C Francisco Alvarez #2
Houston Astros MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
04/24/2028
 OA: 60 POT: 70
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C FRANCISCO ALVAREZ #2 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
22 89 22 4 0 6 24 7 23 .247 .313 .494 0 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 50
Gap 50 50 45 50
Power 60 60 60 65
Eye 65 65 65 70
Avoid K's 45 50 45 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 45
Errors: - 50 50
Arm: 60 55 50
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 60 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/23/2028 OAK Loss, 7-8 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
04/20/2028 LAA Win, 4-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/19/2028 LAA Win, 2-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/18/2028 @ CWS Loss, 2-8 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
04/16/2028 @ CWS Win, 4-3 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
04/15/2028 @ SEA Win, 8-0 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
04/13/2028 @ SEA Win, 11-8 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 0
04/12/2028 @ SEA Win, 6-1 5 1 1 4 1 0 1 0
04/11/2028 TEX Win, 7-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/10/2028 TEX Win, 12-7 5 2 3 4 2 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Likes to do crossword puzzles in his spare time.
Birthday:11/19/2001
Born in:Guatire, MIR
Nationality:Venezuelan
Height:5' 11"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,295,500
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 85 Days
Service This Yr:30 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 158 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2028 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 22 89 22 4 0 6 24 14 7 23 .247 .313 .494 .808 .338 .247 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 22 99 2 0 0 5 0 1 44 10 0 0 0.0 12.3 4.55 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   21 3 0 0 2 6 3 2 6 1 0 0 .143 .208 .429 .637
Versus Right   68 19 4 0 4 18 11 5 17 0 0 2 .279 .347 .515 .861
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   14 3 2 0 0 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .214 .294 .357 .651
March   25 6 1 0 1 4 6 2 9 0 0 1 .240 .321 .400 .721
April   64 16 3 0 5 20 8 5 14 1 0 1 .250 .310 .531 .841
Spring Training   48 16 7 0 3 9 13 7 9 0 0 0 .333 .418 .667 1.085
Last Year   488 123 22 0 28 80 77 62 131 3 0 6 .252 .342 .469 .811
2 Years Ago   437 117 21 1 26 75 72 65 119 4 0 6 .268 .367 .499 .866
Career   1925 469 83 5 102 310 274 217 528 13 1 24 .244 .326 .451 .777
Home   45 13 3 0 4 12 9 3 6 0 0 1 .289 .347 .622 .969
Road   44 9 1 0 2 12 5 4 17 1 0 1 .205 .280 .364 .644
Grass   89 22 4 0 6 24 14 7 23 1 0 2 .247 .313 .494 .808
Day   36 9 1 0 4 10 9 3 11 1 0 0 .250 .300 .611 .911
Night   53 13 3 0 2 14 5 4 12 0 0 2 .245 .322 .415 .737
As Starter   89 22 4 0 6 24 14 7 23 1 0 2 .247 .313 .494 .808
Close/Late   13 3 1 0 1 5 1 1 5 0 0 0 .231 .286 .538 .824
Inning 1-3   33 10 0 0 4 15 7 2 8 1 0 2 .303 .368 .667 1.035
Inning 4-6   30 7 3 0 1 4 6 4 7 0 0 0 .233 .324 .433 .757
Inning 7-9   26 5 1 0 1 5 1 1 8 0 0 0 .192 .222 .346 .568
0 Outs   26 5 3 0 0 3 5 3 7 0 0 1 .192 .300 .308 .608
1 Outs   26 8 0 0 4 11 6 2 5 1 0 0 .308 .345 .769 1.114
2 Outs   37 9 1 0 2 10 3 2 11 0 0 1 .243 .300 .432 .732
Scoring Position   36 12 1 0 3 20 6 0 10 1 0 2 .333 .359 .611 .970
Bases Empty   36 9 3 0 2 2 6 4 12 0 0 0 .250 .325 .500 .825
Runner on 1st   17 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 .059 .200 .235 .435
Runner on 2nd   13 6 1 0 2 7 3 0 3 0 0 0 .462 .462 1.000 1.462
