On December 13, 2017, the Miami Marlins completed a trade that sent former All-Star Marcell Ozuna to the St. Louis Cardinals for a package of prospects; one of them being a Dominican 23-year-old flamethrower by the name of Sandy Alcantara. He made his MLB debut in 2017 appearing in only 8 relief stints striking out 10 batters in 8 scattered innings.
Many fans do not recall Alcantara yet as he battled through some injuries his first year with the ball club but there is some buzz surrounding this hurler.
It took a couple months for Sandy to make his debut with the Fish and many within the organization believe it was well worth the wait.