{"id":680047,"date":"2026-04-20T23:25:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T23:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/680047\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T23:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T23:25:40","slug":"marlins-get-same-trade-rumor-as-last-year-with-sandy-alcantara-despite-hot-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/680047\/","title":{"rendered":"Marlins get same trade rumor as last year with Sandy Alcantara despite hot start"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Miami Marlins<\/a> are off to a 10-12 start to the season, which doesn’t seem all that impressive, but with the New York Mets<\/a> floundering at 7-15 and the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> at 8-13, that Marlins record isn’t so bad.<\/p>\n

However, despite the decent start for the Marlins, the team ending up as sellers at the MLB trade deadline is the expectation for this team.<\/p>\n

And for the second year in a row, as ESPN’s David Schoenfield<\/a> noted, Sandy Alcantara is the top trade candidate for the Marlins. With a strong start and an appealing contract, teams are sure to have plenty of interest in Alcantara as well.<\/p>\n

Sandy Alcantara is top Marlins trade candidate once again<\/p>\n

“Trade candidate: Sandy Alcantara,” Schoenfield writes. “Alcantara’s strong start to 2026 has increased his trade value – the Marlins were wise not to trade him in the offseason.”<\/p>\n

While sending Alcantara away to a new team would be a sad day for the Marlins, he’s righty looks to be back to All-Star caliber after some struggles last season.<\/p>\n

He has a 3.06 ERA this season through five starts, one of which was a complete game shutout. He’s one of the best pitchers in the game, and a top contender would surely be willing to splurge on a trade for Alcantara.<\/p>\n

The 2022 Cy Young right-hander is under club control through the 2027 MLB season thanks to a $21 million option that, if he were to be traded, the acquiring team could invoke. If he’s playing this well, he’d surely have that option picked up.<\/p>\n

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Alcantara is the subject of trade rumors once again, and these won’t go away until he’s either traded or becomes a free agent. But this year’s trade rumors might look a bit different.<\/p>\n

The Marlins are no longer simply looking for prospects who won’t see the field for a while; they could use Major League-caliber prospects.<\/p>\n

Owen Caissie, the slugger the Marlins got for Edward Cabrera, is a great example of the kind of player the Marlins likely would see out in a trade.<\/p>\n

If a team is interested in Alcantara, they are going to have to give up a lot to make a deal work. This will be a fascinating trade saga to follow this year, as an Alcantara deal seems to be, once again, on the table for the Marlins.<\/p>\n

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