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Astros Promote Yordan Alvarez

By Connor Byrne | June 9, 2019 at 10:30am CDT

TODAY: Alvarez is in today’s lineup as a DH, hitting fifth.  In corresponding moves, southpaw Reymin Guduan has been optioned to Triple-A and Lance McCullers Jr. was shifted to the 60-day IL, as per multiple reporters.

SATURDAY: The Astros are set to promote top infield/outfield prospect Yordan Alvarez from Triple-A Round Rock in advance of Sunday’s game, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports. Alvarez isn’t on the Astros’ 40-man roster, which is full, so they’ll need to make a corresponding move to create a spot for him.

Alvarez, a soon-to-be 22-year-old from Cuba, joined the Astros in an August 2016 trade with the Dodgers for reliever Josh Fields. Since then, Alvarez has developed into one of baseball’s premier prospects. The lefty-swinging Alvarez has slashed a ridiculous .343/.443/.742 (175 wRC+) with a minor league-leading 23 home runs and 49 walks (including 11 intentional passes) against 50 strikeouts in 253 plate appearances at the Triple-A level this season.

MLB.com is among the outlets with a high opinion of Alvarez, ranking him as the game’s 23rd-best prospect while lauding his offensive upside. At the same time, MLB.com notes the 6-foot-5, 225-pound Alvarez won’t provide much (if any) defensive value. Alvarez has lined up at first base and left field in the minors, and he’s likely to divide his time between LF and designated hitter in his first taste of the majors, per Kaplan. The Astros are in excellent shape in left with Michael Brantley, though they haven’t gotten much production from primary DH Tyler White.

Despite White’s paltry output, the Astros’ offense entered Saturday with the majors’ sixth-most runs and its second-highest wRC+. They also boast the American League’s top record (44-22) and a nine-game lead in their division. However, injuries to Jose Altuve, George Springer, Carlos Correa and Aledmys Diaz have taken a bite out of the Astros’ lineup of late, so Alvarez could help in that regard.

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  1. Pickle_Britches

    6 years ago

    Bout time lol. What more did he have to prove… Alvarez has been on a tearer since the season started. I couldn’t have those numbers on MLB the show ps4 game on rookie level LoL

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    • kripes-brewers

      6 years ago

      So jealous of all the talent on this team and in their system. Just enjoy it as much as you can Astro’s fans!

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      • RunDMC

        6 years ago

        As a Braves fan, I watch the Astros about as much as the Braves because if their talent and boradcasting team via MLB At-Bat.

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        • aerainier

          6 years ago

          Geoff Blum is the best! Even when they lose, I enjoy hearing him call the game.

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      • cpdpoet

        6 years ago

        Talk about drafting properly….put me at “yup I’m jealous too movement”

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        • myaccount

          6 years ago

          Alvarez was acquired via trade, cpd

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        • aerainier

          6 years ago

          Yeah, he was via trade but still requires scouting on him, which they were involved in trying to sign him out of Cuba.

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      • madmanTX

        6 years ago

        Tanking pays off!

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        • dudesintheoutfield07

          6 years ago

          kiss the ring biiitch

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        • Astros2333

          6 years ago

          He’ll be better than Joey Gallo and that’s what hurts your Little Ranger Butt.

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        • houston turmoiler

          6 years ago

          knew this comment was coming

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        • puhl

          6 years ago

          Nothing to do with tanking dumba$$. He was acquired via trade.

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        • JoeBrady

          6 years ago

          Tanking almost always pays off. The declining teams that hold onto their players, still decline. Harper with the Nats, Donaldson with the BJs, Machadoo with BA, plus a ton of those 2nd tier guys. Alvarez went for Fields. Tatis went for Shields.

          As a RS fan, if they cannot compete at the trade deadline, I’d definitely trade everyone whose contract terminates this year. And for the right offer, I’d listen on the 2020 FAs like Betts & JBJ.

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        • aerainier

          6 years ago

          So does putting your outfielders deep in the 9th inning of a clinching world series game with 2 outs!!!! Ha ha ha! Watching a world series title slip away when a flyball hits the warning track! Hilarious!

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    • jonnyzuck

      6 years ago

      Are you sure? Rookie is extremely easy

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      • 24TheKid

        6 years ago

        Yeah, this guy must be pretty bad.

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        • Solar Flare

          6 years ago

          Exactly, if you’re on Rookie or Beginner and have the offensive sliders maxed out, like I do you had better be putting up numbers that even Babe Ruth never could put up.

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  2. Astros44

    6 years ago

    Great Scott!

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    • dugdog83

      6 years ago

      This is heavy.

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  3. kenleyfornia2

    6 years ago

    Well this is going to be horrifying to watch as a Dodger fan. But thats just baseball sometimes, it evens out. Like getting Muncy for nothing.

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    • Strike Four

      6 years ago

      The Dodgers are the best team in baseball because of their superior scouting department, so they literally can afford to give away prospects at this point. Hard to be “horrified” when you’re in 1st with a strong farm.

