Statcast is not a fan of Nacho Alvarez.

That’s a lot of blue, and that’s a lot of blue that is aaallllll the way to the left of those charts. When I’m looking at acquiring players in fantasy, I typically run away screaming from guys like this. Over 145 plate appearances heading into last night’s game, Alvarez was hitting .250/.329/.328 (88 wRC+). You can see the emptiness in that line as his SLG is higher than the OBP, and he has *checks notes* 0 home runs in that span. He also has *checks notes* 0 stolen bases in that span. But I do have him on one of my fantasy leagues, and I’ll have a decision to make this offseason in terms of needing to move him to my 40-man roster or just letting him go. No one will pick him up, but I’m likely to hold onto him. Why? He’ll turn 23 just after Opening

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