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Henderson Alvarez To Sign With Long Island Ducks

By Steve Adams | July 14, 2017 at 12:05pm CDT

Right-hander Henderson Alvarez has agreed to a deal with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports (on Twitter). The BHSC client will look to showcase his health on the indy circuit in an effort to find his way back onto a Major League roster in the season’s second half.

The Marlins received their share of scrutiny for non-tendering Alvarez prior to the 2016 season. The righty had missed most of the preceding season with shoulder issues but could’ve been retained for around $4MM when he was just a year removed from 187 innings of 2.65 ERA ball. Miami’s read on Alvarez’s health struggles proved shrewd, however, as Alvarez didn’t throw a single big league inning in 2016 after signing an offseason deal with the A’s. After spending the whole year trying to work his way back to the mound, Alvarez underwent shoulder surgery for the second time in 14 months last September.

Alvarez’s results in the Atlantic League and the subsequent interest in him will be interesting to track. Though it’s now been more than two calendar years since he threw a Major League pitch and nearly three since he completed a full MLB season, he looked every bit the part of a promising young righty with a good future when healthy. He never missed many bats, but from the time of his MLB debut as a 21-year-old with the Blue Jays through the end of the 2014 campaign, he pitched 540 2/3 innings with a 3.70 ERA and a ground-ball rate of roughly 55 percent. That includes a two-year run in Miami with a 2.98 earned run average, 5.2 K/9, 1.9 BB/9 and a 53.7 percent grounder rate.

Though he has two recent shoulder operations on his record, a healthy Alvarez could be an intriguing low-cost option for a contender in need of rotation augmentation — assuming he shows well with the Ducks. And, as a bonus, since the now-27-year-old Alvarez currently has five years and 51 days of big league service time, he’d be controllable this offseason via arbitration one last time if he does prove capable of once again pitching in a big league rotation.

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  1. JDGoat

    6 years ago

    Wish him the best. I really liked him in Toronto and hope he can bounce back and have the career that seemed to be promising

    Reply
  2. gmflores27

    6 years ago

    The ducks probably have more competent management than the Marlins

    Reply
    • dutch91701

      6 years ago

      They have pulled off some major signings. Rich Hill, now Alvarez. Their mastcot/groundscrew/director of player personnel is earning his or her paycheck.

      Reply
  3. LA Sam

    6 years ago

    Next stop Guadalajara Banditos….

    Reply
    • cbf82

      6 years ago

      Dont sleep on the Banditos man…

      Reply
  4. RiverCatsFilms

    6 years ago

    Remember when he threw a no hitter?

    Reply
    • JDGoat

      6 years ago

      He got it from the on deck circle

      Reply
  5. Connorsoxfan

    6 years ago

    He was great in AA. Watched him play a couple times when he was with the NH Fisher cats. Hope he can get back on track.

    Reply
  6. Tayman Hawke

    6 years ago

    He needs to be back in Toronto.

    Reply
    • Troutmagnet

      6 years ago

      Why not? Sure. Throw him a bone!

      Reply
  7. dbacksrs

    6 years ago

    Best of luck with the Ducks.

    Reply
  8. ErnestoRumors

    6 years ago

    I would like to eat him.

    Reply

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