The news announced on May 18 that the lift of Philadelphia Phillies, José Alvarado, had been suspended for the next 80 games due to a violation of MlbDrug policy. The sampling of “exogenous testosterone” has returned positive, and although Dave Dombrowski is quick to mention that a weight loss drug in the Alvarado diet was to be blamed for the result, the Southpaw star will not appeal the decision.
Details surrounding the suspension of José Alvarado
THE Mlb Follows a zero tolerance policy, which means that this suspension will take effect immediately. Due to the rapid turnaround, Alvarado will be eligible to return for the last 37 games of the regular Philadelphia season.
His return could be largely loomed if the Phillies followed the rhythm of the New York dishes in the East national competitive league, but it should be noted that the NL is stronger than we thought. If the dishes separate, a joker is not a certainty for the finalist of this division due to the depth of the NL West and a sleeping giant in the brave of Atlanta.
The Phillies published the following declaration concerning José Alvarado: pic.twitter.com/nrmvu6ck7j
– Philadelphia Phillies (@phillies)
In all, Alvarado will lose half of his salary for this season ($ 4.5 million) due to the second major league to violate these rules this season (Jorickson Profar of the Braves was also moored matches after launching a drug test in March).
We will probably see it on a mound in August (August 19 is the current return date, except the weather playing with the calendar) – but not in October. THE Mlb Politics not only includes a penalty of 80 games, but it also punishes the group incriminated with ineligibility for the playoffs.
Jordan Romano has a ninth round and figures to get the first crack to close the games with LHP Matt Strahm and Rhp Orion Kerkering is also looming as the type of weapons that could take over in the next three months.
What do phillies lose in Alvarado?
Losing stability of any kind in pitching staff is a solid blow – losing quality stability is even more impactful. Alvarado was a key article in the strong departure of Philadelphia (27 victories in 45 games), and each piece of its advanced profile suggests that its production is emblematic of its real skills set.
As good as the overall summary of 2025, take a single mess of a situation where it was brought to obtain four withdrawals and these measures come close to Great
- 2025 Statistics: 2.70 ERA, 1.20 whip, 11.3 k / 9
- Statistics if you delete the aberrant game: 1.45 ERA, 1.07 whip, 12.1 k / 9
There will be various key games in the next three months dictating if this team can stabilize the ship and stay on the right track to receive an invitation to the playoffs. For the moment, I think their sandwich schedule at the stars break could be critical.
- Two last series of the first half: in San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres
- Three first series of the second half: Against Los Angeles Angels, against Boston Red Sox, and in New York Yankees
If Philadelphia can take some of these series or even publish a record for victories during these 15 games, their dedicated fans base should be convinced that a place in the playoffs is ahead, but there is no doubt that their prospect for the rest of this season is less optimistic now.
