Is the Comeback Story Just a Mirage? The Shocking Truth Behind the Former Ace’s Revival Hype

The Marlins are not a good baseball team, and essentially have the opposite record of the Phillies for the season. If you’re one of the 10 Miami fans in existence, you’re probably looking forward to the trade deadline instead of anything else. We know they won’t make the playoffs, and we know they won’t win a Wild Card and probably won’t be competitive for the next couple of years. If anything, the Marlins are going to build their team by trading away anyone of value this season. The big question mark hovering around their team is if they can get some value from today’s starter, Sandy Alcantara. He was the Cy Young winner a few seasons ago, but he has been terrible in his return season from injury. Alcantara would’ve returned a haul a few years ago, but now, your hoping someone pays for his upside instead of his current 3-7 record, 7.14 ERA, and a 1.49 WHIP. How much is rust versus him just not being a good pitcher any longer? Keep in mind after his Cy Young season, he had an ERA of 4.14 the next season. Perhaps, though, he has turned a corner in June. He has two quality starts, and has allowed just two earned runs in 12 innings. Phillies hitters have kind of always had his number, hitting .306 against him. 

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