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Marlins to Keep Sandy Alcantara at This Year's Trade Deadline?
Entering play on Friday, the Miami Marlins are tied with the Philadelphia Phillies for second place in the National League East division and hold the last wild-card spot in the NL, so they figure to be buyers at this year's trade deadline for the first time since Peter Bendix took over as president of baseball operations in November of 2023. As long as the Marlins don't completely collapse in the next few weeks, they intend to keep ace Sandy Alcantara, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. "He's our franchise icon, and for us, I look forward to many years in the future and what this all becomes," owner Bruce Sherman recently said on Marlins radio. The 30-year-old Dominican hurler has gone 10-4 with a 4.00 ERA (3.86 FIP) and 1.25 WHIP with 92 strikeouts and 33 walks in 123 2/3 innings across 19 starts in 2026 in his ninth year in the majors, and he's posted a 2.98 ERA, 1.14 WIHP, and 20.6% strikeout rate in his last seven starts. Alcantara has won seven straight starts while giving up 16 earned runs in his last 48 1/3 frames. He'll be an absolute must-start on Friday night at home against the visiting Cleveland Guardians.
Source: The Athletic - Ken Rosenthal
Source: The Athletic - Ken Rosenthal
