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[BSLChrisStoner]

5/5 - 5/9: 4 for 19, 3 rbi, 1 bb, 3 k's, 1 sb

[BSLChrisStoner]

2014 season: 151 ab's, .344 baa, 6 hr's, 31 rbi, 11 doubles, 1 triple, 3 bb's, 14 k's, .910 OPS

[BSLChrisStoner]

'14 Season: 207 ab's, .329 baa, 9 hr's, 42 rbi, 16 doubles, 1 triple, 5 bb's, 23 k's, .892 OPS

[BSLChrisStoner]

Season: 325 ab's, .308 baa, 12 hr's, 58 rbi, 19 doubles, 1 triple, 10 bb's, 32 k's, .811 OPS

[BSLChrisStoner]

@BowieBaysox Congrats to Baysox Christian Walker, Dariel Alvarez, Tim Berry, Oliver Drake on their E.L. All-Star game selections

[Oriole85]

@masnRoch As expected, OF Dariel Alvarez and 1B Christian Walker have moved up from AA Bowie to AAA Norfolk. #orioles

[bnickle]

Interesting to see how both do in AAA. Could potentially be Sept call ups.

[BSLChrisStoner]

MASN: Manto on Walker

http://www.masnsport...el-alvarez.html

[BSLChrisStoner]

Camden Depot: Alvarez - the latest advanced Cuban Oriole

http://camdendepot.b...nced-cuban.html

[BSLChrisStoner]

CSN Baltimore: Alvarez creating interest in Orioles organization

http://www.csnbaltim...es-organization

[BSLChrisStoner]

Orioles Uncensored: Scouting Report

http://www.oriolesun...lvarez-fool-you

[Il BuonO]

So, he's not Abreu. I think we knew that. He's looked good but he is getting on in age so he needs to make it happen soon. And it would be nice to see the walk rate increase but I won't hold my breath.

[RShack]

Orioles Uncensored: Scouting Report

http://www.oriolesun...lvarez-fool-you

 

A lot of the critique is based on him not improving much because he's already 26... but does that hold water?   Don't you have to adjust things based on the level of competition and whether he missed any time because of the Cuba thing?  (Did he miss any time because of the Cuba thing?)

[BSLChrisStoner]

4/9: CF, batting 3rd, 0 for 4.

[BSLChrisStoner]

4/10: 1 for 5, 2 rbi, double

[BSLChrisStoner]

4/15: 3 for 5, rbi, 2 k's, error

[BSLChrisStoner]

4/16: 3 for 5, double

[BSLChrisStoner]

4/22: 2 for 4, hr, rbi

 

Season: 61 ab's... .230 / .266 / .361

[BSLChrisStoner]

Season...

 

107 ab's, .632 OPS...

[Matt_P]

I'd point out his splits:

 

He's batting .290/.353/.419 against lefties and .224/.244/.329 against righties. He has no walks and just one strikeout in 31 PAs vs left handed pitching. His stats are inflated by 3 HBP but will show some improvement when his BABIP improves.

 

If you're one of those who thought that Alvarez was going to be a platoon bat against lefties at best then he's done ok and might just be a platoon option with Snider for next year (although he's been good against lefties in limited playing time - primarily despite being a left handed hitter).