HENDERSON ALVAREZ RUMORS
Marlins put Solano on 15-day DL, move Alvarez to 60-day DL
Injured Miami Marlins right-hander Henderson Alvarez was moved to the 60-day disabled list Tuesday after second baseman Donovan Solano was put on the 15-day DL with a rib injury.Solano missed three straight games with an intercostal issue before being put on the DL following Monday nights loss at San Diego.Alvarez, acquired in the offseason from Toronto, went on the disabled list...
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May 07, 2013
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Toronto’s Alvarez Abandons Change, Succeeds Harder
Here’s an exchange that could very well occur between two mostly knowledgeable baseball fans:Person No. 1: “A young pitcher whose fastball sits at 92 to 93 mph — and touches around 97 or 98 — struck out seven batters in as many innings yesterday.”Person No. 2: “I have no reason to doubt it.”And here’s another, also entirely possible, exchange on a similar theme:Person...
Blue Jays' Alvarez leaves start with bruised shin
APNewsNow. With AP Photos. Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Henderson Alvarez has left his start against the New York Yankees with a bruised left shin.
Russell Martin hit a hard grounder off Alvarez's leg in the fourth inning Monday night and the ball caromed into shallow right field for an RBI single. Alvarez hobbled over to the first base line and bent over in pain. The right-hander...
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August 27, 2012
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Blue Jays RHP Alvarez leaves with injury
Toronto starter Henderson Alvarez left Monday night's game against Boston in the sixth inning for what the team said was a ''precaution with right elbow soreness.''
Alvarez threw three pitches to the leadoff hitter, Adrian Gonzalez, before the trainer and manager John Farrell came to the mound. He walked off a few minutes later with the trainer and was replaced...
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June 25, 2012
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Gopher balls bite Toronto's Alvarez again
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Henderson Alvarez is a sinkerball pitcher. He is supposed to get ground balls. However, he has been giving up too many big flies. When his sinker moves laterally instead of down, he can be in trouble. The result of pitches that are more up than down in his case is the 16 home runs he has allowed in 13 starts. That puts him in a tie for second...
Henderson Alvarez' Smoke and Mirrors
With a 2.61ERA and a 1.10 WHIP, nobody is going to be complaining about Henderson Alvarez' results so far this season.
Alvarez, the Blue Jays' second-year number three starter, is off to a great start based on traditional baseball card numbers, also sporting a 3-2 record and averaging just shy of 7 innings per start. He's been of great value to a rotation that has seen...
After roster moves, Twins take on Blue Jays
After mowing down a potent lineup to earn his first career shutout, Toronto Blue Jays starter Henderson Alvarez may have a good chance for another gem against the major league-worst Minnesota Twins.
Alvarez looks to help the Blue Jays continue their recent domination of the Twins as the teams open a four-game set Thursday night at Target Field.
Five days after throwing six-plus...
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May 10, 2012
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Blue Jays' Alvarez at last gets run support
Henderson Alvarez pitched well enough to win before Sunday, his fifth start of the
season. The 22-year-old right-hander finally got it in a 7-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
After allowing one run, six hits and three walks in six innings, he is 1-2 with a 3.62
earned-run average. In his previous four starts, Alvarez received only an average of 2.75 runs in support...
2012 Fantasy Baseball, Week 4 Two-Start Pitchers: Henderson Alvarez Gets The Nod
Henderson Alvarez START ‘EM Henderson Alvarez (Toronto Blue Jays, 2.4% owned) This week: @ Baltimore, home to Seattle Alvarez does two things very well. He generates a lot of ground balls and doesn’t allow many walks. In three starts this year he has a 2.29 groundball-to-flyball ratio and has only issued four walks in 19.1 innings (1.86 BB/9). You...
Henderson Alvarez: 2012 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper, Future Stud
Henderson Alvarez (credits below) Henderson Alvarez, the young Venezuelan, pitched his way to North America when he was just 16. Born April 18, 1990, he signed a contract with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2006. He started slowly: 25.2 IPs in 2007 and 46.1 IPs in 2008. Then, the Jays took the training wheels off and let the 19 year old Alvarez throw 124 innings in 2009 at A ball. He...
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