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Francisco Alvarez DHs in fifth straight start

Francisco Alvarez

NYM Catcher #4

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Francisco Alvarez is DHing for the second time in three games Saturday against the Phillies.

It’s Alvarez’s fifth straight start. He’ll probably do less DHing on his days off from catching if Jorge Polanco ever makes it back, but for now, it’s giving him a little value boost.

- Matthew Pouliot

Source: MLB.com

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Francisco Alvarez

NYM Catcher #4

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Francisco Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a homer, a walk, and two runs scored as the Mets defeated the Pirates 11-1 on Sunday.

Alvarez’s homer was a solo shot in the fifth that put New York up 10-1, one of 15 hits the team registered in Pittsburgh. The 24-year-old backstop is up to 13 homers but has just 29 RBI and 29 runs scored. He only has three career stolen bases, so his 5x5 fantasy value is tied exclusively to home runs, when he’s healthy enough to play. That said, he has career bests in walk rate and expected wOBA so far this season.
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NYM Catcher #4

The Athletic’s Jim Bowden reports that the Mets have shopped catchers Francisco Alvarez and Luis Torrens.

It wouldn’t be surprising if the Mets were willing to listen to offers for most of their players, but it would be surprising if they dealt Alvarez. The catcher is just 24 years old and is hitting .260/.332/.449 in 70 games this season with 12 home runs. Injuries have been a major problem for him in his career, but the Mets will likely hold onto him and deal away a veteran like Torrens. Bowden mentioned that the White Sox, who just lost Kyle Teel, have been linked to Torrens.
Francisco Alvarez

NYM Catcher #4

Francisco Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run on Friday against the Dodgers.

With the trade deadline approaching and Alvarez’s name sneaking into some rumors, he just keeps on hitting. His home run was his 12th of the season and third in his last five games. Over his last 30 games, he has a .274/.336/.491 slash line and remains one of the better power-hitting catchers in the league as long as he can stay healthy.
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NYM Catcher #4

Francisco Alvarez belted a pair of solo home runs on Thursday night, powering the Mets to a 4-1 victory over the Phillies to open the second half of the season.

Alvarez got the scoring started in the third inning with a 416-foot (100.2-mph EV) solo shot off of Aaron Nola. He then increased that edge to 3-0 with his 363-foot (104.4-mph EV) blast off of Nola to in the seventh inning. He also drew a walk and struck out in the ballgame, finishing the night 2-for-3. For the season, the 24-year-old backstop is now slashing .259/.325/.448 with 11 long balls and 25 RBI.
Francisco Alvarez

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Francisco Alvarez is not in the Mets’ starting lineup for Sunday’s showdown against the Braves.

Alvarez has started every game this week either behind the plate or as the designated hitter, so he’ll get a well-deserved breather in this one. Luis Torrens will start behind the dish and bat eighth for the Mets against Braves’ southpaw Martin Perez.
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Francisco Alvarez is in the lineup at DH for Tuesday’s game against the Blue Jays.

It’s an encouraging sign to see Alvarez in New York’s lineup following a bizarre incident during Monday’s game when he was inadvertently struck by teammate Ronny Mauricio’s bat while he was warming up in the on-deck circle. Mets interim manager Andy Green told reporters that Alvarez checked out fine afterwards. Disaster averted.
Francisco Alvarez

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Francisco Alvarez went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Game 1 of the doubleheader on Wednesday against the Cubs.

Alvarez got to Javier Assad for his seventh home run of the season. Since coming off the injured list in early June, Alvarez has gone 14-for-43 (.326) with three home runs, seven RBI, and four runs scored in 12 games with a 13/3 K/BB ratio. While the Mets offense aren’t him hasn’t helped with the counting stats, Alvarez deserves to be on rosters in shallow one-catcher leagues.
Francisco Alvarez

NYM Catcher #4

Francisco Alvarez had a solo homer and a two-run single from the ninth spot in the Mets order Tuesday against the Cubs.

Alvarez is batting .300/.333/.450 with two homers in 11 games since coming off the injured list two weeks ago. It’s a little funny that the Mets think enough of his bat that they’ve kept him in the lineup at DH the last three times he has not caught (he’s currently started seven games in a row) but they also had him batting ninth behind the struggling Brett Baty and MJ Melendez tonight.
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Francisco Alvarez went 3-for-5 with an RBI against the Reds on Wednesday.

Alvarez hit three balls at least 107 mph today, topping out at a season-high 112.3 mph on his second single. He’s 8-for-25 with a homer in seven games since coming off the injured list last week.
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Francisco Alvarez is out of the lineup for Saturday’s contest against the Braves.

Alvarez takes a seat for the second straight game with Luis Torrens handling the catching duties. The 24-year-old backstop is presumably being closely monitored from a workload standpoint after making it back to New York is roughly one month after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.

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Luis Robert Jr.

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Luis Robert Jr. will make his first start in left field Sunday against the Nationals.

Robert has only ever played center field as a major leaguer, but the Mets believe A.J. Ewing is the better option there these days and have had Robert working out in left. Robert is out of the lineup today after starting in center the Mets’ previous three games.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Hunter Goodman was scratched from Saturday’s lineup because of left shoulder inflammation.

The Rockies had Goodman catching when they made the lineup, but now he’ll miss a second straight start. Brett Sullivan is playing in his place.
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Rays recalled RHP Joe Boyle from Triple-A Durham.

The Rays have a tired bullpen after Friday’s game, so Boyle is up to help out if needed today. He hasn’t been pitching well of late — he has a 10.43 ERA in his last four starts for Durham — so this will probably be a very short stay.
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Rays optioned RHP Chris Roycroft to Triple-A Durham.

Roycroft gave up six runs over 4 1/3 innings in his latest stint with the Rays. He has a 7.27 ERA in 17 1/3 innings for the season.
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Angels claimed RHP Trevor Martin off waivers from the Rays; optioned him to Triple-A Salt Lake.

There were probably a bunch of teams putting claims in here, but the Angels had priority. Martin, 25, posted a 3.97 ERA in 11 1/3 innings for the Rays in the first half of the season. He doesn’t offer a particularly high ceiling in relief, but he could prove useful in the sixth and seventh innings with his mid-90s fastball, cutter and splitter and he still has all of his option years remaining.
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Willy Adames

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Willy Adames is out of the lineup for a second straight game Saturday but still doesn’t believe an IL stint will be necessary.

Adames remains day-to-day with what the Giants are calling a mild lower back strain. Christian Koss is playing shortstop today.
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Matt Chapman

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Matt Chapman said he’ll be rehabbing for 8-10 weeks following Tuesday’s season-ending core muscle surgery.

Chapman said he originally tore muscle off the bone in two places back in April and played through it for months before going on the IL at the beginning of July. He hit .235/.324/.368 in 84 games before being shut down.
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Aaron Judge started throwing Friday for the first time since going on the IL with a rib fracture.

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Drew Gilbert, who hadn’t previously batted higher than sixth this season, is in the leadoff spot for Saturday’s game against the Rockies.

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