After Tuesday night’s game against the Diamondbacks, catcher Jorge Alfaro is now sitting on a .170/.250/.234 line with only a single extra base hit to his name. He’s striking out at an absurd (and frankly unsustainable) 46.2% rate while only drawing two unintentional walks. He’s been hitting the ball hard, with 82.6% of his batted balls rated as either “medium” or “hard” contact and an average exit velocity of 93.4 MPH, 7th among catchers. However, there hasn’t been much to show for it. Overall, his offensive profile has not looked impressive at all.
This type of production has led to calls for his demotion to the minor leagues, with a lot of Twitter getting caught up in the “Alfaro to the minors” discussion.