Al Alburquerque Released by Blue Jays rotoballer.com Tue 7/3/18 7:04 AM

Relief pitcher Al Alburquerque has been released by the Toronto Blue Jays. Alburquerque has yet to pitch at the major league level in 2018, however he pitched to a 3.77 ERA and a 27/8 K/BB ratio with Toronto's minor league system. Alburquerque looked stellar in 2017, pitching to a 2.50 ERA over 27 games with the Royals and White Sox. Perhaps he gets another opportunity at the major league level in 2018. For now, he needs to be left on all waiver wires.

Al Alburquerque Called Back to the Majors rotoballer.com Mon 5/15/17 5:22 PM

Al Alburquerque looked like a closer-in-waiting when he made his debut for the Tigers in 2011. He had three stellar seasons as a setup man for Detroit before flaming out in 2015. After bouncing around a couple different organizations, he now returns to the bigs in Kansas City's bullpen. Alburquerque[...]

Mariners Sign Al Alburquerque rotoballer.com Mon 8/29/16 11:35 AM

30-year-old Al Alburquerque has found a new ball club after things didn’t pan out with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Dominican right-hander, who was released by the Halos last week, has signed with the Seattle Mariners. Alburquerque is a six-year veteran with 17 wins and a 3.21 lifetime [...]

Al Alburquerque & Bruce Rondon (RP, DET) - Closer Waiver Wire Picku... rotoballer.com Thu 7/30/15 6:35 PM

This article references A, al alburquerque, bruce rondon, C, Joakim Soria, OF, SP, SS, TE and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Saves Leagues OWNED IN: 1% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Joakim Soria has been traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates and is out as the closer in Detroit. Enter Al Alburquerque and Bruce Rondon. Alburquerque has been the setup man in Detroit and seems like the favorite to get the first crack at saves for the Tigers. He has close a to 9 K/9, but walks a ton of batters with a 4.57 BB/9 and also allows a fair share of homers (4 in 43 IP). We could see some blown[...]Keep on reading: Al Alburquerque & Bruce Rondon (RP, DET) – Closer Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

Fantasy Baseball: Bullpen Woes baseballguys.com Thu 4/4/13 2:50 PM

It's already started, and no one is pleased about it. I'm not talking about the fact that Kim Kardashian is wearing tight skirts and sexy outfits despite being pregnant and really showing (am I the only one that thinks that is a hideous look?). I'm talking about 9th inning woes. Last year two-thirds of closers [...]