Kevin Alcantara

Kevin Alcantara

22-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Chicago Cubs
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Very little about Alcantara has changed over the past couple minor-league seasons. He remains a premium athlete in a 6-foot-6 frame with power, speed, patience and a questionable hit tool. Alcantara has essentially moved through the minors at a one level per year pace, but he finished 2023 on a heater after missing time with a leg injury and got a brief taste of Double-A after spending most of the year at High-A. Once the weather at South Bend warmed up, Alcantara got going at the plate, slashing .313/.391/.521 with 10 home runs, five steals and a 23.4 percent strikeout rate in 66 games from May 27 on. He has the arm for right field, and his above-average speed could allow him to be a plus defensive outfielder in a corner. He may even be able to stick in center field despite his size. Alcantara had seven strikeouts in his first five games at Double-A, and his strikeout rate in a return to that level will be the key to whether he climbs up rankings or stagnates. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season
From Preseason
#584
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in March of 2024.
Added to major-league roster
OFChicago Cubs
September 25, 2024
The Cubs recalled Alcantara from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Alcantara, 22, has slashed .278/.353/.428 with 14 home runs and 14 stolen bases between Double-A Tennessee and Iowa this season. He's one of the Cubs' most physically-gifted prospects, although questions remain as to how much he'll ultimately hit. It's not clear how frequently Alcantara will play this week, but there could be a path to at-bats if Seiya Suzuki's ankle injury Tuesday forces him to miss some time.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
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#9
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2023
No Stats
2022
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .000 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Since 2022vs Right .286 7 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143
2024vs Left .000 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2024vs Right .286 7 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-100%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
-100%
OPS on Road
2023
No Stats
2022
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .000 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Since 2022Away .500 4 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250
2024Home .000 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2024Away .500 4 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Kevin Alcantara compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.00
 
BB Rate
0.0%
 
K Rate
10.0%
 
BABIP
.111
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
.100
 
OBP
.100
 
SLG
.100
 
OPS
.200
 
wOBA
.089
 
Exit Velocity
86.3 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
33.3%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.204
 
Expected SLG
.256
 
Sprint Speed
27.6 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
88.9%
 
Line Drive %
0.0%
 
Fly Ball %
11.1%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
Alcantara, the centerpiece of the return for Anthony Rizzo in 2021, had to be added to the Cubs' 40-man roster this offseason and has yet to play above Single-A. He is a toolsy 6-foot-6 outfielder with some swing-and-miss, so it's not necessarily a disappointment that he hasn't climbed higher through the system, but the clock is ticking. His 24.8 K% and 71.3 Contact% aren't horrible marks for a player with plus power and above-average speed, but Alcantara's hit tool is not a strength at this stage. He slashed .273/.360/.451 with 15 home runs and 14 steals in 112 games last season and has significant pedigree dating back to when the Yankees signed him out of the Dominican Republic in 2018 - so his trade value in dynasty leagues is still solid. However, it's possible that he hits a wall at High-A or Double-A, which would be problematic given that he is now on the 40-man roster and won't be overly young for those levels. There's upside here, but it might not be a bad offseason to cash him out.
The centerpiece of the Cubs' return from the Yankees for Anthony Rizzo at last year's trade deadline, Alcantara has always had tantalizing physical tools, and they were on full display in the Florida and Arizona complex leagues. The 6-foot-6 center fielder hit .345/.423/.588 with five home runs, five steals, a 26.1 K% and a 12.3 BB% in 34 games. Unlike most complex-league standouts, this was not Alcantara's first foray into stateside ball, as he played 32 Gulf Coast League games as a 17-year-old in 2019, registering a .647 OPS. At 19, he was a tad old for a rookie-ball hitter this past season, but he really looks the part. Alcantara has the type of elite athleticism and power/speed upside that dynasty managers are always chasing. Given his size and stats to date, we should assume Alcantara will always run high strikeout rates, but as long as he keeps taking his walks and doing damage when he connects, the sky is the limit.
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Moves up to Triple-A
OFChicago Cubs
August 4, 2024
The Cubs promoted Alcantara from Double-A Tennessee to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday, Tommy Birch of The Des Moines Register reports.
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Starting season at Double-A
OFChicago Cubs
March 8, 2024
The Cubs optioned Alcantara to Double-A Tennessee on Friday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Heating up with weather
OFChicago Cubs
July 20, 2023
Alcantara is slashing .317/.391/.532 with six home runs, three steals and a 24.4 percent strikeout rate in his last 37 games for High-A South Bend.
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Optioned to High-A
OFChicago Cubs
March 10, 2023
Alcantara was optioned to High-A South Bend on Friday.
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Joins 40-man roster
OFChicago Cubs
November 15, 2022
Alcantara was added to the Cubs' 40-man roster Tuesday.
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