The Dodgers announced that righty Yadier Alvarez has been outrighted after clearing waivers, as MLB.com’s Ken Gurnick was among those to tweet. He had been designated for assignment recently.
Alvarez lost his 40-man spot after some shoulder issues cropped up. It’s unclear as of yet what his health outlook is. Any injury issues would only add to the slate of challenges facing the youngster, who’ll turn 24 later this week.
Once considered a blue-chip pitching prospect, Alvarez has long dealt with control issues and slid off track in 2019. He only made two appearances last year while struggling with injury and disciplinary issues.
Alvarez has yet to appear in the majors. Based upon the history to this point, it seems unlikely he’ll reward the team for its up-front investment ($16MM, which was effectively doubled by tax obligations). Still, the Dodgers will presumably be glad to have the chance to hang onto the remaining upside in Alvarez’s powerful right arm. Better still, the team can work to get him on track without tying up a roster spot.
Switches positions hits 40 hrs and bats 300
Drinks 40 40s. Smokes 40 blunts.
Dodgers should get Yordan back since the Trashtros already stole a WS from them.
Shut up
Only thing the trade was in 2016 so irrelevant
the trashtros should be forced to give yordan back to the dodgers
Sorry! We’re keeping Yordan and the WS trophy.
I don’t believe in him or any of the cheating Astros. Sleep well.
A little surprised no team took a flier claim on him. Talent is there but maturity and work ethic seem to be lacking
Me too but 40 man roster spots are valuable this time of year.
He told the team last year he didn’t think he wanted to keep pitching, after he left the team without telling Anyone
Then in his first spring appearance, he doesn’t feel ready to pitch
That’s a lot of drama to add that to a farm system that’s supposed to be a positive place
Plus he’d require a 40 man spot on top of that
You’re right. Sure is a shame because he was never lacking in pitching ability. You’d think he would have fit in great with the Dodgers after the success they’ve had with home grown players but looks like he’s another Alex Guerrero
The Pirates are almost out of pitchers. Pull up a chair, son
There are some pitching-starved teams, especially ones with barren farm systems. I’m surprised organizations like the Angels, Marlins or Giants didn’t try to make a move.
$32 Million and nothing so far? Damn, Dodgers..
You think that’s bad?
Try over 130M for Alex Guerra, Hector Olivera, Yasiel Sierra and Alvarez? That’s bad..
But that spending spree also bought LAD the basis for their juggernaut today, they knew each prospect was a crapshoot, so they took a lot of shots
I can’t fault the current front office for Alex Guerrero as he was signed before the prior regime. And Hector Olivera was traded for Alex Wood who was integral to the team getting to the World Series.
They have had a lot of dead money on the books though.
You obviously have never heard of Hector Oliver’s.
“Obviously”? Pretentious. I didn’t consider mentioning ALL their missteps, because some of them turned out to be beneficial, such as Hector Olivera. If you paid attention, then you would OBVIOUSLY know that the Dodgers FO was able to parlay him into a trade for Alex Wood. That was a good get.
Offended by the word “obviously”. Noted.
And obviously, you have little idea how adverbs affect meaning. It’s sentence structure.
Also a minor tweak – the period goes before the closing punctuation mark.
Take care of yourself.
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Toodles!
The Giants farm system isn’t bad.
It’s not bad, yes, but it’ could be better, considering they’ve failed to play 500 ball the past three seasons. Anyways, winning three World Series titles in a decade mitigates whatever project on which they’re working.
I am not that upset with the outcome. The Dodgers were desperate for talent after previous ownerships cheapness. They took some wild risks, but it won’t hurt that much because they invested in having a good talent in the minors.
Mets should have made a claim.
I’m with you on that
When will Don Sutton Jr get a chance?
If I was a GM, I’m taking a flyer on him, slipping him back through and letting him figure out what he has to figure out. Hell, if he doesn’t want to pitch, and wants to move to the outfield, he’s got the arm strength to be excellent there and he’s young enough to still figure it out. He’only has four seasons of minor league experience and can still be assigned to Class A without counting against the limit, and if he decides he doesn’t want to play, then we’re out the waiver claim fee and that’s it.
If he does decide he wants to pitch, then move him to relief where he can use his big arm as a closer or set-up man and give him some time to adjust to the bullpen. He could be a major part of a big league bullpen by Opening Day 2021.
(Yes, I’ve seen his numbers, but I have to imagine some of that comes from him simply not caring)