Alvarez was assigned outright to Double-A Frisco on Saturday, John Blake of the Texas Rangers reports.
Alvarez was designated for assignment by the Rangers on Tuesday to make room for Ricardo Rodriguez on the 40-man roster, and will remain at Double-A Frisco. The 23-year-old has an unsightly .189/.279/.283 slash line with 53 strikeouts in 159 at-bats for the RoughRiders this season.
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Rangers' Eliezer Alvarez: Designated for assignment by Rangers
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Alvarez was designated for assignment Tuesday, John Blake of the Texas Rangers reports.
Alvarez was bumped off the 40-man roster to make room for Ricardo Rodriguez following his activation from the disabled list. He's put together a dismal .189/.279/.283 batting line at Double-A Frisco through 41 games.
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Rangers' Eliezer Alvarez: Sent back to Double-A
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Alvarez was sent back to Double-A Frisco on Tuesday.
Alvarez was up for just one day and did not get into a major-league game. He was sent right back down when Adrian Beltre (hamstring) was activated from the disabled list. Alvarez is hitting just .196/.290/.299 for Frisco, making him an unlikely candidate for a long-term promotion.
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Phillies' Eliezer Alvarez: Designated for assignment
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Alvarez was designated for assignment Friday, Meghan Montemurro of The Athletic Philadelphia reports.
Alvarez was removed from the 40-man roster after the Phillies selected the contract of Pedro Florimon. The 23-year-old Alvarez reached the Double-A level last year, hitting an unspectacular .247/.321/.382 in 209 plate appearances.
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Cardinals' Eliezer Alvarez: Optioned to High-A
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Alvarez was optioned to High-A Palm Beach on Monday, Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com reports.
Alvarez is being sent back to High-A, as the 22-year-old was never really competing for a roster spot; rather, he was added to the 40-man to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He'll enter High-A for the first time in 2017 after slashing .323/.404/.476 with 36 steals at Peoria in 2016.
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Cardinals' Eliezer Alvarez: Added to 40-man roster
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Alvarez was added to the Cardinals' 40-man roster Friday.
Alvarez hasn't advanced past the Low-A level but with five professional seasons now under his belt, he had to be added to the 40-man or else exposed to the Rule 5 draft. The 22-year-old hit .323/.404/.476 from the left side with Peoria in 2016, adding 36 steals in 51 attempts.
