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Jorge Alfaro 2020 Outlook: Prospect Shine Beginning To Fade Away
5 years agoMiami Marlins catcher Jorge Alfaro entered last season with high hopes of a breakout after being traded from the Philadelphia Phillies for J.T. Realmuto. Thanks to the 130 games he played and 465 plate appearances he made, those high hopes weren’t entirely crushed, and Alfaro still finished as a top-10 catcher in standard formats. Despite the top-10 finish, all the advanced statistics are telling us to stay away unless something changes in Alfaro’s hitting approach. Among catchers that made 300 PA, the 26-year old ranked dead last among the 30 qualifiers in contact percentage at 64.0 percent, and then turned around and then led the position in swings and misses with a swinging strike percentage of 22.1. That is a lousy set of skills for real-life baseball, and a dreadful combination for fantasy baseball, especially in points leagues. He is currently the 12th catcher off the board with an ADP of 209, so there is little to no risk in drafting him. Still, there are higher ceiling, younger players going later in the draft like Sean Murphy, Francisco Mejia, and Danny Jansen, that Jorge Alfaro should not be drafted unless you find yourself playing in a 14-team or two-catcher league this season.
