After dealing with shoulder and elbow injuries in recent years, Alvarado finally avoided the injured list in 2024. The southpaw appeared in 66 games and tossed 61.2 innings - his most in a season since 2018. Alvarado was a fixture in high-leverage for Philadelphia early on, racking up 13 saves over the first three months and change. Ultimately, he led the team in the category, but failed to record a save after July 3. From that point on, Alvarado posted a 5.40 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 25:16 K:BB over 26.2 innings and was soon relegated to low leverage work. Known for his high strikeout and groundball rates, the 29-year-old regressed in both categories, his 24.4 percent K-rate plummeting by nearly 13 percentage points. This was still above league average, but short of his 29.7 percent career mark. Alvarado will be given the chance to right the ship in 2025 as he enters the final year of his contract, but his chances of becoming an elite fantasy closer have probably sailed. Read Past Outlooks