| Fri Jul 31 2015 | 12:00 | Alfaro (ankle) officially traded to Phillies on Friday as part o... | ||||
Alfaro (ankle) was officially traded to the Phillies on Friday as part of the blockbuster deal the team agreed upon with the Rangers earlier this week, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. | ||||||
The Rangers will send three of their top five prospects to Philadelphia in the deal, with Alfaro earmarked to serve as the club's long-term option behind the plate. The 22-year-old is expected to miss the rest of 2015 due to the ankle injury, but boasts a plus arm and showed some pop at Double-A Frisco this season, hitting .253 with five homers and 15 doubles across 207 plate appearances. His plate discipline remains something of a concern, but there's enough tools here for Alfaro to develop into one of the league's better catchers in time. | ||||||
| Wed Jul 29 2015 | 22:33 | The Phillies and Rangers have agreement in place for trade that ... | ||||
The Phillies and the Rangers have an agreement in place for a trade that would send Cole Hamels to Texas for a package consisting of Alfaro (ankle), Nick Williams and Jerad Eickhoff, Jon Morosi of FOX Sports reports. | ||||||
Alfaro, the best hitting catching prospect in baseball by a fair margin, has been out of action since suffering a significant ankle injury in mid-June. He may miss the rest of the season, but Alfaro is just 22 and the combination of him and Williams (not to mention Eickhoff and any other possible pieces) represents a very strong return for Philadelphia. Alfaro hit .253/.314/.432 with five homers in 49 games with Double-A Frisco before landing on the shelf. | ||||||
| Fri Jun 12 2015 | 21:30 | Jorge Alfaro: (Ankle) Could Miss Rest Of Season | ||||
Alfaro (ankle) could miss the rest of the season, the Dallas Morning News reports. | ||||||
A "significant" left ankle injury landed Alfaro on the 7-day DL at Double-A Frisco on Friday, a day after he turned 22 years old. The team is exploring treatment options and season-ending surgery is among them, according to director of player development Mike Daly. A top prospect in the Rangers' system, Alfaro has hit .253/.314/.432 with five homers, 21 RBI and a 9:61 BB:K in 49 games with Frisco this season. | ||||||
| Sun May 24 2015 | 02:30 | Alfaro has struggled with controlling strike zone so far at Doub... | ||||
Alfaro has struggled with controlling the strike zone so far at Double-A Frisco, hitting .267/.342/.435 with eight walks and 42 strikeouts in 131 at-bats. | ||||||
The high strikeout rates are nothing new for Alfaro - he struck out 123 times between High-A and Double-A last season. | ||||||