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Sandy Alcantara
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Only two strikeouts in opener
PMiami Marlins
March 30, 2023
Alcantara did not factor into the decision Thursday, allowing three runs on three hits and four walks over 5.2 innings against the Mets. He struck out two.
ANALYSIS
This goes down as a disappointment for those who drafted Alcantara, but he had 14 swinging strikes on 96 pitches, which suggests the strikeouts should tick back up. Alcantara has never been the most dominant arm in terms of whiffs, but he's been over eight strikeouts per nine the past three seasons. The right-hander excels by using his changeup and sinker to keep the ball on the ground while rarely handing out free passes, and fantasy GMs feeling a twinge of panic about their Alcantara shares should keep in mind he walked five Giants on Opening Day last season, and the rest of the campaign turned out pretty well.