      We are about to see a LOT of ex-Dodgers prospects become stars, get used to it.

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      • bluejays92

        6 years ago

        Probably easy to be horrified, though, when the team he’s going to (possibly) be a star for is the one who beat you in the World Series two seasons ago.

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      • kenleyfornia2

        6 years ago

        Not horrified at all about the status of the team/farm. Doesn’t mean you cant help but think “what if” with this player. Its not really about him being an ex Dodger turning into a star. If a guy they traded for Machado turns into a star so be it. But for Josh Fields basically won a WS game for the Astros which is the salt in the wound ( as someone below said”

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      • jb19

        6 years ago

        Astros traded Josh Hader (plus others) for Carlos Gomez and Mike Fiers. Astros also have a strong scouting department and are in first… they get some wrong from time to time, but to not admit getting one wrong every once in a while is probably worse than making a regrettable trade in the first place. Josh Fields is an ok player (non-tendered or waived I believe?) but this trade is looking like a big win for the Astros right now… we will see how Yordan does, but if he’s a significant contributor over the next 6+ years, I would imagine “horrified” would be a correct adjective. That’s how Astros fans are, or should be, with Hader.

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        • buckcheeks34

          6 years ago

          Eh. We won a WS ring after that trade. It’s not as horrifying as the Dodgers giving Yordan away for Fields.

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        • jb19

          6 years ago

          Yea, but not because of Gomez or Fiers. That’s for damn sure… winning that WS makes it easier for sure. Would love to have Hader in the pen though!

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        • OrangeCrushCity

          6 years ago

          Fiers had a lot to do with them getting there. He held it together during the middle of that year when pretty much the entire staff was hurt.

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        • jb19

          6 years ago

          Come on dude, we won the division by 20 games and Fiers wasn’t on the postseason roster… non-tenderer the next season. You give him too much credit for a strong 5 starts in July… also, follow up on my previous comments, Franklin Perez, Daz Cameron and the guys we gave up for Brian McCann can do whatever in the future, but we don’t win the WS without JV or McCann. That’s a necessary trade that takes the sting of giving up (potential) future all stars.

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        • W T C 64

          6 years ago

          Well put. Exactly the way I see it. Long, long time Astros fan.

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        • imindless

          6 years ago

          Giving away yordan? We got fields for 3 seasons of an era at 2.5 he was a useful player so to say we got nothing in return is kinda short sided. Alvarez wouldnt have played on our roster we have muncy and bellinger not to mention a stacked outfield. Its nice to dream on but not all teams can roster all these players. Unless the nl gets a dh not sure where he would have a place on our squad.

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      • imindless

        6 years ago

        Um what other ex dodgers are in the same boat as alvarez? Lmao both the players we traded for manny and darvish look to be busts lol.

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      • JoeBrady

        6 years ago

        A bit like Beeks being 5-0 with TB. The RS got what they wanted, and needed. If Beeks develops into a top BP guy, it doesn’t bother me at all.

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    • seventythreesfgfan

      6 years ago

      Yah but the one thing the talented Dodgers can’t do is climax. 3rd year in a row they will be burning sofas in LA

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      • marijuasher

        6 years ago

        That’s okay, Giants fan. It’s an odd year, so you can safely presume that you’ll be even worse than last year’s last place team. I guess go pound sand?

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  4. asuchrisc

    6 years ago

    Didn’t the same outlets say that Pete Alonso can’t play a serviceable defense? If they can hit they’ll find a way.

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    • Strike Four

      6 years ago

      Thing is, Smith is a better defender than Alonso, and he’s hitting like you say, but they aren’t finding a way for him to play 1B….

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  5. Connorsoxfan

    6 years ago

    Can’t they just move McCullers to 60 day IL still?

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  6. GarryHarris

    6 years ago

    I bet Yordan Alvarez becomes the full time DH. Tyler White is just too fat to know if he’s any good.!

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    • CardsNation5

      6 years ago

      Facts

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  7. spinach

    6 years ago

    “Despite White’s paltry output, the Astros’ offene entered Saturday with the majors’ sixth-most runs and its second-highest wRC+.”

    I think Alvarez will definitely be able to help Houston’s offene.

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  8. Melchez

    6 years ago

    Imagine the Astros if they hadn’t swung and missed with back to back number 1 picks… in 2013 if instead of Mark Appel, they picked Kris Bryant? Or 2014 instead of Brady Aikin they picked Conforto or Schwarber, or Nola?

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    • OrangeCrushCity

      6 years ago

      Without drafting Aiken they don’t get Bregman.

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    • Htown legend

      6 years ago

      Well fortunately they missed on Aiken(or unable to sign him) because they were awarded the number 2 pick the following year to select Bregman. The Appel pick sucks because he was such a highly regarded prospect coming out of Stanford and also spent much of his childhood growing up in Houston. It happens though

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      • Astros44

        6 years ago

        His magnitude of bust only happened one other time (#1 pick retiring before mlb debut)

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    • jb19

      6 years ago

      Bregman is a better player than all those guys you mentioned… some real revisionist history with the Appel pick. He was supposed to be a sure fire TOR SP. He didn’t work out. We can move on.

