The 2024 season for Alfredo Alcantara did not go well. It was his first season in the US and he struggled in a big way at the plate in the complex league, hitting just .189 and striking out 74 times in 51 games.
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The Cincinnati Reds had Alfredo Alcantara return to the Arizona Complex League when the 2025 season began in May. He started out the season by going 3-12 with two doubles and four walks in the first five games of the season. Then over the next three games he went 7-14 with a double and five runs batted in. But over the final two weeks of May he slumped and picked up just five hits in 33 at-bats.
After going 0-4 in the first game of June things began to turn back around for Alcantara. He would go 2-3 with a walk in his second game of the month and he didn’t look back as he hit .372 in 14 games in June, walked 13 times, and he picked up his first home run of the year. The infielder carried that hot streak into July as he went out and hit .340 in the first three weeks of the month before earning a promotion up to Single-A Daytona as the complex league season came to an end on July 24th.
The first two games in Daytona went well as Alcantara went 4-8 with a double, home run, and two walks for the Tortugas. But he would not get another hit with Daytona, going 0-11, for the following week. While things did get a little bit better moving forward, it wasn’t by much as the cold spell continued until the final week of August. The then 19-year-old closed out the season on a bit of a hot streak, hitting .355 and slugging .710 with three home runs in the final 10 games of the regular season. He carried that into the playoffs for the Tortugas, too, hitting .385 with another home run in their five games in the postseason.
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Position: Infield | B/T: R/R
Height: 5′ 9″ | Weight: 165 lbs. | Acquired: International FA (2023) | Born: October 25, 2005
After really struggling in his first go at baseball in the US in 2024, Alfredo Alcantara made some big strides in 2025. His strikeout rate in 2024 was 36.1% and he didn’t show much power when he did make contact. Last season he cut his strikeout rate to 22.6% and he showed a lot more power. And he did that while walking more often than he had, which was already quite a high rate of drawing walks.
Starting at the plate, it’s a patience and power approach. Alcantara has walked at a 16% clip in his career (168 games). And in two of his three seasons he’s shown some power to go with that. He’s got a quick bat and has above-average power potential. His top exit velo in 2025 was 112 MPH, a rate that stands out for his size and age. He can use the entire field, though his power is mostly to the pull side. One area to keep an eye on moving forward is his groundball rate. In 2025 it spiked up to 49% and that’s a bit high and while doesn’t necessarily mean a guy can’t max out their power potential, it’s usually something that will limit just how much they can hit for.
In the field there’s still a bit of uncertainty where Alcantara will wind up. In his career he’s moved around a lot between shortstop, second base, and third base. He’s struggled with errors at both shortstop and third base where he’s got a career fielding percentage of .904 (but it was .948 in 2025) and .910. He’s been much less error prone at second base where he’s got a .972 fielding percentage. His arm strength is solid and there’s enough there for any position on the field, but his accuracy has been something he’s going to have to improve on if he’s going to find himself as a regular at third. Shortstop isn’t likely in the cards at the highest level for him.
If everything develops right then Alfredo Alcantara’s got a chance to be an offensive first second or third baseman that is built around a so-so average with plenty of walks and average to better power. In the past second base was considered a move valuable spot on the field, but in the last decade or two the two spots have been about the same when it comes to their importance and what to expect from a player so with Alcantara it’s not too important as to which of the two he winds up at in the long term as long as he doesn’t need to move off of both of them. To this point in his career he’s been better at second base where the throws are easier, but he just turned 20 in the offseason and there’s plenty of time for him to continue to improve from that standpoint.
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Interesting Stat on Alfredo Alcantara
He crushed the ball while playing home games. He hit .348/.513/.536 when at home. Things were solid on the road, but paled in comparison as he hit .254/.379/.394 on the road.