The Oakland Athletics prospect pool is full of talent, so it was not surprising that they called up a few of their more well known minor leaguers while the team was struggling this season. One of those prospects that was called up was relief pitcher R.J. Alvarez. This is Alvarez’s third organization in the past two years, but it seems as though he could find a permanent place on Oakland’s roster in the future.
Alvarez was drafted in the third round in 2012 by the Los Angeles Angels. While with the Angels, Alvarez quickly jumped to Double-A by 2014.