Giants predicted to land struggling Sandy Alcántara at trade deadline

The San Francisco Giants have been aggressive under Buster Posey, and could continue being aggressive at the trade deadline. They could swing a trade for Sandy Alcántara.

Alcántara is having a down year. However, at his peak, he is one of the best pitchers in all of baseball. He won the National League Cy Young Award in 2022, but struggled in 2023 and missed all of last season. This year, he has a 7.22 ERA.

The Miami Marlins could hold on to him and just wait for him to reestablish some trade value, as he is under club control through 2027. However, CBS Sports' Mike Axisa predicted the Giants would trade for him.

"I will say Posey continues to big-game hunt and lands Alcantara at the trade deadline," wrote Axisa. "The Marlins are going to move him, that is a near certainty and not at all bold. It's Posey and the Giants swinging big and beating out teams with deeper farm systems to get it done. How does a trade package headlined by slugging first base prospect Bryce Eldridge and lefty Carson Whisenhunt sound? The Devers trade makes Eldridge expendable (or more expendable, anyway) and Whisenhunt is the cost of doing business. Adding Alcantara, even this year's version, to Robbie Ray and Logan Webb makes for a formidable 1-2-3 punch."

While loanDepot Park has favored hitters, Oracle Park could have a positive effect on Alcántara. The Giants would be taking a risk by trading for him, but Posey may think he could see a resurgence in a new environment.

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The Giants are a half-game out of a wild card spot, and trading for Alcántara could be the type of move that gets them into the postseason. Even if Alcántara doesn't pitch like a Cy Young Award winner, if the Giants get him to improve at all, he could be a solid piece.

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