Kevin Alcantara

So Murray to second, Ayers grounds out.

Two gone in the first for Kevin Alcantara.

So Jorge Alfaro.

a 2026 storm chaser.

He began this year with St. Paul and then signed with the Royals on May 29th, but he wound up opting out of his contract released August the 4th.

Dan pitched 20 games for Omaha this year with a 5-11 ERA.

First pitch to Kevin Alcantara is down and away by one.

Dan Altavilla, a 2026 Omaha Storm Chaser.

Uh, so they don't have him, which a- which means to me they have to sign at least one of the two.

They do have another corner outfield prospect in Kevin Alcantara.

They also have Matt Shaw.

Uh, both would be candidates, uh, to replace if one of the two were to leave as well.

Usually get like one or two prospects that you might like.

be a little excited about you might be like oh you know uh they gave matt mervis some time there because he was a little older they wanted to keep him moving last year owen ayers broke out there um kevin alcantara got a little bit of time there a few years ago but generally speaking um it's like for older prospects um or like not good pitchers like good pitchers really don't end up there The good news with the Cubs is they are getting a few really good prospects out there, and it'll be kind of interesting.

So I think the guy I'm probably the most excited about who's getting some time out there is third-round pick Miles Bailey.

He is coming back from a broken bone.

There just aren't many games left.

Iowa finishes up this weekend, and Outside of Owen Ayers, Iowa's pretty devoid of talent.

James Triantos, Kevin Alcantara, Owen Ayers are really the only ones to really watch there.

I'm not quite certain how much they're going to play this week with the rain.

And, and who would offer, you know, value.

Um, you know, if it was Gabriel Arias in the infield or Kevin Alcantara in the outfield, I think those would probably be the two main candidates, unless they had a guy exclusively just run.

And so in that case, Justin Dean would be a really ideal and really intriguing candidate for the 14th spot.

So as I'm talking through it in real time, I do think Justin Dean would be...

So they don't have him, which means to me they have to sign at least one of the two.

They do have another corner outfield prospect in Kevin Alcantara.

They also have Matt Shaw.

Both would be candidates to replace if one of the two were to leave as well.

And Nico might be in the top five, but you're still weaker there, and then you're weaker at second base.

So it'd sort of be like replacing Seiya with like, not necessarily replacement level, like Kevin Alcantara, the way he's performed this year, right? It'd sort of be like that.

It's not like putting Michael Conforto in and you're still, like, a little bit above average and you feel good.

Yeah.