Jhosmer Alvarez

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Arizona Diamondbacks #30 prospect in 2020
  TRACK RECORD: The Diamondbacks first saw Alvarez only days before the 2017 international signing period opened. They gave him $65,000 on July 2 even with that limited look because they were intrigued by his arm speed, strike-throwing and aggressiveness. Alvarez rapidly added velocity to become one of the system's many lottery-ticket arms and made his stateside debut in the Rookie-level Arizona League last year.
  
  TRACK RECORD: Alvarez possesses an electric arm and keeps adding velocity. His fastball topped out at 89 mph when he signed, jumped to 92 mph that fall, bumped up to the mid-90s in 2018 and touched 99 mph early in the 2019 season. Alvarez pairs his fastball with a changeup that is his best secondary pitch and slurvy, 77-80 mph curveball that has some projection. His effortful delivery portends some risk he ends up a reliever, and he also was limited to five appearances last season by a shoulder issue.
  
  THE FUTURE: Alvarez needs to stay healthy and become more consistent with his secondary pitches, but some D-backs officials believe Alvarez has as much upside as anyone in the system. He will likely open 2020 back at extended spring training.

• February, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: The Diamondbacks first saw Alvarez only days before the 2017 international signing period opened. They gave him $65,000 on July 2 even with that limited look because they were intrigued by his arm speed, strike-throwing and aggressiveness. Alvarez rapidly added velocity to become one of the system's many lottery-ticket arms and made his stateside debut in the Rookie-level Arizona League last year.
  
  TRACK RECORD: Alvarez possesses an electric arm and keeps adding velocity. His fastball topped out at 89 mph when he signed, jumped to 92 mph that fall, bumped up to the mid-90s in 2018 and touched 99 mph early in the 2019 season. Alvarez pairs his fastball with a changeup that is his best secondary pitch and slurvy, 77-80 mph curveball that has some projection. His effortful delivery portends some risk he ends up a reliever, and he also was limited to five appearances last season by a shoulder issue.
  
  THE FUTURE: Alvarez needs to stay healthy and become more consistent with his secondary pitches, but some D-backs officials believe Alvarez has as much upside as anyone in the system. He will likely open 2020 back at extended spring training.