P Jose 'El Pocho' Alvarado #46
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
10/29/2024
 OA: 62 POT: 62
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P JOSE 'EL POCHO' ALVARADO #46 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
67 0 3-4 11 3.43 60.1 50 5 24 77 1.23 1.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 80 80 75 80
Movement 55 55 55 55
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 75 75
Sinker 75 75
Cutter 80 80
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 98-100 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 45
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/08/2024 CWS Loss, 4-5 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
10/06/2024 CWS Win, 3-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
09/28/2024 @ ATL Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/27/2024 @ ATL Loss, 5-6 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 Loss
09/16/2024 DET Loss, 1-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
09/15/2024 @ PIT Loss, 6-8 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/13/2024 @ PIT Win, 5-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
09/11/2024 @ NYY Win, 4-3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/10/2024 @ NYY Win, 6-5 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 Win
09/08/2024 MIN Loss, 9-10 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/21/1995
Born in:Maracaibo, ZUL
Nationality:Venezuelan
Height:6' 2"
Weight:245 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 88 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 88 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2024 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 67 0 3 4 11 3.43 60.1 50 25 23 5 24 77 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 14 3 78.6 67 24 11.04 7.46 11.49 3.58 3.06 1.23 69 1.5 .300        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 50 10 1 0 2 7 6 19 1 0 0 .200 .281 .340 .621      
vs. RHB 179 40 13 2 3 18 18 58 2 0 0 .223 .291 .369 .660      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2024 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0  
April 15 0 0 0 2 0.75 12.0 7 3 1 2 2 14  
May 12 0 0 1 2 7.84 10.1 12 9 9 2 7 18  
June 13 0 0 0 5 3.29 13.2 7 5 5 0 4 15  
July 8 0 1 1 0 4.70 7.2 10 4 4 1 5 12  
August 9 0 1 1 0 1.04 8.2 7 1 1 0 4 11  
September 9 0 1 1 2 3.52 7.2 6 3 3 0 2 7  
Spring Training 8 0 1 1 1 6.00 6.0 8 4 4 1 1 5  
Postseason 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 3  
Last Year 76 0 2 2 3 3.78 66.2 60 28 28 4 34 103  
2 Years Ago 88 0 4 0 0 3.32 78.2 56 30 29 2 47 90  
Career 519 0 21 25 38 3.33 476.0 376 183 176 25 263 610  
Home 35 0 1 2 5 3.69 31.2 28 13 13 0 16 44  
Road 32 0 2 2 6 3.14 28.2 22 12 10 5 8 33  
Grass 65 0 3 4 11 3.51 59.0 49 25 23 5 24 76  
Turf 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Day 24 0 1 2 5 4.87 20.1 20 11 11 3 9 24  
Night 43 0 2 2 6 2.70 40.0 30 14 12 2 15 53  
As Reliever / Substitution 67 0 3 4 11 3.43 60.1 50 25 23 5 24 77  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Tampa Bay - MLB 22 35 0 0 3 0 3.64 29.2 24 12 12 1 9 29 0 0 1.11 .280 2.54 0.8 120
2018 Chicago - MLB 23 66 0 3 4 2 4.41 65.1 55 33 32 5 60 78 0 0 1.76 .327 4.61 0.3 105
2019 Chicago - MLB 24 43 0 0 4 18 2.70 40.0 26 12 12 1 20 63 0 0 1.15 .316 1.98 1.8 160
2019 Kansas City - MLB 24 20 0 2 1 0 0.75 12.0 11 2 1 0 12 17 0 0 1.92 .393 3.55 0.2 575
2019 Total - MLB 24 63 0 2 5 18 2.25 52.0 37 14 13 1 32 80 0 0 1.33 .336 2.34 2.0 192
2020 Kansas City - MLB 25 57 0 4 3 3 2.89 53.0 42 17 17 3 24 71 0 0 1.25 .312 2.52 1.6 150
2021 Kansas City - MLB 26 67 0 3 4 1 2.82 70.1 52 24 22 4 33 82 0 0 1.21 .281 3.29 1.2 157
2022 Kansas City - MLB 27 88 0 4 0 0 3.32 78.2 56 30 29 2 47 90 0 0 1.31 .281 3.34 1.2 131
2023 Kansas City - MLB 28 76 0 2 2 3 3.78 66.2 60 28 28 4 34 103 0 0 1.41 .389 2.43 2.1 116
2024 Kansas City - MLB 29 67 0 3 4 11 3.43 60.1 50 25 23 5 24 77 0 0 1.23 .300 3.06 1.5 129
Total MLB 519 0 21 25 38 3.33 476.0 376 183 176 25 263 610 0 0 1.34 .312 3.09 10.9 133
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2012 Tampa Bay (VSL) - R 17 12 0 2 3 0 3.81 26.0 20 14 11 0 17 20 0 0 1.42 .260 4.08 0.1 105
2013 Tampa Bay (VSL) - R 18 13 13 1 8 0 1.97 45.2 41 23 10 2 21 54 0 0 1.36 .333 2.78 1.4 203
2014 Tampa Bay (GCL) - R 19 12 11 1 5 0 3.79 40.1 28 28 17 1 29 46 0 0 1.41 .270 3.55 0.8 105
2015 Princeton - R 20 5 5 0 2 0 9.53 17.0 18 19 18 1 13 18 0 0 1.82 .386 5.02 0.0 43
