Coming into the season Alvarez is ranked as the Astros number three prospect behind standouts Forrest Whitley and Kyle Tucker. Alvarez got traded to Houston back in 2016 when the Astros traded Josh Fields to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is likely to begin the year in the minor leagues and could get some big league playing time in the future.
The Stats
Alvarez has dominated all aspects of minor league pitching he has a career .301 average in the minors and split time between Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Fresno.