One of the offseason's most anticipated blockbusters came to pass Thursday with an All-Star catcher finally finding a new home and several young players moving the other direction.The Marlins have acquired No. 27 overall prospectSixto Sanchez, Minor League pitcher Will Stewart, Major League catcher Jorge Alfaro and international bonus slot

Out of options -- it's a scary-sounding phrase, in baseball and elsewhere, as if there are no alternatives and nowhere else to turn. For players, it's something they'd prefer not to hear, but it can also represent an opportunity.First, let's establish what options are in baseball terms. Players on a

Jorge Alfaro launched his seventh home run of the season, but the IronPigs (64-42) lost the opener of the three-game set to the Durham Bulls (65-40) Fridayday night, 5-1 at Coca Cola Park before 9,808 fans. As the Pigs welcomed their six millionth fan in Brian Geiger.

The IronPigs (56-37) fell to the Rochester Red Wings (51-40) by the score of 4-1 Saturday night at Coca-Cola Park before 10,100 fans. It was the 11th capacity sellout of the season at Coca-Cola Park.

A late IronPigs (56-36) comeback came up short, as the Rochester Red Wings (50-40) defeated the Pigs 4-1 Friday night at Coca-Cola Park before 9,749 fans. 

The Pacific Coast League All-Stars defeated the International League All-Stars 6-4 Wednesday night at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Wash.

The 2017 International League All-Star Team was officially announced on Thursday, and the IronPigs had a franchise-record five representatives selected: C Jorge Alfaro , RP Pedro Beato , OF Dylan Cozens , SP Tom Eshelman and 1B Rhys Hoskins. The 30th annual Triple-A All-Star Game to be played on July 12 at Cheney

Rhys Hoskins hit his 18th homer, tying him for the International League lead, and Jorge Alfaro launched a three-run home run as the IronPigs (50-29) routed the Pawtucket Red Sox (37-39) by the score of 10-2 Wednesday night at Coca-Cola Park before 7,989 fans. 

The IronPigs (43-23) fell 4-2, and dropped the three-game series with the Buffalo Bisons (34-30) Thursday night at Coca-Cola Field.

Phillies C Jorge Alfaro, Triple-A Lehigh Valley: 3-for-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R -- At the start of the season, Alfaro was looking like a Triple-A prospect demanding to be called up after hitting .333/.368/.528 in his first 18 games. However, he then hit .213/.242/.270 with a 35.9 percent strikeout rate

The IronPigs (43-21) fell behind early, but rallied for another five-run comeback win thanks to four home runs in a 9-7 victory over the Buffalo Bisons (32-30) Tuesday night at Coca-Cola Field.

With 11 of Philadelphia's Top 30 prospects on the roster, it's only natural that Triple-A Lehigh Valley became the first team in the Minors to win 35 games.Jorge Alfaro's consistency at and behind the plate ensured it.MLB.com's No. 65 overall prospect went 3-for-4 with an RBI double, threw out a base

The IronPigs (35-15) picked up a 3-1 victory and a four-game series sweep of the Louisville Bats (16-33) in front of 8,011 fans Monday afternoon at Coca-Cola Park.

A Jorge Alfaro infield single scored Héctor Gómez to give the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (27-14) a 3-2 win in 10 innings over the Syracuse Chiefs (13-24) Friday night at NBT Bank Stadium.

The IronPigs (25-13) erased an early five-run deficit with a six-run fifth inning and scored nine unanswered runs to come from behind and defeat the Rochester Red Wings (17-16)Tuesday night 9-5 at Frontier Field.

If Jorge Alfaro was already off to a hot start for Triple-A Lehigh Valley, he officially ignited on Tuesday.The third-ranked Phillies prospect homered, drove in four runs and scored twice on his second straight three-hit night, helping the IronPigs to an 8-5 win over Columbus at Huntington Park.

In three World Baseball Classic games for his native Colombia, Jorge Alfaro batted .250. In five big league Spring Training games last month, he batted the same. In Triple-A, he's adding it all up.The Phillies' third-ranked prospect notched three hits, including an RBI double, to lift his early-season average to

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Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2017 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Shining star: J.P. Crawford, SSCrawford

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Some of baseball's most exciting young talent will be on display at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.Five players ranked among MLB.com's Top 100 prospects -- Alex Reyes (Cardinals/Dominican Republic, No. 6), José De León (Rays/Puerto Rico, No. 33), Tyler O'Neill (Mariners/Canada, No. 36), Alex Verdugo (Dodgers/Mexico, No. 61), and Jorge Alfaro (Phillies/Colombia, No.

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This is the second in a six-part series that uses FanGraphs' Steamer600 projections to look at how prospects would fare over a full Major League season. The system bases its forecast on 600 plate appearances for position players, 450 plate appearances for catchers, 200 innings for starting pitchers and 65