The long, strange tenure of Yadier Alvarez in the Dodgers’ organization reached another disappointing milestone on Saturday as he was designated for assignment.
Signed for $16 million back in July 2015 when he was just 19 years old, here’s an idea of what Alvarez cost the Dodgers at the time.
Alvarez debuted in June 2016 for the Dodgers’ Arizona League team and then for Great Lakes, finishing with a 2.12 ERA in 59 1/3 innings at the lower levels. After another two steps up the organization to Rancho Cucamonga and Tulsa, and the ERA rose to 4.