Check out a hitter and pitcher who have been hot over the last few weeks!
HITTER - KEVIN ALVAREZ
Alvarez was one of the Astros prize international signings in January, inking a deal for $2 million. He has been great in the Dominican Summer League this season but has been even better over the last few weeks hitting .371 with 9 walks to 4 strikeouts over his last 19 games. Overall he is hitting .330 with 7 doubles, 2 home runs, 24 runs batted in and 12 BB/11 SO in 30 games. A great start for now one the Astros top
prospects.
2025 Stats: 30 G, .330 BA/.421 OBP/.485 SLG, 7 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 5 SB
PITCHER - JUAN BELLO
Bello was acquired as the prospect in the trade that sent Ryan Pressly to Chicago. After a rough start to the season, he has really turned it on recently posting a 2.62 ERA since May 7th, striking out 44 over 44.2 innings while allowing just a .196 batting average against. Bello has a low 90s fastball and a plus breaking ball that he uses to generate whiffs. He’s allowed 3 earned runs over his last 15 innings and has a 3.88 ERA overall this season.
2025 Stats: 16 G, 3.88 ERA, 62.2 IP, 54 H, 27 ER, 31 BB, 61 K, 8.8 K/9
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