Raul Alcantara

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 4, 1992 in Barahona, DO

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• 5/21 A's Farm: Monday, May 20th: It’s a Clean Sweep as All Four Affiliates Post Wins on Monday: A’s Farmhand Of The Day   PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (Triple-A) New Orleans Zephyrs        2 Sacramento River Cats  3...
• 5/11 A's Farm: Friday, May 10th: Alcantara’s Gem Helps Snappers Split A Pair while Cats & Ports Both Fall:   A’s Farmhand Of The Day   PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats  3 Memphis Redbirds      ...

• 4/30 A's Farm: Monday, April 29th: Alcantara Pitches Snappers to Victory while Hounds Fall and Cats Lose in Extras:   A’s Farmhand Of The Day   PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats  7 Fresno Grizzlies      ...
• 4/23 A's Farm: Monday, April 22nd: Straily, Murphy & Alcantara Pitch Cats, Hounds & Snappers to Victory on Monday:   A’s Farmhand Of The Day   PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (Triple-A) Reno Aces                         1 Sacramento...
• 4/10 Seedlings to Stars: April 9th Honor Roll: Andrew Chafin and Andrew Lambo: Tony Cingrani and Zachary Johnson did their best to break up the party but Tuesday’s hitter and pitcher of the day honors...
• 4/10 A's Farm: Tuesday, April 9th: Alcantara Dominates in Snappers Win while Cats, Hounds & Ports All Fall:   A’s Farmhand Of The Day   PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers               9 Sacramento River...
• 4/1 A's Farm: Preview: Olson, Nunez, Bostick, Ynoa Big Names for Beloit in 2013: The opening day roster for the Beloit Snappers, the A’s new Class-A affiliate in the Midwest League, was announced on Saturday....

• 2/26 MLBTradeRumors: Transaction Retrospection: The Bailey-Reddick Trade: MLBTR is launching a new series entitled "Transaction Retrospection" in which we'll take a look back on trades that have taken...

• 1/31 Baseball News Source: Oakland A’s: How Valuable is Yoenis Cespedes?: Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics have long been known for acquiring undervalued players. Some recent examples of this are...
• 1/29 BoSox Injection: Is Cherington Being Judged Fairly?: While following various articles and posts covering the Red Sox 2012 offseason, I’ll usually stumble upon a commentary or...
• 1/29 The Beanball: How Valuable is Yoenis Cespedes?: Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics have long been known for acquiring undervalued players. Some recent examples of this are...
• 1/23 Swingin' A's: Miles Ahead of the Pack: The second member of the Athletics organization to find himself on the top 115 prospects list over at Seedlings to Stars is 1B/3B...
• 1/10 mlbreports.com : The Red Sox Trade for a Closer (Hanrahan) … Again.: Like us on Facebook here Thursday, January.10,  2013 By Nicholas Rossoletti (MLB Reports Trade Correspondent): Back in 2005,...

• 12/29 mlbreports.com : Best And Worst Red Sox Christmas-Time Transactions: Like us on Facebook here Saturday, December.29, 2012 Saul Wisnia (Baseball Writer and Red Sox Correspondent): Now that it appears...
• 12/29 MLB Dirt: 2013 Oakland Athletics Top 16 Prospects: The Oakland Athletics were one of the biggest surprises last year as they took the AL West by storm, beating out the loaded Rangers...
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: This Date In Transactions History: December 28: Major transactions can occur at any time in baseball's offseason, even during the lull between Christmas and New Year's Eve. ...
• 12/27 Swingin' A's: The Lost Way of an Old Friend: Andrew Bailey: All three of the big trades Billy Beane executed during last offseason have been examined under the sharpest focus until our eyes...
• 12/24 Seedlings to Stars: Pirates steal Sands, Pimentel, and two others for Hanrahan: The Pittsburg Pirates have shipped closer Joel Hanrahan to the Boston Red Sox and stockpiled prospects Jerry Sands, Stolmy Pimentel,...

• 11/27 BoSox Banter: Who will serve as the Red Sox closer in 2013?: Who will serve as the Red Sox closer in 2013? Apparently, the team is not fully enamored with Andrew Bailey, who struggled through...

