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Kevin Alvarez to Start 2026 With Single-A Fayetteville
Houston Astros outfield prospect Kevin Alvarez will begin the season with Single-A Fayetteville, per Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com. The Astros' top-ranked prospect was part of the 2025 international signing class and performed well in the Dominican Summer League last year as a 17-year-old, recording a .301/.419/.455 slash line with a 23:19 BB:K in 47 games there. The team clearly feels he is advanced enough to skip over playing rookie ball with the club's Florida Complex League affiliate, so he'll begin at Single-A instead. The 18-year-old possesses good contact ability along with projectable power in his 6-foot-3 frame, and it will be interesting to see how he fares stateside. Regardless, he's not expected to debut in the majors for a few years, but he could quickly become a desirable dynasty asset if he continues to live up to his top-prospect billing.
Source: Francys Romero
Source: Francys Romero
