MESA, Ariz. – Nacho Alvarez Jr. has been like many of us the past few weeks: spending a lot of his downtime watching the Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit.

Where the 22-year-old Braves infielder differs is in the ability to take what he's seen from the five-time All-Star and adapt it into something he can do at the dish against professional pitching in the Arizona Fall League.

"I would say it's just more of like a hand pump," said Alvarez of what he's taken from the Blue Jays' star. "I tried it out, and honestly, it felt really [good]. I tried it last year in Triple-A, and then this year, I kinda was banged up, didn't really trust myself. But then I got here and I trusted the wrists a little more to continue to make these moves."

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