Offishial news, 6/3/22: Alcantara in Triple Crown contention; Sky Carp comeback; Cabrera’s adjustments

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• Thursday’s minor league scores: Triple-A Jacksonville lost, 7-4; Double-A Pensacola lost, 10-7; High-A Beloit won, 13-11; Low-A Jupiter won, 5-4 (F/10). The Sky Carp remain red hot, scoring eight runs on nine hits...in the top of the ninth inning alone! Insane comeback. Troy Johnston (Pensacola) has a month’s worth of hits in a week-plus.
• Sandy Alcantara is making an early push for the National League pitching Triple Crown. He’s thrown the most innings (74 ²⁄₃), tied for the NL lead with six wins and third in strikeouts (71).
• Marlins Assistant GM Dan Greenlee was interviewed on the Swings and Mishes podcast. He predictably gave a vote of confidence to the current incarnation of the team, insisting that their ninth-inning pitching and situational hitting struggles will turn around. He also defended Elieser Hernandez as a viable rotation candidate—remember that as you’re watching Hernandez on the mound tonight.
• Jordan Holloway is scheduled to throw a 30-pitch bullpen session today. Sixto Sánchez is finally throwing off a mound again. Not at full intensity, though. Still weeks away from even considering putting him in a minor league game.
• Miguel Rojas clarified that the Marlins’ new celebration on the basepaths mimics driving a Mercedes (h/t Christina De Nicola, MLB.com). “We’re driving a car now that hopefully is going to take us to a good situation,” he says.
• Our latest edition of Fish Stripes LIVE touched on Edward Cabrera’s 2022 debut, the Greenlee interview, Anthony Bass’ eight-out relief appearance and much more. Fish Stripes LIVE is presented by Loupe.

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• FanGraphs gives the Marlins a 46.1% chance to win their next game vs. the Giants.
• Here’s how Marlins players have moved on the Baseball America Top 100 prospects list since spring training began: Eury Pérez has risen from No. 48 to No. 16; Max Meyer has risen from No. 74 to No. 38; Edward Cabrera has risen from No. 69 to No. 60; Kahlil Watson has dropped from No. 60 to No. 88.
• On this day five years ago, Edinson Vólquez threw a no-hitter against the Diamondbacks. There hasn’t been another Marlins no-no since then.
• Kevin Barral takes a closer look at what made Cabrera successful on Wednesday, as does Aram Leighton of Just Baseball.
• Got anything for Kevin and Isaac Azout to cover on this weekend’s episode of Fish Stripes Unfiltered?