Will Sandy Alcantara be traded at the deadline? Why Marlins ace’s struggles could cause teams to shy away

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that there is no scenario. One of the disappointing things about baseball … Well, there is no scenario. Consider the job of Miami Marlins Sandy Alcantara’s case. He entered the season, which was considered the highest prostitute for summer trading, as far as Marleen CEO Peter Bendiks Remove speculations in BattleA number of Alkanantsaran, just a few days ago, made his first big league application in the fall of 2023 in Tom John Surgery. And yet, the midget is like a contender, a FAIT accompliceA number

Alkantaran can still trade before the July 31 deadline, but if he carries out the circumstances, it will be very different from expectations. He will take the rumor today to the Cincinnati Reds Sporting A 7.01 ERA (62 era +) and 1.91 strike-walk this season this season begins this season. According to the baseball newsletter, his investments cost about 1.4 victories. Only one pitcher with more than 60 places has deteriorated. Red Sox Right-Harder Walker Buehler.

A 29-year-old Alkantaran hoped that he was corrected in June. He turned four game stretching together, which he saw that he was 2.74 era and almost four strikes to walk. Alas, he still handed over 12 in 12 seconds against Arizona’s Diamondbacks and Milwaukee Brewers. Nothing these days easy for Alcantara, not even even suitable for preliminary deadline. As such, the interested parties now have a puzzle before they agree to any special exchange.

It is no longer a problem for how many teams they value Alcantara. Now we are talking about what helps himself, and does his presentation can be fixed or to walk around the playoff? Given that we do our part, study three problems with the Alkananta season.

1. Four-sea-seaterly reduced efficiency

Alcantara has never been a strike artist. Even at the peak of his authority, when he won the CY Young award in 2022, he hit 25% of his fighters. He will enter the worst 17.4% of career career at the beginning, which puts him at the bottom of the league to begin for pitchers. It is the result of its communication and persecution in the wrong directions.

Here is the worry of every pitch in his arsenal, except for his corier’s ball, the last time he used only 64 times.

When you see the four-piracy whorer lid looks like a surgery after the surgery of the surgery. Alcantara’s stays strong (average 97.4 miles / hours), but it decreases from 0.6 miles from 2023. The real problem here, both in shape and location change.

Alcantara’s arm is low than it was in the past, and its four sailors lost some growth and gain more runs. His heater has long had dead zone properties, but this is the first time his four sailors have a larger amount of horizontal break (14.8 inches). As a result, its average location has changed. Meanwhile, 10% of his four sailors or less were classified by Trumedia as in the lower half of 2022-23, the percentage increased by more than 20% this year.

If both of these two times were intentional, they did not work as planned. This evening, Alkanantsan will enter the opponents.

2. Struggles vs. Left

The decline in Alkananta’s four-dimensional consequences has had other obvious consequences in its game.

In recent years, Alkanantsan has leaned against his four sailors against the left, throwing around 30% of the time. He had to reduce the interest rate of this use by 24% this season. In response, he also throws fewer changes, instead he chooses more sliders and curves. That shift was not favorable for his presentation against the left. Look at his signs compared to his last three full seasons.

How bad is that strike to walk the ratio? It is the third worst, against remnants, at least 10 states begins.

1. Randy Vásquez, San Diego Padres, 0.74
2. Antonio Homeless, Colorado Rocks, 1.00
3. Sandy Alcantara, Miami Marlins, 1.07
4. Brian Belo, Boston Red Sox, 1.13
5. MITCHELL PARKER, WASHINGTON CITIZENS, 1.25

It is fair to write that if Alkanantsan wants to back down on the path, he must find a way to improve his performance without a platoon advantage.

3. Less minced balls but find more holes

When you think about Alkananta, you may think about a more sinking, which seeks to offer the land ball by 50%. It has not been that season. Its 44.6% will connect the exchange rate of the basic ball to the lowest career. Undoubtedly, some of the above questions are derived.

For this subtitle, there is an adjacent topic that is worth emphasizing. Insufficient work of Alkananta that he causes. His current number.270 to the Balls of Fighting Average would present the worst sign of his career. (He installed in 2018.256 medium.

As you note, Alkanantsan does not refuse a heavier agreement than he did in 2023 and had only a slightly heavy agreement than he did in 2022.

It can be tempting to the top of the top and wonder if he does not lie with Alkananta, but Miami Infield protection. That doesn’t seem like that. In general, as included in Alkananta figures. Marlins faded .245 medium, combat balls classified as a basis. The average score of the league. You guessed it .245.

So summarize. Alcantara’s Four-Seamer has fallen into property and deployment. That fall made him much worse in general, but especially worse against the left, because the shifts he prepares to cover him failed. And on top of it, the past force is now weak for causes that are tough down.

Is there a way to fix all that, and can get it in the season? That’s what teams should answer in the coming weeks.