Pedro Alvarez of the pittburgh pirates?

Question

Will we see pedro Alvarez for the pirates this season i mean will he get to play right away in the bigs or will he have to work his way up through the minor league first

Answer 1

Pedro will be started off in the Florida Instructional League next month and be judged from there. There is talk he may play in the Arizona Fall League and then start out at either Low or High Class A ball next spring. His development and talent will determine how fast he gets to the majors. We may see him in September 2009 if all goes well.

Answer 2

They will definatly bring him up through the minors first. They dont want to toss him right into the swing of things and get shut down. If that happens he may never progress into what he could be. He will be up in a minimum of 2 yrs though.

Answer 3

They already have LaRoche so they can take their time with Alvarez. I'd give him 2-3 years in the minors