In making the case that the Marlins should be accepting trade offers for Sandy Alcantara as the July 30 deadline approaches, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports they’re in the midst of negotiating a contract extension.
“Miami made Alcantara a contract extension offer that he recently countered, and now the Marlins must decide if they will respond,” according to Sherman.
Interesting! Since current ownership arrived nearly four years ago, the Marlins have only been able to extend one player: Miguel Rojas in September 2019. Because of Rojas’ age and less remarkable skill set, the stakes were relatively low (he signed for $10.