Photo courtesy of Jon Dawson.
Just for a bit of background, I am in one of those auction leagues where you can keep a guy at his original price for three years, or extend him for $5 per year after the second season.
After Pedro Alvarez had 16 homers and 64 RBIs in just 95 games in 2010, his owner extended him two years. After Alvarez hit .191 with four homers in 2011, that same owner cut Alvarez before the end of his contract despite a penalty that cost him both in his auction budget and league fees. He decided the quick demise of Alvarez was worth whatever it cost to get him off his roster.
So Alvarez went for $3 last year in our auction, and at the end of the season I made a trade for him in our keeper league. So as of now, he is slated to be my starting third baseman.
Good move or bad? We will find out soon, as Alvarez has put together three different seasons, making him unpredictable.
His 2010 season was a nice debut for a No. 2 overall pick in 2008. His second season was a disa...
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