For once, the Mets' doctors were used for good instead of evil. They gave Omar Narvaez day-to-day status and that knocked him out for nine weeks. Hey, lucky they didn't say he was healthy! That might've knocked him out for the rest of his career. Here's a prayer for everyone who the Mets' doctors give a clean bill of health to. May their memory be a blessing. With this devastating news for Narvaez, I am very heartbrok--Wait a second! That means they're calling up
Francisco Alvarez! Here's what I've said previously, "I’ve heard
Francisco Alvarez compared to
Wilson Ramos. A)
Wilson Ramos had some great years. Okay, one or two. B) Think that’s selling
Francisco Alvarez’s bat short. C) There’s no C. If being honest, I was surprised to see Alvarez was so squat, and I don’t mean just behind home plate. He’s a tiny guy, said by someone who is shorter than Francisco Alvarez. Okay, fine, he’s a “tiny guy” by baseball standards. His power does seem completely legit. He looks like a little square mountain that moves around like a Roomba. A very slow Roomba. A Roomba that starts in the living room, and gets to the kitchen three months later. Prospect Itch said, “A rare backstop in that
Francisco Alvarez features plus athleticism and foot-speed, Alvarez stands alone atop minor league catcher mountain after
Adley Rutschman joined the
Orioles. Alvarez generates easy loft from a strong natural uppercut. Also, I’d like to uppercut Grey.” And that's me quoting me quoting Itch! Our
Prospectonator has the projections for every rookie. Before they're even called up. It's magic! That magic has Alvarez down for 21/3/.225. That feels low on the average, but about right on the power. If he were to go 21/.240, then he's a top 10 catcher. Grab him everywhere you need a catcher. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
