How Will He Thrive in Twenty-Five?: Francisco Álvarez

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How Will He Thrive in Twenty-Five?: Francisco Álvarez

Post by Edgy MD » Sun Mar 02, 2025 4:40 pm

Francisco Álvarez has shown he can be the best hitter on the team for a month at a time. He has also shown he can be the worst for two months at a time.

Neither of those patterns will necessarily continue, but what you can expect to carry on is his engaged, energetic defense, and that's a pretty nice constant to have around.

He's probably one of the hardest swingers in Mets history, but that leads to a lot of power-loading, which can definitely create mechanical issues, changing the length of his swing from pitch to pitch or altering the plane of his bat mid-swing. Mike Piazza — who provided plenty of power while being a statue in the batter's box — was a guest in camp this spring, and maybe he got a chance to provide some input.

I don't know, but the input I need is from you. What will Francisco Álvarez' season look like in retrospect, come November.


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Re: How Will He Thrive in Twenty-Five?: Francisco Álvarez

Post by Cowtipper » Sun Mar 02, 2025 5:49 pm

.230 BA, 28 homers, 72 RBI, good energy that legitimizes the .301 OBP he'll have.

Let's remember he's still just 23 and has the potential to be a 40 homer catcher in 5-6 years.
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Post by MFS62 » Sun Mar 02, 2025 8:36 pm

Cowtipper wrote: Sun Mar 02, 2025 5:49 pm .230 BA, 28 homers, 72 RBI, good energy that legitimizes the .301 OBP he'll have.
That sounds about right, with maybe 80 RBI.
He won't hit for a higher average until cuts down on that violent swing.
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Post by Lefty Specialist » Sun Mar 02, 2025 8:45 pm

Supposedly JD Martinez worked with him on cutting down that swing last year and he did seem to hit better toward the end of the season.

.240/20/65. He'll be down in the order most of the time so he won't get as many RBI chances.
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Re: How Will He Thrive in Twenty-Five?: Francisco Álvarez

Post by metirish » Mon Mar 03, 2025 9:20 am

I don't see him thriving

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Post by Benjamin Grimm » Mon Mar 03, 2025 10:45 am

I'm kind of iffy on him too. I fear he may fizzle like Ike Davis did.
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Post by Edgy MD » Mon Mar 03, 2025 11:06 am

Yeah, but he hasn't bumped into David Wright chasing a popup on the mound, causing both of them to disappear into nothingness like two henchmen in Batman (1966) who have been mistakenly rehydrated with toxic heavy water.

Has he?
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Re: How Will He Thrive in Twenty-Five?: Francisco Álvarez

Post by metirish » Sun Mar 09, 2025 10:52 am

Per Gelbs , Alvarez fractured his hamate bone in his left hand and will require surgery, out 6 to 8 weeks
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Post by Cowtipper » Mon Mar 10, 2025 6:56 am

Knock 10 home runs off my prediction above and all else remains the same.
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Re: How Will He Thrive in Twenty-Five?: Francisco Álvarez

Post by ashie62 » Mon Mar 10, 2025 7:21 am

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