Source: collegebaseballcentral.com --- Monday, January 01, 2018
Even if nothing had changed, watching Nebraska’s Luis Alvarado play in 2018 would be reason enough to get excited. An excellent athlete with tools that jump off the page, the outfielder from Puerto Rico has been a quality contributor for the Cornhuskers for three seasons. In 2017, he hit .283 with 12 doubles, and although Nebraska didn’t run very much as a team outside of Jake Meyers and his 20 stolen bases, he was a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen bases, a total good for third on the team. Beyond all that, he’s just simply an exciting talent who seems capable of doing something incredible every time he’s on the field. Photo Credit: Huskers.com But things have changed to make watching him in 2018 even more captivating. Alvarado has pitched in the past. In fact, in 2017, he appeared in 16 games on the mound, throwing 15.2 innings with a 1.72 ERA, 10 saves, and a .182 opponent batting average. He was good enough, in fact, to garner attention from pro scouts. Alvarado was selected in the 13th round of the most recent MLB Draft and the primary interest was in having the righty pitch professionally. Alvarado got the hint from the scouts, and in 2018, he’s going to focus his efforts on the mound, but not in pro Baseball quite yet, as he’ll be back in Lincoln for the 2018 season. Furthermore, he’s got his eye on becoming a starter, which will be a need for the Huskers in 2018, what with Jake Meyers and Derek Burkamper no longer around. “I’m ...
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