Astros: Top Prospect Yordan Alvarez has impressed In Spring Training

The 21 year-old outfielder and first baseman has impressed in Spring Training and looks to be a big part of the Astros future.

Coming into the season Alvarez is ranked as the Astros number three prospect behind standouts Forrest Whitley and Kyle Tucker. Alvarez got traded to Houston back in 2016 when the Astros traded Josh Fields to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is likely to begin the year in the minor leagues and could get some big league playing time in the future.

The Stats

Alvarez has dominated all aspects of minor league pitching he has a career .301 average in the minors and split time between Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Fresno. In Double-A he batted .325 with 12 HR’s and 46 RBI’s…