Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Leading the Marlins’ rotation once again, Sandy Alcántara had perhaps his strongest year yet despite what his win-loss record reads. Staying healthy all season long, Alcántara firmly established himself as the team’s ace.
By The Numbers
Alcántara’s Marlins teammates regularly failed to provide him with run support, the main reason why he was charged with a loss 15 times in his 33 starts. The average of 3.1 runs scored per game when he pitched was second-worst in the majors to Cardinals/Twins right-hander John Gant (3.0 RS/GS) among those with at least 20 starts. The Marlins scored three or fewer runs in 22 of Alcántara’s 33 outings. Not even Sandy Koufax could…
