The Marlins have been dealt an injury blow with the news starter Sandy Alcantara will miss today’s start against Cleveland due to right biceps tendinitis, per Craig Mish of the Miami Herald. Mish adds that the team doesn’t believe it to be serious, and Alcantara should be ready to go for Miami’s series in Atlanta starting Monday.
Alcantara is off to a disappointing start to the season, working to a 5.47 ERA through his first four starts. Though it’s an ugly ERA, it’s worth noting that the bulk of the damage was done in an ugly nine earned run outing in Philadelphia, with his other starts giving up just three earned runs or less, including one three-hit complete game shutout against the Twins.
While the news appears to be positive at the moment, there is always a bit of concern when the ace of the staff has any sort of injury concern. Alcantara has been one of the best pitchers in baseball in recent years, winning the NL Cy Young award last year on the back of a 228 2/3 inning season of 2.28 ERA ball.
Devin Smeltzer will get the ball in place of Alcantara for the first game of today’s double-header, with Braxton Garrett and Jesus Luzardo to handle the other two starts of the series.
Devin Smeltzer, the new Tommy Milone.
Is it just me or does it seem that a pitcher will have a breakout year then the following year begin to have arm troubles? Or are arm troubles common enough it only seems that way?
I’ll take Alcantara, even with the bad bicep. He’s definitely the real deal. I got Dominguez, Peraza, Torres, Jones, Beeter, Gil, Thorpe and others to offer, whenever the Marlins want to get rid of him.
Ditto that sentiment.
It’s probably not ‘good years’ it’s probably following biggest workload years.
Dave Meltzer.
Didn’t walker Buehler have the same condition before he opted for Tommy John surgery?
It could also indicate a slap tear of the labrum.
This reminds me of how iron was discovered.
Somebody smelt it.
Soooo much “depth”…..
Why don’t we just rub some dirt on it anymore? Should be good to go after that.
A disappointing start with a 5.47 ERA and an injury are still better than a healthy Marcell Ozuna.
Probably just saving him to be at full strength against Atlanta.
I almost gave up Trea Turner for him and some random guy named Scherzer in fantasy baseball. I’m glad I didn’t.