Marlins asking for Yankees prospect Spencer Jones in Alcantara, Cabrera trade talks

[Ely Sussman]

With mere hours to go until the MLB trade deadline, the Miami Marlins and New York Yankees continue to discuss Sandy Alcantara and Edward Cabrera trade scenarios, according to MLB Network's Jon Morosi. The Marlins have asked for outfield prospect Spencer Jones in return.

Jones might be the most polarizing prospect in baseball. He's a lifetime .279/.359/.505 hitter in the minor leagues who has been especially hot this summer, but with a 31.5% strikeout rate. As J.J. Cooper of Baseball America recently detailed, players with such severe swing-and-miss issues in the minors rarely amount to everyday big leaguers.

Previous reporting from Jon Heyman of the New York Post characterized the 6'7" Triple-A masher as borderline untouchable. Shortly after Morosi's tweet, Heyman reiterated that.

Earlier this month, Fish On First's own Alex Carver devised an Alcantara mock trade to the Yankees with Jones as the centerpiece.

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[One Regend]

Why are the Marlins targeting Spencer Jones?

We've had Lewis Brinson, Monte Harrison, Isan Diaz, Lewin Diaz, JJ Bleday... many "top" prospects who strike out way too much to have a realistic ceiling. We have only (briefly) gotten lucky with Griffin Conine. Have we not learned our lesson?

[THOMAS JOSEPH]

Glad that passed unconsummated.