Adrian Alcantara

Minor League Top Prospects

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  Ranked American League #18 prospect in 2019
  Signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2017, Alcantara has been fairly consistent in his brief pro career outside of a rough stint in the Arizona League last year. That continued this summer, as Alcantara was the top arm for Burlington, posting a 2.47 ERA over 51 innings with 57 strikeouts and 17 walks. The 6-foot-1 righthander works with a solid-average fastball that sits around 93 mph, but gets up to 95 mph at times with good downhill angle and movement. He’s not a flamethrower, but he locates the pitch well and sets up a 12-to-6 curveball that he’s shown solid feel to spin. The breaking ball can get loopy at times, but when it’s on it’s a solid secondary that has above-average potential. Alcantara has also shown some feel for a split-changeup that has some cutting life and is currently his go-to off-speed offering. With three pitches that could become above-average offerings and solid strike-throwing ability, Alcantara has few holes in his game to speak of at the moment.

• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  Signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2017, Alcantara has been fairly consistent in his brief pro career outside of a rough stint in the Arizona League last year. That continued this summer, as Alcantara was the top arm for Burlington, posting a 2.47 ERA over 51 innings with 57 strikeouts and 17 walks. The 6-foot-1 righthander works with a solid-average fastball that sits around 93 mph, but gets up to 95 mph at times with good downhill angle and movement. He’s not a flamethrower, but he locates the pitch well and sets up a 12-to-6 curveball that he’s shown solid feel to spin. The breaking ball can get loopy at times, but when it’s on it’s a solid secondary that has above-average potential. Alcantara has also shown some feel for a split-changeup that has some cutting life and is currently his go-to off-speed offering. With three pitches that could become above-average offerings and solid strike-throwing ability, Alcantara has few holes in his game to speak of at the moment.