{"id":31399,"date":"2025-03-08T02:34:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T02:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31399"},"modified":"2025-03-08T02:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T02:34:19","slug":"breaking-win-now-red-sox-must-strike-now-for-available-ace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31399","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Win-Now Red Sox Must Strike Now for Available Ace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sandy-Alcantara-feature-image.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sandy-Alcantara-feature-image.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sandy-Alcantara-feature-image.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sandy-Alcantara-feature-image.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Sandy Alcantara\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1381\" data-img-load-time=\"1624\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Miami Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Any lingering concerns about the health of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Miami Marlins<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0pitcher\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sandy Alcantara<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0entering the 2025 season seem to have disappeared faster than an Alcantara 4-seamer.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Or dropped off the table sharper than an Alcantara sinker.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">No matter the metaphor, it\u2019s hard to think that spring training could have started off any better for the 29-year-old right-hander,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">who missed the 2024 season after having Tommy John surgery<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on his pitching arm. In his\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">first<\/span>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"none\">three<\/span>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"none\">appearances<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of spring training, Alcantara has given up no runs and just three hits in 5\u2154 innings, striking out five and walking two.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Which,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">MLB Network\u2019s Harold Reynolds recently opined<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, likely means that Marlins general manager Clayton McCullough has already started receiving plenty of phone calls from\u00a0Major League front offices seeking to make a deal for the two-time All-Star and 2022 Cy Young Award winner.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis is an established major leaguer that, you know the work ethic, you\u2019re seeing the health, they know how to bring guys back [from surgery],\u201d Reynolds said about Alcantara after his most recent outing on March 5. \u201cI\u2019m telling you right now, teams will be lined up.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One of those teams\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">will likely be the Boston Red Sox<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Red Sox Among Teams Reportedly Seeking Miami Ace Sandy Alcantara<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5292199\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5292199 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sandy-Alcantara-pitching-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sandy-Alcantara-pitching-1.jpg 1920w, 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class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miami Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara appears to be on a healthy path back from Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s been well established that the Marlins, currently undermanned in a top-heavy division dominated by the Mets, Phillies and Braves,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">are moving wanted commodities<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in an effort to build for the future. While Alcantara rehabbed his surgically repaired arm, Miami traded Luis Arr\u00e1ez, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Trevor Rogers, Jake Burger and\u00a0Jes\u00fas Luzardo in a variety of deals.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And now, the Marlins can dangle their biggest prize, a bona fide ace who has two years left on his contract at an average annual value of $17 million, with a $21 million club option for 2027. In a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">February 27 article for Bleacher Report<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Kerry Miller amplified the league-wide belief that Alcantara will be traded this season, and he predicted the eventual landing spot as Boston, a team in win-now mode that has the top-100 prospects needed to make such a deal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A recent report by FanSided suggested<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that the Red Sox and the New York Mets are the teams most likely to have the desire and the trade chips to pull it off. In Boston\u2019s case, reporter Jacob Mountz noted that even after the offseason trade for Garrett Crochet, the team still boasts a farm system that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">was recently ranked No. 1 overall by Baseball America<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But if Reynolds is right, the Red Sox better put that trade package together soon.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cHe doesn\u2019t make it out of spring training\u201d as a member of the Marlins, Reynolds predicted after Jon Morosi\u2019s \u201cHot Stove\u201d report from March 6. \u201cYou\u2019ve gotta make that move early. You know how many teams are going to want him at that price tag, knowing he\u2019s healthy?\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Morosi agreed that Alcantara will be dealt \u201cat some point in time this season,\u201d but he believes it will happen closer to the trade deadline at the end of July.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIf you look at what he could do for this year and next year, if he were a free agent on a two-year deal, pitching the way he\u2019s pitching right now, that is extraordinarily valuable,\u201d Morosi said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Sandy Alcantara\u2019s Spring Outings Have Increased Trade Interest<\/h2>\n<div id=\"e4bf8d78ffdf71f53606ad05730ce4e3\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-instagram-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/5reasonssports\/reel\/DFyxpeltm70\/\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DFyxpeltm70\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=656&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com&amp;rp=%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Fboston-red-sox%2Fred-sox-must-strike-now-for-ace%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A410992.39999997616%7D\" height=\"1126\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Miami has said that Alcantara will be on a pitch limit as he works his way back to full strength.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">In his 45 pitches against Washington on Wednesday<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0Alcantara lasted 2 \u2154 innings, allowing no hits and no runs, while striking out one and walking a pair. Nearly two-thirds of his pitches were strikes, and he touched 100 mph with his fastball, which regularly sat in the high 90s.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI was working a little bit on my fastball command,\u201d Alcantara said after the game. \u201cI think the command was good today, but I still walked two guys, so I got to keep working in the bullpens and try to be more perfect.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And that only threw more chum in the water for teams looking to land this Marlin.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI\u2019ve gotta move now,\u201d Reynolds stressed, \u201cbecause I don\u2019t want to give other teams the opportunity.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Miami Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara Any lingering concerns about the health of\u00a0Miami Marlins\u00a0pitcher\u00a0Sandy Alcantara\u00a0entering the 2025 season seem to have disappeared faster than an Alcantara 4-seamer.\u00a0\u00a0&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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