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An outstanding start to the season for the Chicago Cubs starting rotation has recently been erased and it may be time for the organization to make a move to shore up the rotation.
At least that’s what former major leaguer and MLB Network analyst Mark DeRosa believes Chicago should do.
DeRosa urged the Cubs organization to make a trade for 2023 NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara.
“Cubs are real, man,” DeRosa said in a video posted to X. “Let’s get it done.”
Alcantara missed all of last season recovering from Tommy John surgery, and it has taken him quite a bit of time to get adjusted back to the major leagues.
He has a 6.69 ERA across 15 starts, a rough start to the season for a pitcher who was the best in baseball just two seasons ago. The last four outings, though, have been much better.
Alcantara has allowed just seven runs across his last four starts, compared to 48 in his first 11 stars of the season. He’s gone at least six innings in three of the four starts, as well as striking out four-plus in each of the four outings.
Prior to the four straight quality starts, Alcantara’s season ERA was all the way up to 8.47 and it looked as if he may completely disappear off the trade block. Now, with his mini resurgence, he will more than likely once again become a viable option for teams looking to improve their starting rotation.
It is already known that the Cubs will be looking to upgrade their pitching staff at the trade deadline. What better way to do that than with the addition of a former Cy Young winner?
It will be intriguing to see how the market for Alcantara pans out, as well as seeing what prospects an organization will have to ship away to acquire him.
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