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Bryan Holaday, Pedro Alvarez Opt Out Of Marlins Deals

By Connor Byrne | March 23, 2019 at 8:50pm CDT

8:50pm: First baseman Pedro Alvarez has also opted out of his deal, per MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro, who adds that outfielder Harold Ramirez will not exercise his out clause. Both Holaday and Alvarez have 48 hours to decide whether to go to Triple-A New Orleans, Frisaro notes. Alvarez has raked this spring with a .324/.400/.647 line in 34 at-bats, but the former star prospect hasn’t been much better than a league-average hitter across 3,321 major league PAs with the Pirates and Orioles. The 32-year-old struggled mightily across 127 PAs in Baltimore last season, when he hit a meager .180/.283/.414.

5:17pm: The Marlins are releasing catcher Bryan Holaday, who exercised the opt-out in his minor league contract, per Craig Mish of SiriusXM.

Holaday spent the 2018 campaign in Miami serving as the primary backup to star J.T. Realmuto, whom the team traded to the Phillies in the offseason. With Realmuto out of the picture, Holaday has been competing with Chad Wallach to work as a reserve behind Jorge Alfaro this season. But it appears Wallach has won the battle over Holaday, who hit .276/.364/.310 in 29 at-bats during spring training. That was an improvement over the .205/.261/.258 line Holaday authored over 166 PAs last year with the Marlins.

Offensive issues have been the norm for the 31-year-old Holaday, a .234/.274/.320 hitter in 606 PAs, though he has held his own at times behind the plate. Just last year, Holaday threw out a league-leading 45 percent of would-be base stealers (17 of 38) and, per Baseball Prospectus, offered above-average marks as a pitch framer and blocker.

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  1. DarkSide830

    6 years ago

    far better than chad wallach

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    • formerlyz

      6 years ago

      His father is the bench coach

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      • amandafafi

        6 years ago

        Now I can sleep

        Reply
  2. gorav114

    6 years ago

    The Bull. He can rake whwn he gets hot. If he could play any defense at all a team would pick him up.

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  3. HarveyD82

    6 years ago

    Pedro ends up in a pirates uni at some point in 2019… ha!

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    • Matt Galvin

      6 years ago

      No A’s to play 1B intill Olson comes back.

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      • 3Rivers

        6 years ago

        Huh?

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    • 3Rivers

      6 years ago

      They could use the power for sure, but no way, because of the defensive shortcomings. They won’t want to deal with it.

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    • Ejemp2006

      6 years ago

      I want Pedro for a Tiger! Recreate full Pirate infield in Detroit.

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      Reply
  4. YakAttack

    6 years ago

    My softball team could use a RCf…

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  5. citizen

    6 years ago

    If you are opting out of the marlins, Colorado is no longer the dumping ground for aging MLB players.

    Reply
  6. bigwestbaseball

    6 years ago

    Chad is an excellent catcher and he will surprise people with his bat. I watched him play at Cal State Fullerton for several years. Great player, great person. Go Titans! Best of luck to Chad!

    Reply
  7. Polish Hammer

    6 years ago

    Bad when they can’t make this AAAA organization…

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  8. Jgiun1

    6 years ago

    He would look good as bench player for Pirates….he might win 5 games for Pirates with a bomb in extra innings.

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    • Monkey’s Uncle

      6 years ago

      And lose 5 others with multiple errors in the field

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