Nelson L. Alvarez

P Reading Fightin Phils
Age 29 RHP 6'4" / 220 lbs AA
Overview
AAPROSPECT
MLB%2%
YearAgeLvl / TeamGGSIPERAFIPK%BB%WARMLE rates
202325MIX2 levels440533.591.7935.7%9.5%—K 28.6% · BB 10.6% · FIP 2.58
202426MIX2 levels390523.483.6428.2%13.2%—K 23.2% · BB 13.1% · FIP 4.12
202527AAPHI280355.194.0222.8%8.2%—K 18.5% · BB 9.1% · FIP 4.70
202628No MLB games played
2027PROJ29MLBPHI——04.624.6221.1%10.0%—
2028PROJ31% MLB30MLBPHI6064.704.7721.0%10.2%-0.0
Next 2 projected WAR -0.0Projected rows: MLB playing time only, park and league context applied.
Contract
No contract data on file.
CompsNeil Wagner (age 29) · Joe Nelson (age 31) · Wirfin Obispo (age 30)
2027 FULL-SEASON PROJECTIONrates below = full-season projection
showingPROJ
wRC+ AGAINSTvL 121113vR 105
ERA4.62
FIP4.62
K%21.1%
BB%10.0%
K-BB%11.1%
Proj IP23
Value2027 · WAR
Runs saved vs league avg · 23 IP
K: -0.2 runs (Runs saved by strikeouts vs lg-avg K%)-0KBB: -0.3 runs (Runs saved by walk suppression vs lg-avg BB%)-0BBCONTACT: -0.6 runs (Runs saved on contact quality (HR suppression) vs lg)-1CONTACTSTAM: +0.9 runs (Replacement credit for innings volume)+1STAMTotal WAR: -0.02 (23 IP)-0.0WAR
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Grades · Contract
Scouting Grades
K†5050

Contract

No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.

Career Stats + Projections

Real MLB stats plus park-adjusted projections — this season (so far / rest / full), then future seasons and career totals.
basis chips: RAW = as recorded · CTX = with park/league context · A+C = actual + context combined · MLE = level/park-neutral
Methodology▸ how WAR & MLE are computed

Stats are park-neutral MLB equivalents. The "TEAM" column shows current org affiliation only — we do NOT project at that team's park.
Rates (K%, BB%, HR-BF) are park-stripped; MiLB stat lines are translated to their MLB-equivalent via per-level MLE factors.
WAR is computed from projected runs prevented vs a replacement pitcher (the marginal arm a team would call up if this pitcher were unavailable) — calibrated to the standard WAR scale.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR GS%IP/G K%BB%K-BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
▸ Career — actual stats, one row per year (as recorded, no adjustments)
▸ Career — adjusted (each season translated to a park/league-neutral MLB-equivalent line; levels combined per year)
▸ Model inputs — neutral MLE (past 3 seasons + 2027 so far)
201921ROK MLEGCL Yankees East303132300%0.915.4%23.1%-7.7%0.0%6.754.72—
201921ROK RAWGCL Yankees East303132300%0.915.4%23.1%-7.7%0.0%6.754.97—
202123A+ MLEHudson Valley Renegades30040200413290%1.315.8%18.4%-2.6%5.6%8.557.19—
202123A+ RAWHudson Valley Renegades30040200413290%1.320.5%16.0%4.5%4.5%8.556.38—
202224A+ MLEHudson Valley Renegades35054225653230%1.522.2%16.4%5.9%1.6%2.854.20—
202224A+ RAWHudson Valley Renegades35054225653230%1.528.9%14.2%14.7%1.3%2.853.19—
202325MIX MLE2 levels44053221792120%1.228.6%10.6%18.0%1.0%3.592.58—
202325MIX RAW2 levels44053221792120%1.235.7%9.5%26.2%0.9%3.591.79—
202426MIX MLE2 levels39052220622950%1.323.2%13.1%10.1%2.4%3.484.12—
202426MIX MLE2 levels39052220622950%1.323.2%13.1%10.1%2.4%3.484.12—
202426MIX RAW2 levels39052220622950%1.328.2%13.2%15.0%2.3%3.483.64—
202527AA MLEReading Fightin Phils28035158361350%1.218.5%9.1%9.4%3.7%5.194.70—
202527AA MLEReading Fightin Phils28035158361350%1.218.5%9.1%9.4%3.7%5.194.70—
202527AA RAWReading Fightin Phils28035158361350%1.222.8%8.2%14.6%3.2%5.194.02—
▸ 2027 season — projected remainder (no 2027 stats recorded)
202729MLBPHI——0——————21.1%10.0%11.1%3.0%4.624.62—
▸ Career projection (2028+) — MLB context, MLB playing time (IP × MLB%)
202830MLB MLEPHI180187816830%1.021.0%10.2%10.7%3.2%4.704.77-0.0
202830MLB CTXPHI606255310%1.021.0%10.2%10.7%3.2%4.704.77-0.0
▸ Career totals — MLB only (actual + projected)
Career— RAW606245310%1.021.0%10.2%10.7%3.2%4.704.39+0.0
/ 200 IP— RAW1900200844173104350%1.121.0%10.2%10.7%3.2%4.704.39+0.4
Career— MLE17902351037227143280%1.321.9%13.8%8.1%2.7%4.514.49-0.0
/ 200 IP— MLE1520200881193122240%1.321.9%13.8%8.1%2.7%4.514.49-0.5

