"The Royals and veteran catcher Jorge Alfaro are in agreement on a minor league contract, reports Aram Leighton of Just Baseball. Presumably, there's an invitation to major league camp included in the CAA client's deal. Now 32 years old, Alfaro was one of the top catching prospects in the game when the Phillies sent him to Miami alongside right-hander Sixto Sanchez in the trade that sent star backstop J.T. Realmuto to Philadelphia."
"Alfaro had a decent run between the Phils and the Fish from 2017-19 when he slashed .269/.322/.429 with 33 homers in 956 plate appearances. That output came with a sky-high 34% strikeout rate, however. While the bloated strikeout rate made it hard to imagine Alfaro continuing his success at the plate, his plus raw power and accurate rocket of an arm gave him a chance to stick around in at least a part-time role,"
"Over his past 736 MLB plate appearances dating back to 2020, Alfaro is a .237/.277/.352 hitter. He's walked in just 3.6% of his plate appearances during that time and fanned nearly 10 times as often. Even in Triple-A with the Brewers in 2025, Alfaro swatted 15 homers and slashed .244/.285/.430 ... but did so with a 36.5% strikeout rate."
Jorge Alfaro, 32, agreed to a minor-league contract with the Kansas City Royals that likely includes a major-league camp invite. Alfaro showed promise early, hitting .269/.322/.429 with 33 homers from 2017-19, but carried a 34% strikeout rate. Since 2020 he has slashed .237/.277/.352 across 736 MLB plate appearances with a 3.6% walk rate and a much higher strikeout rate. In Triple-A in 2025 he hit 15 homers and slashed .244/.285/.430 while striking out 36.5% of the time. The Royals view him as organizational catching depth behind Salvador Perez and prospects.
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