, fill the strike zone and induce grounders, basically the three commandments of the current Pirates front office when looking for a pitcher. Assuming nothing medically scares them away, offering Alvarez slightly less than a Dunn/Rzepczynski type deal (3yrs 15-17mil) would be a solid plan b to the seemingly unlikely Quintana trade considering having Alvarez under contract for multiple years they can give Alvarez enough time to ensure he’s healthy and effective before he pitches in the majors this year, then he and Nova can serve as a steady middle of the rotation bridge as it transitions from Cole and Burnett/Liriano leading the staff to Taillon and Glasnow presumably leading the staff with Mitch Keller breaking in as Nova and Alvarez would be leaving.
thor would look better in red
the pirates do not have the luxury to sign a guy for 3 yrs 4-5 mil per. first of all they can’t waste the money and second they can’t waste the 40-man spot bc who wants an expensive guy who can’t stay healthy on and off the dl. this is a guy who is a minor league signing who may never pitch again. he has barely throw the last two years let along pitched in the majors.
ronnsnow
$4-5mil is not really alot of money, even for the Pirates. The Bucs can afford to pay Alvarez what they’ve been paying Locke the last few years, and get better value. Especially if they can find a taker for Bastardo and at least half of his $6mil
mcdusty31
What do you guys think? Does Cuthbert clear waivers if he gets DFA’d?
Chucky25
I’d say no
jwarden15
Will they ever really use him in the big leagues? I mean moustakas is coming back from injury, Moss may be our DH, and he’s not a favorite for second base.
jleve618
Penultimate is such a nice word. I don’t know if it gained popularity in the last few years, or if I only then took notice, but it’s gotta be one of my top 10 favorite words.
Dave Pond 2
Cuthbert to NYM for one of their SPs that doesn’t fit in the rotation? He’d be an ideal fit as Wright’s backup — and Duda, too.
pjmcnu
Cuthbert isn’t good enough to rate any of the Mets’ top 7 or 8 rotation options. If the Royals will accept #9+ then…maybe.
Joseph Anderson
Yep, pretty much on the money there. He won’t bring in much by himself. They’d have to package with someone else or take a flier.