2016 Bowling Green - A 21 10 0 2 0 2 1.46 24.2 12 5 4 0 17 34 0 0 1.18 .245 2.63 0.5 274
2016 Charleston - A+ 21 27 0 2 1 0 3.91 46.0 38 27 20 1 38 51 0 0 1.65 .306 3.74 0.3 102
2016 Total - A+ 21 37 0 4 1 2 3.06 70.2 50 32 24 1 55 85 0 0 1.49 .288 3.36 0.9 131
2017 Montgomery - AA 22 9 0 2 1 0 2.38 11.1 4 3 3 1 5 14 0 0 0.79 .136 3.20 0.2 169
2017 Durham - AAA 22 16 0 0 2 1 3.93 18.1 11 8 8 1 13 26 0 0 1.31 .244 3.04 0.3 102
Total IL 16 0 0 2 1 3.93 18.1 11 8 8 1 13 26 0 0 1.31 .244 3.04 102.1
Total SL 9 0 2 1 0 2.38 11.1 4 3 3 1 5 14 0 0 0.79 .136 3.20 168.7
Total FSL 27 0 2 1 0 3.91 46.0 38 27 20 1 38 51 0 0 1.65 .306 3.74 102.2
Total MID 10 0 2 0 2 1.46 24.2 12 5 4 0 17 34 0 0 1.18 .245 2.63 274.1
Total APP 5 5 0 2 0 9.53 17.0 18 19 18 1 13 18 0 0 1.82 .386 5.02 42.7
Total GCL 12 11 1 5 0 3.79 40.1 28 28 17 1 29 46 0 0 1.41 .270 3.55 105.4
Total VSL 25 13 3 11 0 2.64 71.2 61 37 21 2 38 74 0 0 1.38 .304 3.26 151.8
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2018 Chicago - MLB 23 4 0 0 0 0 6.00 3.0 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 1.00 .429 0.72 0.1 77
2020 Kansas City - MLB 25 5 0 1 0 0 9.64 4.2 3 5 5 0 4 7 0 0 1.50 .300 3.32 0.1 45
2023 Kansas City - MLB 28 6 0 1 1 0 4.50 8.0 5 4 4 1 3 12 0 0 1.00 .250 2.92 0.2 97
2024 Kansas City - MLB 29 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.50 .000 1.89 0.1 999
Total MLB 17 0 2 1 0 5.60 17.2 11 11 11 1 8 26 0 0 1.08 .278 2.53 78.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 Tampa Bay (GCL) - R P 12 0 1 5 0 8 2 .750 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Princeton - R P 5 0 1 3 1 5 1 .800 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Charleston - A+ P 27 0 2 5 0 11 4 .636 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Bowling Green - A P 10 0 0 7 0 9 2 .778 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Tampa Bay - MLB P 35 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 29.2 1.52 -0.2 .000
2017 Durham - AAA P 16 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Montgomery - AA P 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Chicago - MLB P 63 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 65.1 0.41 -1.0 .771
2019 Chicago - MLB P 42 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 40.0 0.68 +0.5 1.030
2019 Kansas City - MLB P 15 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 12.0 2.25 +0.5 .000
2020 Kansas City - MLB P 57 0 5 2 0 9 2 .778 53.0 1.19 -0.1 .762
2021 Kansas City - MLB P 66 0 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 70.1 0.90 +0.9 1.263
2022 Kansas City - MLB P 85 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 78.2 0.92 +0.5 1.240
2023 Kansas City - MLB P 76 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 66.2 0.40 -0.1 1.039
2024 Kansas City - MLB P 67 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 60.1 1.19 +0.5 1.007
TOTAL P 585 0 22 51 2 84 11 .869 476.0 1.38 +1.5 1.021
PLAYER HISTORY
03/13/2012 Signed as an international free agent with the Tampa Bay Rays.
11/27/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $545,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (50).
07/31/2019 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for RP David Hernandez, 3B Emmanuel Rivera, SP Tyson Miller.
09/21/2019 Injured on 09/20/2019, diagnosed with a rotator cuff strain, will miss 8 weeks.
11/07/2019 Finished 2nd in 2019 MLB AL Reliever of the Year voting.
11/20/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $545,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (75); Movement: 65 (70); Control: 40 (50).
03/19/2020 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 2 weeks.
11/17/2020 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,375,000.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 35 (35).
07/01/2021 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/25/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,500,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 30 (30).
08/21/2022 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/21/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $5,500,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 40 (40).
11/22/2023 Signed a 1-year contract (qualifying offer) worth a total of $15,000,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2022 88 9
Year HLD Rank
2018 22 5
2021 19 6
2023 37 1
2024 24 3
Year RA Rank
2022 88 9
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