Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez was reported to be available to play Monday. Initially, he was only to be unavailable for three days, but hasn’t actually played in going on nine days due to knee soreness. With just over two weeks left of spring training, there is time for him to get in plenty of playing time.
Even though Alvarez himself doesn’t think that the outfield play affects his knees, it seems unlikely that he will play much left field this year. With the likelihood of Myles Straw and Kyle Tucker being on the 2020 roster, that’s likely not going to be necessary anyway.