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Sandy Alcantara 2020 Outlook: Sinker Ball His Way To Fantasy Success
5 years agoSandy Alcantara finished the 2019 season with a 3.88 ERA, 4.55 FIP, and 18.0 K% stat line. A lot of people would see those numbers and look the other way. You shouldn’t. Alcantara throws hard, and the best pitch in his arsenal is his power sinker. He throws his sinker at a whopping 95.6 MPH. The sinker had a 5.0 Barrel%, which was ranked third amongst starters (min 500). At the same time, it was ranked first among starters with a Weak% of 72.2 and GB% of 63.3. In the last two months of the season, he increased his sinker usage, and it resulted in a 2.78 ERA. This sinker is very good, and it was even better than Noah Syndergaard’s. Alcantara also throws a four-seam fastball and slider, both of which had respectable pVAL of 2.8 and 1.2. Alcantara was a very raw pitcher coming into 2019, and I think he started to make strides towards the end of 2019. Alcantara showed that he could adjust his pitch mix mid-season to keep performing at a high level. Alcantara is an interesting pitcher coming into 2020, and he could easily produce a sub-four ERA once again, which would provide tremendous value at his current ADP of 257.
