Manager Clayton McCullough confirmed to reporters Thursday that former Cy Young winner Sandy Alcántara is healthy enough to serve as the Miami Marlins' Opening Day starter.

Staying on the east coast might be a legitimate path for the Mets to find an ace. Could they pull off a huge trade and get Sandy Alcántara from the Marlins?

Sandy Alcantara, SP, Marlins It’s unclear whether Alcantara averaging 98.8 mph on his fastball with his trademark low-90’s changeup in late February is cause for exclamation or alarm. The encouraging development here for the 29-year-old former fantasy ace is that his stuff appeared back to pre-Tommy John surgery levels in his Grapefruit League debut.

It's February, and the fantasy baseball preseason is, pardon the pun, in full swing. Pitchers and catchers have reported, and spring training action is underway. Even so, many sports fans are devoting the majority of their attention to the NBA and NHL,

“Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara took the mound for the first time in 521 days, maxing out at 99.3 mph on the radar gun and tossing a scoreless inning in Sunday afternoon’s 1-1 Grapefruit League tie with the Mets at Clover Park,” De Nicola wrote.

All I'm hoping for in the first week of Spring Training is for players to stay healthy. Anything more than that is gravy. Let's talk gravy. Alex Bregman made his Red Sox debut Sunday against the Blue Jays,