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Pedro Alvarez 3B PIT
1 Month Pittsburgh Pirates Comment

Pedro Alvarez went hitless in a sixth straight game Tuesday and is now 2-for-29 this season.

Alvarez has a 13/1 K/BB ratio to go along with his .069 average. The Pirates will remain patience and fantasy owners probably should as well, but the truth is that he's completely lost at the plate right now.

Pedro Alvarez 3B PIT
2 Months Pittsburgh Pirates Comment

Pedro Alvarez went 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBI against the Twins on Wednesday.

After opening the spring 5-for-35 with no homers, Alvarez has gone 8-for-17 with two homers and seven RBI in his last four games. It looks like his early struggles may not bleed into April this year.

Pedro Alvarez 3B PIT
2 Months Pittsburgh Pirates Comment

Pedro Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer to lead the Pirates to a 5-3 win over the Red Sox on Saturday.

Alvarez's first homer of the spring came in his 39th at-bat. He entered the day with a dreadful .143/.184/.257 line. The Pirates were very patient with him last year and it paid off. It looks like something similar may happen this year.

Pedro Alvarez 3B PIT
2 Months Pittsburgh Pirates Comment

Pedro Alvarez went 0-for-2 with a strikeout Monday and is 2-for-22 this spring.

Alvarez was dreadful last spring and didn't rally hit his stride until June. The Pirates would surely love more consistency from him this year. Ideally, he'd approach 35 homers and 100 RBI in the middle of their order.

Pedro Alvarez 3B PIT
7 Months Pittsburgh Pirates Comment

Pirates exercised 3B Pedro Alvarez's $700,000 club option for 2013.

It was never in doubt. The option was part of Alvarez's contract when he originally signed with the Pirates in 2008. He also has a $700,000 club option for next season. The 25-year-old batted just .244 this season, but set new career-highs with 30 homers and 85 RBI.

Pedro Alvarez 3B PIT
8 Months Pittsburgh Pirates Comment

Pedro Alvarez struck out all three times he was up Wednesday to finish with 180 strikeouts.

Alvarez hit 30 homers, and considering just how terrible he was in 2011, his 2012 was definitely a big step in the right direction. Still, hitting .244/.317/.467 at age 25 doesn't really scream future star. He batted .214 with a 34/8 K/BB ratio in 30 games between September and October.

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