How the minor-league lines were translated

One row per minor-league stint. Open a row to see each step: the raw rate, the park adjustment, the league/level factor, the age adjustment (hitters) and the resulting MLE rate. Factors are the same ones listed on the MLE Factors page.

2025 AAReading Fightin Phils · 35 IPFIP 3.96 → 4.70 (+0.74)K% 22.8% → 18.5%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF22.78%—×0.81018.46%
BB% (unintentional) /BF8.23%—×1.1009.05%
HR / BF /BF3.16%÷1.036×1.2003.66%

Factors used: pitcher AA level factors — K ×0.81, BB ×1.10, HR ×1.20. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 107).

Result: FIP 3.96 → 4.70, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2024 AAReading Fightin Phils · 35 IPFIP 3.65 → 4.35 (+0.70)K% 29.9% → 24.2%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF29.93%—×0.81024.24%
BB% (unintentional) /BF9.52%—×1.10010.48%
HR / BF /BF3.40%÷1.137×1.2003.59%

Factors used: pitcher AA level factors — K ×0.81, BB ×1.10, HR ×1.20. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 127).

Result: FIP 3.65 → 4.35, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2024 AAALehigh Valley IronPigs · 17 IPFIP 3.62 → 3.65 (+0.03)K% 24.7% → 21.2%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF24.66%—×0.86021.21%
BB% (unintentional) /BF20.55%—×0.90018.49%
HR / BF /BF0.00%÷0.989×1.1000.00%

Factors used: pitcher AAA level factors (Triple-A 2023+ robo-zone set: walks improve on promotion) — K ×0.86, BB ×0.90, HR ×1.10. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 98).

Result: FIP 3.62 → 3.65, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2023 AAMontgomery Biscuits · 37 IPFIP 2.00 → 2.80 (+0.80)K% 37.0% → 30.0%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF37.01%—×0.81029.98%
BB% (unintentional) /BF10.39%—×1.10011.43%
HR / BF /BF1.30%÷1.087×1.2001.43%

Factors used: pitcher AA level factors — K ×0.81, BB ×1.10, HR ×1.20. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 117).

Result: FIP 2.00 → 2.80, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2023 A+Bowling Green Hot Rods · 16 IPFIP 1.27 → 2.05 (+0.78)K% 32.8% → 25.3%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF32.84%—×0.77025.28%
BB% (unintentional) /BF7.46%—×1.1508.58%
HR / BF /BF0.00%÷1.066×1.2500.00%

Factors used: pitcher A+ level factors — K ×0.77, BB ×1.15, HR ×1.25. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 113).

Result: FIP 1.27 → 2.05, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2022 A+Hudson Valley Renegades · 54 IPFIP 3.19 → 4.20 (+1.00)K% 28.9% → 22.2%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF28.89%—×0.77022.24%
BB% (unintentional) /BF14.22%—×1.15016.36%
HR / BF /BF1.33%÷1.014×1.2501.64%

Factors used: pitcher A+ level factors — K ×0.77, BB ×1.15, HR ×1.25. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 103).

Result: FIP 3.19 → 4.20, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2021 A+Hudson Valley Renegades · 40 IPFIP 5.87 → 7.19 (+1.32)K% 20.5% → 15.8%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF20.50%—×0.77015.78%
BB% (unintentional) /BF16.00%—×1.15018.40%
HR / BF /BF4.50%÷1.000×1.2505.62%

Factors used: pitcher A+ level factors — K ×0.77, BB ×1.15, HR ×1.25. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 100).

Result: FIP 5.87 → 7.19, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).