HENDERSON ALVAREZ RUMORS
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...
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17 days ago
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17 days ago
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Blue Jays 6, Twins 2
Henderson Alvarez pitched seven strong innings to win his third straight start for the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-2 over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
Alvarez (3-2) stretched his scoreless streak to 17 innings before second baseman Kelly Johnson's throwing error allowed the Twins to score in the third. Josh Willingham hit a home run in the sixth, but the 22-year-old Venezuelan...
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21 days ago
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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21 days ago
Blue Jays-Twins Preview
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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22 days ago
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...
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April 30, 2012
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April 30, 2012
Alvarez ends drought, Blue Jays beat Mariners 7-2
With his idol watching from the visitors' dugout, Henderson Alvarez ended a long wait between wins on Sunday.
Edwin Encarnacion hit his third home run in three games, Alvarez won for the first time since August and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Mariners 7-2.
Alvarez (1-2) allowed one run and six hits in six-plus innings to win for the second time in 15 major league starts...
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April 29, 2012
Toronto Blue Jays Thoughts, April 24th Edition: Offense Can’t Back Hard Luck Henderson Alvarez
I gotta tell ya, it’s getting increasingly harder to make fun of the Baltimore Orioles, especially when the Blue Jays just keep losing to them. Coming off an impressive 4-game sweep of the Royals, the bluebirds took their win streak to Camden Yards, and ended the night with it snapped, and an offense that was stymied by a pitcher who really shouldn’t have. I mean, when...
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April 25, 2012
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April 25, 2012
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...
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April 22, 2012
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April 22, 2012
Toronto Blue Jays Thoughts, April 19th Edition: In Which Henderson Alvarez Steps On Dynamite
If you thought things would get better for the Toronto Blue Jays after Brandon Morrow’s not-so-great start against the Tampa Bay Rays, you probably won’t want to read on too much further for my thoughts about the rubber match…
- Henderson Alvarez had gotten by more than smoothly over his first 2 turns despite a miniscule 2.77 K/9, largely due to his excellent control...
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April 20, 2012
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April 20, 2012
Henderson Alvarez Still Not Walking Anybody; Blue Jays Keep Rolling In Spring
21-year old Henderson Alvarez paved his way to the majors with his ability to pound the strike zone with his power sinker, and now that his spot in the 2012 Blue Jays rotation is essentially guaranteed…well, nothing’s changed, really. He’s still content to not walk anyone, as evidenced by his strong 3-inning performance in yesterday’s 7-5 win over the New...
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March 15, 2012
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March 15, 2012
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