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CBS Sports’ Mike Axisa recently made the bold prediction that the San Francisco Giants will swing a huge trade to acquire Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcántara in the coming weeks.
“It’s too early to know whether POBO Buster Posey is a good executive, though I do like his style. He spent big to land Willy Adames in the offseason and swung a blockbuster trade for Rafael Devers a few weeks back,” Axisa wrote. “Going big doesn’t always yield the desired results (see: Adames’ slash line), but neither does going smart and sensible, as the Farhan Zaidi era showed. For this next bold prediction, I will say Posey continues to big-game hunt and lands Alcantara at the trade deadline.
“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?”
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The Giants have already swung one massive trade this season to acquire Rafael Devers. Another deal like this could make sense if Devers fits the team at first base.
Trading Bryce Eldridge and Carson Whisenhunt would hurt the Giants’ farm system, but it would be the cost of adding a talented pitcher with Cy Young potential.
Obviously, this would be quite a risky trade for San Francisco, considering how poorly Alcántara has thrown this season. But if the former Cy Young winner can rein in his command and return to his old form, it could seem like a steal down the road.
The righty has multiple years of team control left on his contract. The Giants could land an ace at his lowest trade value of his career in an attempt to turn his career back around in the Bay Area.
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