Suspension
Est. Return 8/19/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
4-1
ERA
2.70
WHIP
1.20
K
25
SV
7
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After dealing with shoulder and elbow injuries in recent years, Alvarado finally avoided the injured list in 2024. The southpaw appeared in 66 games and tossed 61.2 innings - his most in a season since 2018. Alvarado was a fixture in high-leverage for Philadelphia early on, racking up 13 saves over the first three months and change. Ultimately, he led the team in the category, but failed to record a save after July 3. From that point on, Alvarado posted a 5.40 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 25:16 K:BB over 26.2 innings and was soon relegated to low leverage work. Known for his high strikeout and groundball rates, the 29-year-old regressed in both categories, his 24.4 percent K-rate plummeting by nearly 13 percentage points. This was still above league average, but short of his 29.7 percent career mark. Alvarado will be given the chance to right the ship in 2025 as he enters the final year of his contract, but his chances of becoming an elite fantasy closer have probably sailed. Read Past Outlooks
Handed 80-game suspension
Major League Baseball suspended Alvarado for 80 games Sunday due to a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Alvarado has been a central part of Philadelphia's bullpen this season, posting a 2.70 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 25:4 K:BB over 20 innings while successfully converting all seven of his save chances. His suspension will now take him out of action until mid-August, and Alvarado won't be eligible to pitch in the postseason. Jordan Romano had already started getting more frequent save chances of late, and he'll likely receive even more ninth-inning opportunities with Alvarado out.
Alvarado has been a central part of Philadelphia's bullpen this season, posting a 2.70 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 25:4 K:BB over 20 innings while successfully converting all seven of his save chances. His suspension will now take him out of action until mid-August, and Alvarado won't be eligible to pitch in the postseason. Jordan Romano had already started getting more frequent save chances of late, and he'll likely receive even more ninth-inning opportunities with Alvarado out.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
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Last 5 Games
15
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-28%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-21%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .169 | 37 | 4 | 23 | 2 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .235 | 115 | 46 | 76 | 8 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .211 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .267 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .127 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .255 | 45 | 24 | 40 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .217 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .187 | 51 | 18 | 20 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
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-12%
ERA on Road
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-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | 3.27 | 1.17 | 63.1 | 11.5 | 3.3 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 2.87 | 1.26 | 59.2 | 10.7 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2025Home | 4.63 | 1.63 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0.00 | 0.60 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.81 | 1.06 | 28.1 | 9.8 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.32 | 1.41 | 33.1 | 8.6 | 4.9 | ||||
| 2023Home | 1.93 | 1.07 | 23.1 | 13.5 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 1.50 | 1.28 | 18.0 | 14.5 | 4.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jose Alvarado compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
6.25K/9
11.3BB/9
1.8HR/9
0.5Fastball
99.4 mphERA
2.70WHIP
1.20BABIP
.377GB/FB
1.86Left On Base
75.2%Exit Velocity
85.0 mphBarrels/BBE
4.8%Spin Rate
2119 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.7%Swinging Strike
11.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After inking a 3-year extension with the Phillies last February, Alvarado opened 2023 in dominant form. Known for his control issues, the southpaw didn't walk a batter over his first 14.1 innings while striking out 24. Alvarado even earned save chances during that span, racking up 5 over the first month and change before suffering left elbow inflammation that required a trip to the injured list. The 28-year-old missed just over a month of action and clearly wasn't the same upon his return, walking 9 batters over his next 11.1 innings with a 1.80 WHIP. Alvarado then returned to the IL with the same injury, this time missing a month-and-a-half before rejoining the Phillies bullpen in late-August. He closed out 2023 in better form, finishing the year with a career best 1.74 ERA and 10 saves. If Alvarado continues improving his control as he's done the past 2 seasons, he's likely to set a new career-high in the saves category in 2024.
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Picks up seventh save
Alvarado retired the final two batters of the ninth inning to collect a save in Friday's win over the Pirates.
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Collects save No. 6
Alvarado struck out one batter in a perfect ninth inning to pick up a save in Friday's 3-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
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Needed for save Saturday
Alvarado recorded the final out of Saturday's 11-10 win over the Marlins to pick up his fifth save of the season.
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Grabs fourth save
Alvarado earned the save in Thursday's 6-4 win over San Francisco, allowing one run on two hits in the ninth inning.
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Collects third save
Alvarado struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Saturday to record his third save of the season in a 4-1 win over the Cardinals.
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Dominant two months
Alvarado has allowed just one run in his last 20 appearances dating back to August 3.
ANALYSIS
Alvarado has been nearly untouchable over the last two months, posting a 0.48 ERA, 0.59 WHIP and 30:4 K:BB in 18.2 innings. He's been even better in September, allowing one hit and two walks and striking out 17 in 9.2 scoreless innings. The lefty has just one save in the last two months but he's been one of the most reliable arms in Philadelphia's bullpen and has been trusted in high-leverage situations. He has one more year of team control and could be in the mix for the closer role in 2023.
Alvarado has been nearly untouchable over the last two months, posting a 0.48 ERA, 0.59 WHIP and 30:4 K:BB in 18.2 innings. He's been even better in September, allowing one hit and two walks and striking out 17 in 9.2 scoreless innings. The lefty has just one save in the last two months but he's been one of the most reliable arms in Philadelphia's bullpen and has been trusted in high-leverage situations. He has one more year of team control and could be in the mix for the closer role in 2023.