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   3 3 0 0 1 9 2 0 0 1 0 2 1.000 .833 2.000 2.833
Two Strikes   47 9 1 0 3 12 9 6 23 1 0 1 .191 .291 .404 .695
First Pitch   9 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .300 .556 .856
Count 0-1   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 0-2   6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 .000 .143 .000 .143
Count 1-0   4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Count 1-1   13 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Count 1-2   18 3 0 0 3 5 3 0 9 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   7 3 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 1.000 1.429
Count 2-2   14 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 7 0 0 0 .357 .357 .429 .786
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   9 1 0 0 0 3 4 6 3 1 0 0 .111 .438 .111 .549
Behind in Count   28 4 1 0 3 6 5 0 13 0 0 1 .143 .172 .500 .672
Ahead in Count   16 6 1 0 2 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .412 .812 1.224
Batting 3rd   53 10 2 0 2 10 9 5 19 1 0 1 .189 .267 .340 .606
Batting 4th   36 12 2 0 4 14 5 2 4 0 0 1 .333 .385 .722 1.107
Low Leverage   39 6 2 0 2 2 5 4 13 0 0 0 .154 .233 .359 .592
Medium Leverage   36 11 1 0 3 12 6 1 7 0 0 0 .306 .324 .583 .908
High Leverage   13 4 1 0 1 10 3 2 3 1 0 2 .308 .444 .615 1.060
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 New York - MLB 20 5 12 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 .167 .286 .500 .786 117 116 0.1
2023 New York - MLB 21 123 382 80 12 0 25 63 51 34 6 1 110 2 0 .209 .284 .437 .721 93 92 0.2
2024 New York - MLB 22 95 309 71 13 3 9 39 33 25 1 3 87 1 0 .230 .287 .379 .666 85 88 1.1
2025 Houston - MLB 23 60 208 54 10 1 7 28 24 22 3 1 54 0 0 .260 .338 .418 .756 103 105 1.7
2026 Houston - MLB 24 127 437 117 21 1 26 75 72 65 6 4 119 0 1 .268 .367 .499 .866 134 135 4.9
2027 Houston - MLB 25 133 488 123 22 0 28 80 77 62 6 3 131 0 2 .252 .342 .469 .811 118 118 4.7
2028 Houston - MLB 26 22 89 22 4 0 6 24 14 7 2 1 23 0 0 .247 .313 .494 .808 115 115 0.9
Total MLB 565 1925 469 83 5 102 310 274 217 24 13 528 3 3 .244 .326 .451 .777 110 111 13.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2019 New York N (FCL) - R 17 7 26 12 4 0 2 10 8 4 1 0 4 0 1 .462 .548 .846 1.395 100 278 0.6
2019 Total - R 17 35 131 37 6 0 5 16 24 17 3 0 33 1 1 .282 .377 .443 .820 100 133 0.7
2019 Total - R 17 42 157 49 10 0 7 26 32 21 4 0 37 1 2 .312 .407 .510 .916 100 157 1.3
2021 St. Lucie - A 19 15 48 20 5 0 2 12 12 15 3 1 7 2 2 .417 .567 .646 1.213 231 225 1.1
2021 Brooklyn - A+ 19 84 279 69 13 1 22 58 55 40 8 6 82 6 3 .247 .351 .538 .889 130 128 1.4
2021 Total - A+ 19 99 327 89 18 1 24 70 67 55 11 7 89 8 5 .272 .388 .554 .941 147 144 2.5
2022 Binghamton - AA 20 67 253 70 16 0 18 47 43 36 3 4 71 0 0 .277 .368 .553 .922 146 141 1.8
2022 Syracuse - AAA 20 45 158 37 6 0 9 31 31 34 5 2 52 0 0 .234 .382 .443 .825 106 103 0.3
2023 Syracuse - AAA 21 4 16 4 1 0 2 4 4 3 0 0 8 1 0 .250 .368 .688 1.056 157 141 0.1
2024 Brooklyn - A+ 22 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .091 .231 .091 .322 -4 12 -0.1
2024 Binghamton - AA 22 3 8 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .333 .625 .958 168 160 0.1
2025 Sugar Land - AAA 23 4 13 6 1 0 1 3 5 4 0 0 2 0 0 .462 .588 .769 1.357 240 253 0.3
2025 Syracuse - AAA 23 55 202 55 14 0 9 37 31 34 2 2 49 0 0 .272 .379 .475 .854 113 114 1.5
2025 Total - AAA 23 59 215 61 15 0 10 40 36 38 2 2 51 0 0 .284 .393 .493 .886 121 123 1.9
Total IL 104 376 96 21 0 20 72 66 71 7 4 109 1 0 .255 .380 .471 .851 112 110
Total PCL 4 13 6 1 0 1 3 5 4 0 0 2 0 0 .462 .588 .769 1.357 240 253
Total EL 70 261 72 16 0 19 50 45 37 3 4 73 0 0 .276 .367 .556 .923 147 141
