What's going on with Alvarez??

He's not hitting. Hopefully he gets it going soon

 

I'm not remotely worried

 

Me either. Ht I’m perpetually irritated by it. This team is in first place probably in the whole league if Yordan was himself.

 

It’s a slump
They happen

 

Worried? No
disappointed in his production so far? Yes

 

So when do yall start to worry?

 

K rate totally fine. BB rate totally fine. Exit velo totally fine. All plate discipline numbers totally fine.

His barrel rate and hard hit rate are down. His BABIP is low. His flyball and popup rates are high.

I would be really surprised if it was anything physical or permanent. I think it’s mostly luck and maybe a slight glitch that is keeping him from crushing balls like he normally does. I still have very high confidence he’ll get right.

 

Mid May

 

I'm just waiting for the big bopper to wake up from hibernation. I miss seeing him knock them out of the park.

 

That would mean the Astros would have won 4 more games so far. Since he's essentially a replacement level player right now, that would mean 4 WAR for Alvarez in 26 games. That would make him a 24-ish WAR player for a full season.

 

It would take longer than that for me to really worry, and I would just assume there’s an injury that’s causing it. He’s not even 28.

 

Agreed

 

Chicks dig the long ball!

 

If Alvarez's BB% goes down, his K% skyrockets, and he's not hitting the ball hard.