Purple Row Aug 16, 2019
Colorado Rockies Game No. 122 Thread: Sandy Alcantara vs. Jon Gray
Photo by Matthew Stockman/ It’s a battle of 1993 expansion teams at Coors Field. It’s a rematch of the first series of 2019 and a battle of 2019 expansion teams as the Marlins come to Coors Field to take on the Rockies. No, we’re not going to discuss where these two teams are in the standings. Start time: 6:40 p.m. MT TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, MLB.tv Radio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM; KNRV 1150 (Spanish) Lineups: It's Colorado time!! : @FOXSportsFL : @MarlinsRadio, @940WINZ : https://t.co/VUlmIPpDJI#JuntosMiami pic.twitter.com/XGp8T4PtP5— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) August 16,...
Fish Stripes Aug 16, 2019
Alcantara still has a lot to prove
Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports Miami's lone All-Star representative and rotation building block has struggled in a number of areas in 2019. He faces a tough test tonight to get his season back on track. Being selected to represent your team and city at the All-Star Game is always a special honor, regardless of whether you are voted in or chosen as a team's lone representative. While some will say that Miguel Rojas was snubbed—he even received a glowing recommendation from manager Don Mattingly before the announcement—Sandy Alcantara performed admirably for the Marlins in the season's...
Fish Stripes Aug 9, 2019
Checking In On Jeter’s Fire Sale
We’re coming up on two years since Derek Jeter’s ownership group assumed control of the Marlins. And while we’ve looked back at times at some of the transactions that made up Jeter’s franchise-resetting fire sale, the two-year mark feels like a good time to look at the moves in their totality. We won’t cover every move that’s been made since Jeter and Co. took over. But below, we’ll look specifically at the net effect of the seven biggest trades that have been made in this two-year span. Marcell Ozuna Traded to St. Louis for Sandy Alcantara, Magneuris Sierra, Zac Gallen, and...
Fish Stripes Aug 1, 2019
MIN 7, MIA 4: Ninth inning rally falls short, Berríos’ dominant outing silences Marlin hitters
Jennifer King/Miami Herald/TNS via Sandy Alcantara’s second-half struggles continue in a forgettable start versus the Minnesota Twins. MIAMI—On a day teeming with never-ending updates surrounding the July 31 trade deadline, two All-Star pitchers went head-to-head at Marlins Park in what was foreseen to be an electric pitchers’ duel. Following a night with only eight hits and three runs combined between both the Twins and the Marlins, José Berríos and Sandy Alcántara both took the mound for their respective teams in hopes of replicating that narrative. However, the second...