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  9. mlb1225

    6 years ago

    You know a guy is doing good when his slugging percentage would make a solid OPS.

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  10. WSnotAstros2017

    6 years ago

    Hoping this kid can spark this team without Correa, Springer, Diaz, Altuve.

    Wonder what Houston will do with Catching too. Will Stassi come back as back up or will it be Stubbs as well.

    White not impressed with this season. Yes has had some hits but too heavy and taking what he did last year and thinking could do it this year.

    I like the players of Straw, and Fisher and what they are doing. So will be hard what happens when the above return as well. Especially with those 2 contributing. But hope Alvarez can give us a boost.

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    • W T C 64

      6 years ago

      Agree, I would prefer Straw, Stubbs and either Fisher or possibly Alvarez (TBD) to Kemp, White & Stassi. Love Kemp’s attitude but Straw is such a weapon, especially in tight games playing small ball with his speed. I know it is fantasy land, but if there is any way we can package the previous three with a few more prospects for Stroman, that would be awesome.

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  11. TrusttheprocessSF

    6 years ago

    Nice

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  12. Goku the Knowledgable One

    6 years ago

    When will the DH be added to the NL?

    Tired of half the teams working with such a clear advantage.

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    • gomerhodge71

      6 years ago

      Hopefully never. The DH was a lousy thing in 1973 and it hasn’t changed.

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      • W T C 64

        6 years ago

        I used to strongly agree with you, especially with taking part of the strategy away and dumbing down the game some. However, now that the Astros have been in the AL for a while, I do prefer the DH and not seeing pitchers try to hit instead of the interest we loose in watching Manager decisions.

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        • marijuasher

          6 years ago

          You prefer it now, but you didn’t back then. That might make you wishy-washy and not enlightened.

          Pitchers can hit. Some do it very well. Others aren’t as good, but they can be entertaining. I still have zero problems with pitchers hitting. Insisting the AL is better because of a one dimensional role for an (bc we all know, the best athletes do only one thing) just needs to suck it up and deal with the fact that NL ball works for NL fans.

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        • OrangeCrushCity

          6 years ago

          It also might make him a person who had never watched much AL ball before who hated the DH because that’s what NL fans do who became enlightened once he actually paid attention to AL ball. I used to be one of those guys too. After many, many years of being an NL guy and absolutely hating the Astros move to the AL, I’ve changed my mind. AL ball is considerably more exciting.

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        • Tom E. Snyder

          6 years ago

          The DH is not mandatory.

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        • Goku the Knowledgable One

          6 years ago

          Yadda yadda,

          Point is the DH DOES EXIST..

          So it’s not like we’re arguing if it should..

          Point we’re arguing is it’s beyond overdue that teams in MLB all have the same rules..

          No one cares about what decision the managers make anyways.

          We know they’re all overpaid putz’s anyways.

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      • therealryan

        6 years ago

        Nothing screams fun like watching a batter with a .121/.156/.162/.318 slash with a 43% K rate hit (pitchers collective batting line this year). Even better is when your pitcher gets pulled from a close game because it was his turn to hit, even if he was able to go another inning on the mound. I guess maybe the pitcher wouldn’t be in that situation to stay in the game if every single NL team didn’t have an automatic out at the bottom of their lineup. You should check out my 9 year old son’s little league games. They’re full of ineptitude at the plate. You’ll love it.

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    • marijuasher

      6 years ago

      What advantage? The AL sucks and is boring.

      Oh, you mean the advantage of having pitchers who can hit? Yeah, well, AL can work on that.

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      • tfranco

        6 years ago

        How is having a pitcher hit exciting? Or watching someone lay down a sacrifice bunt?

        As far as pitcher who can hit, the collective batting lines.

        AL: .098/.124/.098 in 114 PA (49.1% K rate)
        NL: .122/.157/.165 in 1990 PA (42.8% K rate)

        2018
        AL: .103/.123/.123 in 330 PA
        NL: .116/.146/.150 in 4805 PA

        2017
        AL: .116/.152/.141 in 357 PA
        NL: .126/.158/.164 in 4920 PA

        I really don’t see where the NL pitchers are noticeably better.

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  13. gomerhodge71

    6 years ago

    Now the Astros may never lose another game. This guy’s a beast.

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  14. jdgoat

    6 years ago

    What’s crazy is that this deal didn’t even get its own story on this site. Now he’s one of the leagues top prospects. Can’t fault the Dodgers too much here.

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  15. thickiedon

    6 years ago

    Good for Yordan! But what’s it gonna take for Tucker to get promoted? When will White lose his spot?

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  16. KTURN

    6 years ago

    HR in his 2nd AB!!!!

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