The Brewers have released utilityman Eddy Alvarez, according to his MLB.com profile page. Jim Goulart of BrewerFanatic.com reports (via Twitter) that Alvarez exercised an opt-out clause in the minor league contract he signed with Milwaukee back in December.
That deal had yet to translate into a call-up to the big league roster, even though Alvarez has hit .283/.397/.473 with seven homers and 16 steals (in 18 chances) over 257 plate appearances for Triple-A Nashville. Goulart notes that “a bit of a roster crunch” impacted Alvarez’s playing time, which certainly must’ve influenced his decision to trigger the opt-out and look for a new opportunity elsewhere.
Alvarez isn’t exactly an up-and-comer at age 33, but his Triple-A performance and multi-positional versatility could very well land him a new minors deal with another team. Alvarez is a veteran of three MLB seasons, hitting .183/.262/.262 over 142 plate appearances and 50 games with the Marlins and Dodgers from 2020-22. Best known for his outstanding Olympic career as a silver medalist in both speed-skating and baseball, Alvarez has spent much of his 10-year pro baseball career in the minors with the White Sox and Marlins.
He opted out as he knew he was on thin ice.
Well-played, Cartrow. Speedy response.
He’s just skating through the season at this point.
Maybe the Dodgers will pick him up again as depth. I would love see them go get Lucas Giolito, extend him (I hope) and possibly buy low on Tim Anderson. Send their older AAA arms over there and keep Miller and Sheehan up. They could hopefully work their development and clubhouse magic on TA and get him back to the player he was before this year. Then Lux could go back to 2B (or stay as SS if they feel he’s better there than TA) and have Miguel Vargas get his bat going and maybe work more in the LF/3B/2B/1B rotation to give Freddie some more DH days once JD is gone in the future.
Respectfully…”no” on Anderson.
I definitely understand the sentiment. I think a change in scenery would help him a lot, though, but again, totally understand the “no”.
Suprised no one NPB/KBO team offering him a contract
There’s going to be a lot of minor league releases upcoming here, as teams try to get under the 180 man domestic reserve limit after signing their draft picks. Most of those releases are going to be guys in complex ball, but some AAAA talent is also going to get cut loose.
Thanks for the reminder, Colonel. There surely will be some player movement on the fringes attributable to that development.
Alvarez is decent AAAA or bench utility player. Especially as a lefty hitter. I could see Houston going after him, maybe Anaheim too.