The Philadelphia Phillies made what looks like a routine depth move on Saturday, signing infielder Sergio Alcántara to a minor league deal. On the surface, it’s the kind of transaction that barely registers during Opening Week. But dig a little deeper, and the timing of this signing suggests there may be more going on behind the scenes.
Alcántara, 29, arrives with a modest offensive résumé. Across parts of six MLB seasons, he owns a .207/.278/.340 slash line with a 70 wRC+. Those numbers don’t jump off the page, and they’re not supposed to. The Phillies didn’t bring him in for power
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