Ok, this is it, the REAL update that I havent done for oh-so-long:
As most of you may know, but I didnt since I was away, Alvarez was called up to make a spot start on July 21st. He allowed 5 runs on 8 hits over 5 innings.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=..._id=24490&rfi=6
At Portland, Alvarez's stats stand at:
A.Alvarez 9-9 3.59 25 25 0 0 0 0 130.1 129 63 52 12 29 102 2
He still has a very respectable ERA, and a halfway decent record for a AA pitcher. His strikeouts are also pretty high (102 in 130 innings) for a pitcher, who accord to most people, throws softly.
He is also rated by http://www.soxprospects.com to be the sox top pitching prospect, with a grade of "B". He's also a 2004 Eastern League all star. I'm having extreme difficulty finding game-by-game performances on the sea dogs website, but when I find them I'll post them.