Elvis AlvaradoATH · RP

2026 review

Elvis Alvarado was a swing-and-miss reliever working shifting duty out of the Athletics pen: over 56 games he ran a 3.90 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in 55.1 IP, with a 28.4 K% and a 10.9 BB% over 229 BF, picking up 5 W, 4 L, 6 SV, 9 HLD and 1 BS. He was optioned Apr 18 and recalled Jun 5. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 1199, he finished 366th of 1472 overall in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 145th of 811 pitchers, and 88th of 575 relievers. His 14.2 SwStr% over 951 pitches was the 49th highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF, and his 3.90 ERA ran 0.52 below his 4.42 xERA over 229 BF. The TDK LABS card had him as a plain middle reliever with no real leverage path right after his Jun 5 recall, still fringe for saves through mid-Aug even as interest in him picked up, and by late Sep had him sharing closing duties in a committee built around his strikeout stuff.