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Offseason pitcher grades: LHP Dario Alvarez failed 2015 audition

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Texas Rangers relief pitcher Dario Alvarez (39) closes out the ninth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Wednesday, August 31, 2016. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of offseason pitcher grades from SportsDay insiders Evan Grant and Gerry Fraley. New installments will come each weekday through mid-November.

LHP Dario Alvarez

Evan Grant: Should never face a right-handed hitter in the AL. They had 13 hits, including three homers in 33 at-bats, after he joined the Rangers in a desperate-for-pitching deal.