Marlins' Sandy Alcantara remains attractive acquisition target
Florida's starting pitcher continues to be the center of several MLB trade rumors.
Marlins' Sandy Alcantara remains attractive acquisition target originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Peter Bendix is known as an aggressive trader.
Will the Miami Marlins ' president of baseball operations enhance his reputation this summer? He dangled pitchers Sandy Alcantara, Edward Cabrera and Ryan Weathers at the end of 2025, but elected to hold on to his assets. For a short time.
Last January, Bendix dealt Cabrera to the Chicago Cubs for prospects, including centerpiece Owen Caissie. Weathers was the next to go, jettisoned to the New York Yankees for another package of prospects. Alcantara remains in the rotation, amassing a 3-2 record with over a quarter of the season expired, but for how much longer?
With emerging stars in middle infielders Otto Lopez and Xavier Edwards and a potential ace in Max Mayer, Bendix could be tempted to add new blood to the meandering Marlins' lineup. Is Marlins' SP Sandy Alcantara available to suitors? Under team control through 2027, Alcantara could prove to be an attractive acquisition for a contender.