{"id":163214,"date":"2026-03-12T12:47:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=163214"},"modified":"2026-03-12T12:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:47:33","slug":"san-francisco-shocker-giants-aggressively-targeting-former-cy-young-dominator-in-blockbuster-move-to-supercharge-rotation-could-this-be-the-missing-ace-that-transforms-sf-into-instant-nl-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=163214","title":{"rendered":"SAN FRANCISCO SHOCKER: Giants Aggressively Targeting Former Cy Young Dominator in Blockbuster Move to Supercharge Rotation \u2013 Could This Be the Missing Ace That Transforms SF into Instant NL Contenders?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Buster-Posey-e1768490692766.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Buster-Posey-e1768490692766.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Buster-Posey-e1768490692766.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Buster-Posey-e1768490692766.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"San Francisco Giants Linked to Former Cy Young Award Winner To Bolster Rotation\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco Giants have made the biggest splash on international signing day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Going into the 2026 season, the San Francisco Giants are slated to begin the season with two All-Star pitchers in the rotation. They will also have some pitchers who have dealt with injuries and some looking for a bounce-back season.<\/p>\n<p>The Giants are projected to have Logan Webb and Robbie Ray headline the rotation, followed by Tyler Mahle, Adrian Houser, and Landon Roupp. Just how the rotation shakes out remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>There are going to be some pitchers who will be available at the trade deadline. Mike Axisa of CBS Sports listed 10 trade candidates who could be available this summer. One of the more sought-after ones was linked to San Francisco.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>San Francisco Giants Linked To Miami Marlins Right-Hander Sandy Alcantara<\/h2>\n<p>There have been rumors surrounding Miami Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara for the last couple of trade deadlines. There was some thought he might have been moved over the winter. He wasn\u2019t. Instead, Miami\u2019s president of baseball operations, Peter Bendix, moved two other starters.<\/p>\n<p>Edward Cabrera was traded to the Chicago Cubs, and Ryan Weathers to the New York Yankees. It leaves Alcantara as the ace, but it feels like it\u2019s only a matter of time before he\u2019s moved. He was linked to the Giants along with the Cubs and Atlanta Braves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe\u00a0Marlins\u00a0moved two veteran-ish starters this offseason (Edward Cabrera\u00a0and\u00a0Ryan Weathers) but hung on to Alcantara, who was a prime trade candidate last winter and again at last year\u2019s trade deadline. He instead remains in Miami. How long will that last? I don\u2019t think it will be too much longer given his $17 million salary this year and $21 million club option next year. Interested teams will give up more to get two postseason of Alcantara rather than one, making a trade this summer more likely,\u201d Axisa wrote.<\/p>\n<p>His salary is certainly one that shouldn\u2019t scare away teams with what he brings to the table if he\u2019s healthy. His value rose in the second half of last season as he proved that he\u2019s recovered from surgery that cost him the 2024 season in South Florida.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Sandy Alcantara Would Be a Huge Addition for the Giants<\/h2>\n<p>Alcantara would be a massive addition to San Francisco\u2019s rotation. The 2022 Cy Young Award winner was 11-12 last year with a 5.36 ERA in 174.2 innings with 165 strikeouts. Considering he missed all of 2024, those numbers were not bad. The key was his strong second half of the season.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no guarantee that Miami will move Alcantara at any point. After moving Cabrera, and Weathers opens the door for some of their younger pitchers to step up and earn a spot in the rotation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Marlins still have a ways to go to get back into contention, though they are trending in the right direction. They have a lot of young pitching coming and trading Alcantara would further improve the young talent base,\u201d wrote Axisa.<\/p>\n<p>In all likelihood, what happens at the deadline will be determined by the Marlins\u2019 position in the standings. If Alcantara is made available, there will be plenty of suitors that the Giants will be up against.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Roche Scott Roche covers college football, NFL, NBA and MLB for Heavy.com and has three decades of sports writing, covering everything from college to professional sports. More about Scott Roche<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The San Francisco Giants have made the biggest splash on international signing day. 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