| Hot | 5/21/2013 10:18:00 AM |
Description: Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez is a career .500 hitter versus Cubs right-hander Matt Garza. | Insight: Alvarez has homered in his last two games and has eight for the season. He continues to produce power numbers, but a low batting average (.201). This matchup could help both areas. | | |
| Cold | 5/15/2013 1:19:00 PM |
Description: Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez is hitless in 15 at-bats versus Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo with eight strikeouts. | Insight: Alvarez is struggling, batting .190 with six homers and 18 RBI. Avoid this matchup. | | |
| 4/29/2013 1:48:00 PM |
Description: Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez is hitless in 12 at-bats versus Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo with seven strikeouts. | Insight: Alvarez is struggling, batting .198 with four homers and 11 RBI. Avoid this matchup. | | |
| Hot | 4/27/2013 10:16:00 AM |
Description: Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez is off to a slow start (.181), but he has been very successful in the past against Cardinals starter Jake Westbrook. | Insight: Alvarez is a career 11-for-19 with a pair of homers and a 1.600 OPS against the Cardinals right-hander. He has hit three home runs in the last seven games and raised his batting average 77 points over that span. He is a must start on Saturday in this highly-favorable matchup. | | |
| 4/24/2013 10:12:00 PM |
Description: Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez is 8-for-23 (.348) with four homers and seven RBIs over his last six games. | Insight: Alvarez is one of the streakiest hitters in all of baseball. He started off with three hits in his first 41 at-bats (.073). | | |
| Cold | 4/18/2013 10:45:00 PM |
Description: Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez hit his first homer of the season Thursday against the Atlanta Braves. | Insight: Alvarez is as cold as you can get right now. He is 5-for-48 (.104) with 17 strikeouts this season. The home run Thursday was his first extra-base hit. | | |
| 4/16/2013 10:39:00 AM |
Description: Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez is off to as bad a start as you can imagine, with just three hits in 41 at-bats (.073), but he has been very successful in the past against Cardinals starter Jake Westbrook. | Insight: Alvarez is a career 11-for-19 with a pair of homers and a 1.600 OPS against the Cardinals right-hander. It's a lukewarm recommendation considering how out of sync he's swinging, but if you need a one-day option at the hot corner he could be your guy. | | |
| Cold | 4/6/2013 10:51:00 AM |
Description: Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez should not be started against Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw. In four at-bats, Alvarez has yet to put the ball in play, striking out all four times. | Insight: Alvarez is hitless in his last two games and batting .133 so far this season. He hit only .244 last season but his 30 homers and 85 RBI - both career-highs. He's a viable third baseman for fantasy owners, just not against Kershaw. | | |
| 11/1/2012 11:41:00 AM |
Description: The Pirates have picked up third baseman Pedro Alvarez's option for next season. | Insight: This one was a no-brainer for Pittsburgh. Alvarez hit only .244 last season but his 30 homers and 85 RBI were both career-highs. If Alvarez can eliminate some of his strikeouts and hit for a higher average, he could quickly become one of fantasy's elite players. | | |
| 9/18/2012 9:45:00 AM |
Description: Pittsburgh third baseman Pedro Alvarez is hitless in 10 at-bats versus Milwaukee right-hander Yovani Gallardo with six strikeouts. | Insight: Alvarez is now one round-tripper away from recording his first 30-homer season. He still strikes out far too often (160 K's in 467 at bats) and his batting average is too low (.242) but it's clear Alvarez is improving. Tuesday, however is likely to add to his strikeout total, not his home run total. | | |
| 9/16/2012 6:47:00 PM |
Description: Pittsburgh third baseman Pedro Alvarez went for 2-for-5 with a pair of homers Sunday versus Chicago. | Insight: Alvarez struggled with a wrist injury earlier in the week but you couldn't tell with the way he was swinging the lumber on Sunday. Alvarez is now one round-tripper away from recording his first 30-homer season. He still strikes out far too often (157 K's in 463 at bats) and his batting average is too low (.244) but it's clear Alvarez is improving. He could very well become a top fantasy third baseman in the future. | | |
| Cold | 9/12/2012 6:36:00 PM |
Description: Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez is not in the lineup Wednesday due to right wrist discomfort. | Insight: Alvarez was scratched from the lineup, according to Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The move shouldn't hurt fantasy owners much since Alvarez is batting .143 with one homer in 42 at-bats this month. | | |
| Hot | 8/29/2012 10:14:00 PM |
Description: Third baseman Pedro Alvarez had another strong game Wednesday, contributing a double and a home run as the Pirates beat St. Louis 5-0. | Insight: This came on the heels of a 4-for-5 effort Tuesday. Over his last five games, Alvarez is now 11-for-19 with three jacks and seven RBI. | | |
| Hot | 8/28/2012 9:53:00 PM |
Description: Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez went 4-for-5 with two homers and four RBIs Tuesday against the Cardinals | Insight: Alvarez is batting .395 with four homers and a 15/10 K/BB in his last 12 games. | | |
| Hot | 8/28/2012 10:29:00 AM |
Description: Third baseman Pedro Alvarez is 8-for-16 in his career against Cardinals starter Jake Westbrook with a 1.279 OPS. | Insight: Alvarez (.240, 23 HR, 63 RBI) has set a career high in home runs and is batting .310 over the past two weeks. He's a must start on Tuesday. | | |
| 8/19/2012 9:43:00 PM |
Description: Third baseman Pedro Alvarez was just 1-for-6 at the plate on Sunday but his solo home run off of Barret Browning ended up being the difference in the game as Pittsburgh captured a dramatic 6-3 win over St. Louis in 19 innings. | Insight: Alvarez also walked twice on Sunday. After going 20 games without a home run, Alvarez (.235, 23 HR, 62 RBI) has now left the yard twice in his last four games. | | |
| Cold | 8/15/2012 6:47:00 PM |
Description: Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez won't start Wednesday night's tilt against the Dodgers. | Insight: Alvarez (.232, 21 HR, 60 RBI) is known for hitting home runs but he hasn't been able to hit once since July 22, rendering him mostly useless in fantasy during that period. | | |
| 8/6/2012 6:53:00 PM |
Description: Third baseman Pedro Alvarez will be on the sidelines for the second day in a row Monday when the Pirates begin their series against Arizona. | Insight: With Alvarez (.233, 21 HR, 58 RBI) getting the night off, Josh Harrison (.252, 3 HR, 5 RBI) will man the hot corner for Pittsburgh. | | |
| 7/25/2012 10:08:00 AM |
Description: Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez is just 2-for-9 against Cubs starter Ryan Dempster with four strikeouts. | Insight: Alvarez has finally started to produce the long ball that many experts were expecting when he first arrived in the majors in 2010 with 21 HR and 58 RBI. Sit him on Wednesday in this unfavorable matchup. | | |
| 7/22/2012 5:20:00 PM |
Description: Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez hit his fifth homer of the second half and 21st of the season Sunday against the Marlins. | Insight: Alvarez has persevered through some long slumps to post excellent power numbers this season. His 102/29 K/BB ratio and .232 batting average are atrocious but his 21 homers and 58 RBIs are useful in any format. | | |
