{"id":124305,"date":"2025-11-23T14:07:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T14:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=124305"},"modified":"2025-11-23T14:07:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T14:07:31","slug":"astros-predicted-to-make-blockbuster-trade-for-56-million-cy-young-to-replace-framber-valdez-mentor-hunter-brown-sporting-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=124305","title":{"rendered":"Astros predicted to make blockbuster trade for $56 million Cy Young to replace Framber Valdez, mentor Hunter Brown | Sporting News"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2025-09\/USATSI_27133826.jpg.webp?itok=6Po_qSBW\" alt=\"Astros predicted to make blockbuster trade for $56 million Cy Young to replace  Framber Valdez, mentor Hunter Brown | Sporting News\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Houston Astros had a good season this year, but still fell short in their division and in making the playoffs. Now, with their ace, Framber Valdez, potentially heading for the door, they need to find a replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Report\u2019s Zachary D. Rymer believes that the Astros could find a cost-effective stop-gap replacement in former Cy Young and two-time All-Star, Sandy Alcantara.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven how many rumors have revolved around him over the last 365 days, it is frankly astonishing that Sandy Alcantara is still on the Marlins&#8230;And yet, the 30-year-old should not be as untouchable as he was when he was coming off his Cy Young Award-winning season in 2022. He regressed in 2023, missed all of 2024 after Tommy John surgery, and never really reclaimed his ace card in a 2025 season that resulted in a 5.36 ERA\u2026However, if the Marlins are going to trade their ace, it would have to be for the sake of their offense. It was close to average at scoring runs this year, but it could use an injection of power after ranking 27th in home runs\u2026Prediction: Traded to Astros,\u201d Rymer wrote.<\/p>\n<p>This past season, Alcantara posted a record of 11-12, a 5.36 ERA, 142 Ks, and a WHIP of 1.271 over 172 innings pitched. In his first full season back from Tommy John, it doesn&#8217;t seem like he\u2019s going to be the player he used to be, but he\u2019s still progressing to a point where he\u2019ll be a solid No. 2.<\/p>\n<p>And for the Astros, that\u2019s what they need. With the potential departure of Valdez, Hunter Brown is now the ace of Houston. And what\u2019s better than a former Cy Young mentoring your Cy Young candidate?<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, the Astros realize this and start working on negotiations with the Miami Marlins right away.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This could be an underrated move by the Astros.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124306,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Astros predicted to make blockbuster trade for $56 million Cy Young to replace Framber Valdez, mentor Hunter Brown | Sporting News - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=124305\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Astros predicted to make blockbuster trade for $56 million Cy Young to replace Framber Valdez, mentor Hunter Brown | Sporting News - 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