Infielder Eddy Alvarez went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for project by the Mets earlier this week, per the league transaction log at MLB.com. He’s been assigned outright to Triple-A Syracuse however can reject that project to grow to be a free agent — a path he’ll all however actually take.
The Mets acquired Alvarez from the Pink Sox in change for money — a uncommon September swap that was allowed as a result of Alvarez had been on a minor league contract on the time of the deal. New York chosen him to the massive league roster to assist patch over its infield depth whereas coping with a number of accidents. He went hitless in 11 journeys to the plate and in addition pitched a scoreless inning of mop-up aid in a blowout loss. Alvarez was ineligible for the Mets’ postseason roster as a result of he joined the group after Aug. 31.
In components of 4 huge league campaigns, Alvarez is a .170/.257/.244 hitter in 154 plate appearances. He’s a profession .277/.381/.467 hitter in eight Triple-A campaigns, nevertheless. He’s performed primarily shortstop in his professional profession but in addition has almost 2000 innings at second base, greater than 700 innings at third base, greater than 300 innings in each outfield corners and 106 innings in middle area over the course of 11 skilled seasons.
