"The 30-year-old Alvarado has accomplished quite a lot in parts of nine seasons as a big leaguer. Among 88 relievers to log 300 or more innings since the start of the 2017 season, Alvarado's 3.45 ERA (37th) and 3.50 SIERA (40th) both rank in the top half while his 3.21 FIP (15th), 29.7% strikeout rate (14th), and 51.8% groundball rate (13th) all rank in the top-15."
"Things may not necessarily be that simple with Alvarado, however. While Alvarado's overall stats are quite good, he's experienced a great deal of year-to-year volatility throughout his career. He's been utterly dominant, as he was when he pitched to a 1.74 ERA in 42 appearances with the Phillies back in 2022. Other years, however, he's been more pedestrian than anything else. Of his nine seasons in the majors, just five of them have seen him post an ERA below 4.00."
Five days after the World Series, clubs must decide on club options, including Jose Alvarado's $9MM option or a $500K buyout. Alvarado, 30, has parts of nine MLB seasons with strong aggregate metrics: 3.45 ERA, 3.50 SIERA, 3.21 FIP, 29.7% strikeout rate and 51.8% groundball rate among relievers with 300+ innings since 2017. Those figures place him as a solid, not elite, late-inning arm. Year-to-year performance has been volatile, with dominant stretches like a 1.74 ERA in 2022 but only five seasons under a 4.00 ERA, complicating the roster decision.
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