00:00How concerned are you with these recent struggles, and does that change your confidence in what the Mets can expect
00:08from his bat, or what you even can expect from his bat next season?
00:11Because I'm starting to get a little bit concerned, if I'm being honest.
00:14If I'm being honest too, Dex, it's not concern.
00:17That's the first word that pops in my head.
00:19It's frustration is what it is, because at the end of the year, Alvarez was a guy who I really
00:23thought was going to hopefully take that next step, have his most successful season in the sense of power.
00:29Alvarez appears right now, since the 2023 breakout with power, he's been moving lateral at best when it comes to
00:37both offensive and defensive production.
00:39And defensively, we know he's lacked.
00:41Oddly enough, he's actually had some more defensive value this year than he did last season.
00:45Having a catching tandem of two guys batting around 230 with over 700 OPS is great.
00:50The Mets have a Luis Terenz that they can bank on, where if we get into next season and Terenz
00:56looks like the more viable option, then okay.
00:58Have Alvarez earn his keep.
01:00Have him see how he can thrive and maybe a bit more of a limited sample.
01:04Because transparently, I think Alvarez can thrive.
01:07Let's meet with Alvarez.
01:07He can survive.
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