"The Marlins were expected to trade Sandy Alcantara at the deadline. The former Cy Young winner had returned from the Tommy John surgery that wiped out his 2024 season. The hope was that he'd immediately recapture his ace form, demonstrate that over his first 18-20 starts, and be the prize of the summer rotation market. Alcantara's return didn't go anywhere near that smoothly."
"They instead decided to hold Alcantara and were only modest sellers overall. Miami dealt third catcher Nick Fortes to Tampa Bay and flipped platoon outfielder Jesús Sánchez to Houston for a three-player package. In addition to Alcantara, Edward Cabrera, Kyle Stowers, Anthony Bender and Calvin Faucher all stayed. Miami was willing to cover what remained of Alcantara's 2025 salary to take a couple more months to get him on track."
The Marlins anticipated trading Sandy Alcantara at the deadline after his return from Tommy John surgery that ended his 2024 season. Alcantara struggled early with command and missing bats despite regained velocity, allowing over eight earned runs per nine innings in April and May. He produced occasional strong starts in June and July but remained inconsistent. Miami made only modest deadline moves, trading Nick Fortes and Jesús Sánchez while retaining Alcantara and several pitchers. The team agreed to cover the remainder of Alcantara's 2025 salary to provide time for recovery. Alcantara's control, efficiency, and stuff improved late in the season, restoring offseason trade value.
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