A short time ago, Sergio Alcantara appeared on most prospect lists one could come across on the Detroit Tigers. A year later, he is looking to justify his spot on the Tigers’ 40-man roster.
Alcantara arrived in 2017 after being part of a trio of shortstops acquired by Detroit in the infamous deal which sent slugger JD Martinez to the Arizona Diamondbacks. He would start in the organization at High-A Lakeland, where he would hit .230/.307/.278 in his final 35 games after the trade.
This trend would continue in the following years; where he would hit in the mid-.