Madison Bumgarner. J.T. Realmuto. Corey Kluber. James Paxton.There are some big names being bandied about in the trade rumor mill as the 2018-19 professional baseball offseason kicks into high gear. In all likelihood, a few organizations will make franchise-altering moves in the weeks and months ahead, and it won't just

Sandy Alcantara pitched well enough this season to earn a promotion to the Majors. Back in the system, Thursday marked his best effort yet.Miami's second-ranked prospect allowed one hit and two walks in six innings to lead Triple-A New Orleans to a 1-0 blanking of Iowa at the Shrine on

Another future piece of the puzzle is coming to Marlins Park. The Marlins are calling up No. 92 overall prospectSandy Alcantara from Triple-A New Orleans and plan to start him Friday against the Mets, the organization announced Wednesday. That outing will be Alcantara's first career start with Miami after making eight

Theme of the day2017 picks:Hunter Greene, last year's No. 2 overall pick, tossed the longest outing of his young career with a five-inning gem for Class A Dayton. No. 26 overall pick Bubba Thompson set his own career high with four hits for Class A Hickory. Taylor Walls, a third-round

Theme of the dayWelcome, Juan: Once news broke that the Nationals were promoting No. 2 prospectJuan Soto to Double-A Harrisburg, it was clear what the day's theme would be. After all, he's a 19-year-old outfielder who started out the season at Class A, was promoted to Class A Advanced on

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida -- The Marlins continued their rebuilding efforts Wednesday by moving another All-Star outfielder and picking up yet another hard-throwing right-handed pitching prospect in the process.Sandy Alcantara, the ninth-ranked prospect in the Cardinals system, is headed to Miami as part of the return for slugger Marcell Ozuna,

The beginning of Sandy Alcantara's night on the mound was indicative of the final score but stood in heavy contrast to his own final line.The ninth-ranked Cardinals prospect surrendered a double to Blue Jays outfielder Jonathan Davis before settling in and facing the minimum over the next four innings as

Athletics 2B Max Schrock, Double-A Midland: 5-for-7, HR, 2B, 5 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, K in doubleheader -- Oakland's No. 18 prospect has a big hit tool, and he showed it Sunday. Schrock matched a season high with four hits in the first game of a doubleheader against visiting

North Little Rock, AR - RHP Sandy Alcantara, RHP Andrew Morales and RHP Rowan Wick combined to two-hit the Arkansas Travelers, leading the Springfield Cardinals to the 4-1 win before 3,777 fans at Dickey-Stephens Park on Thursday night.

Sandy Alcantara already had a mid- to high-90s fastball, but he needed to complement it with sharper breaking pitches. On Thursday night, the No. 7 Cardinals prospect did just that. Alcantara allowed two hits and four walks while striking out four over six scoreless frames to lead Double-A Springfield to a 6-3

Springfield, MO - RHP Sandy Alcantara dealt 6.0 scoreless innings to help guide the Springfield Cardinals back to the winning track, 6-3, against the Arkansas Travelers before 4,688 fans at Hammons Field on Thursday night.

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Going into Sandy Alcantara's first start for Double-A Springfield, it was obvious the right-hander was eager to take the mound."He looked loose," Cardinals pitching coach Jason Simontacchi said. "In his bullpen, he was pretty good. The last four or five pitches, he started getting into it and really let them

JUPITER, Florida -- Fans looking for gas should head to Roger Dean Stadium early this season.The Cardinals are expected to send No. 6 prospectSandy Alcantara, No. 9 Dakota Hudson and No. 10 Junior Fernandez to Class A Advanced Palm Beach, and there's one thing all three right-handers will share, beyond