Total SAL 87 290 70 13 1 22 58 55 42 8 6 83 6 3 .241 .347 .521 .868 125 124
Total APP 35 131 37 6 0 5 16 24 17 3 0 33 1 1 .282 .377 .443 .820 100 133
Total FCL 7 26 12 4 0 2 10 8 4 1 0 4 0 1 .462 .548 .846 1.395 100 278
Total FSL 15 48 20 5 0 2 12 12 15 3 1 7 2 2 .417 .567 .646 1.213 231 225
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 New York - MLB C 2 1 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 13.0 8.31 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2023 New York - MLB C 0 0 870 43 3 926 13 .986 873.2 9.41 -2.3 .000 8 114 15 13.2
2024 New York - MLB C 91 80 727 32 2 765 6 .992 716.2 9.53 -0.9 1.000 8 81 17 21.0
2025 Houston - MLB C 59 59 515 45 2 562 2 .996 520.2 9.68 -0.8 .833 3 43 9 20.9
2025 Syracuse - AAA C 55 55 456 16 1 476 4 .992 475.2 8.93 -0.3 .480 6 44 9 20.5
2025 Sugar Land - AAA C 4 4 35 0 0 35 0 1.000 34.0 9.26 -0.3 .000 1 3 0 0.0
2026 Houston - MLB C 121 120 1104 64 6 1174 6 .995 1053.2 9.98 -0.2 1.004 10 98 18 18.4
2027 Houston - MLB C 133 133 1258 60 3 1322 4 .997 1162.0 10.21 -0.6 1.283 10 141 23 16.3
2028 Houston - MLB C 22 22 187 19 1 207 1 .995 192.0 9.66 +1.5 .992 2 17 8 47.1
TOTAL C 487 474 5164 279 18 5479 36 .993 5041.1 9.72 -3.9 .965 48 541 99 18.3
PLAYER HISTORY
07/02/2018 Signed a minor league contract out of Venezuela with the New York Mets organization.
04/20/2024 New York Mets placed C Francisco Alvarez on the 10-day injured list. Left thumb sprain. [Auto]
05/30/2024 New York Mets sent C Francisco Alvarez on a rehab assignment to Binghamton Rumble Ponies. [Auto]
06/04/2024 New York Mets sent C Francisco Alvarez on a rehab assignment to Brooklyn Cyclones. [Auto]
06/09/2024 New York Mets sent C Francisco Alvarez on a rehab assignment to Brooklyn Cyclones. [Auto]
06/11/2024 New York Mets activated C Francisco Alvarez from the 10-day injured list. [Auto]
11/24/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 50 (70).
03/25/2025 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the New York Mets development complex.
06/23/2025 Was traded by the New York Mets to the Houston Astros, along with SP Ian Anderson, SP Blade Tidwell, and CF Jace Avina, in exchange for SP Lance McCullers Jr..
12/01/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 55 (65).
02/27/2026 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Houston Astros development complex.
04/02/2026 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Houston Astros development complex.
04/12/2026 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/13/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/15/2026 Earned 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP honors.
07/29/2026 Hits three home runs against the Texas Rangers, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
11/20/2026 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,443,200.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 65 (70).
03/05/2027 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Houston Astros development complex.
03/25/2027 Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/11/2027 Was selected to the 2027 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/21/2027 Injured (heart palpitations),out for 3 days.
09/01/2027 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/18/2027 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $12,295,500.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (65).
02/27/2028 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Houston Astros development complex.
03/25/2028 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Houston Astros development complex.
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