• 8/14 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Set To Activate Bailey From DL Today: It’s been such a long time since Red Sox fans have been excited about Andrew Bailey. He was acquired along with Ryan Sweeney...
• 8/13 Baseball News Source: Red Sox to Activate Andrew Bailey: It is human nature to swiftly judge a Major League Baseball trade based on the first season’s results. Those who follow...
• 8/8 mlbreports.com : Josh Reddick is Having a Breakout Season in Oakland: Wednesday August 8th, 2012 Sam Evans: When the A’s acquired Josh Reddick from Boston this offseason, he appeared to be in place...

• 7/14 BoSox Injection: You’re Ben Cherington, the season is in your hands… and the little voice says: “some situations require a change…”: You’re Ben Cherington and you’ve got the ball.  You always wanted to be the guy on the mound with the entire season on...
• 7/13 A's Farm: Thursday, July 12th: Robertson Has Big Game for AZL A’s while Hounds Win and Cats, Ports & Bees Fall: A’s Farmhand Of The Day   PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Las Vegas 51s                 6 Sacramento River Cats ...

• 6/9 A's Farm: Friday, June 8th: Murphy Leads Ports to Win while Hounds & Bees Fall and Cats Earn Split: A’s Farmhand Of The Day   TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE GAME #1  (Suspended from June 7) Sacramento River Cats      ...
• 6/3 A's Farm: Saturday, June 2nd: Robinson Homers in Ports Win as Cats, Hounds & Bees Fall: A’s Farmhand Of The Day   TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Sacramento River Cats  3 Tacoma Rainiers            6 (LP...

• 5/24 A's Farm: Wednesday, May 23rd: Castro Pitches Cats to Victory as Hounds Win and Bees Fall: A’s Farmhand Of The Day   TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Sacramento River Cats  8 Round Rock Express      2 (WP –...
• 5/17 A's Farm: A’s Farm Exclusive: A’s Assistant GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Off-Season Acquisitions and A’s Top Prospects – Part 2: Yesterday, we brought you Part 1 of A’s Farm’s exclusive interview with A’s assistant general manager David Forst, where...

• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Oakland Athletics: The Athletics restocked their farm system and restored outfield depth this offseason, but their future in Oakland remains unresolved. Major...

• 2/15 The Daily Catch: A Cesped-y Rebuild?: This article is courtesy of our friends at Athletics Nation Written by: Nico News that the A’s have signed Yoenis Cespedes...
• 2/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Interview: Josh Red****: At the Oakland A’s FanFest I was invited to join five other bloggers in a press conference style interview of five members of...

• 1/20 Fire Brand of the American League: Revisiting the 2012 Luxury Tax Situation: In a two part series written last month, I discussed in detail the Red Sox’s current luxury tax situation for 2012, 2013...
• 1/18 Swingin' A's: A Closer Look: Raul Alcantara: Over the next couple of days Swingin’ A’s will take a closer look at some of the prospects the Athletics scored in the Trevor...
• 1/17 The Biz of Baseball: Rockies Sign and Deal Seth Smith Kicking Off Arbitration Season: Sign and trade deals are more common to the NBA where a long-standing collective bargaining agreement provision enables the...
• 1/10 Yankees Fans Unite: Previewing the 2012 Red Sox | Interview Series: Over the course of the next month or two, we will be previewing the Yankees’ competition in the American League. To do this,...
• 1/9 Yankees Fans Unite: Previewing the 2012 Red Sox | Interview Series: Over the course of the next month or two, we will be previewing the Yankees’ competition in the American League. To do this,...
• 1/4 Fire Brand of the American League: Miles Head, Raul Alcantara, and Why The Andrew Bailey Trade May Not Be As One-Sided As We Thought:   The Red Sox needed a closer. Even after acquiring the talented Mark Melancon from the Houston Astros just two weeks ago,...
• 1/1 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/25/11 - 12/31/11: A pair of notable trades were the highlights of a relatively quiet final week of 2011. Here's a look back at what went down ... The...

• 12/29 The Daily Catch: Red Sox Swap Red**** for Bailey and Sweeney: This article is courtesy of our friends at RantSports. Written by Matt Sullivan In the continuing process of rebuilding their...
• 12/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Bailey and Sweeney Sent to Boston:     Andrew Bailey and Ryan Sweeney will be shipping up to Boston as the Red Sox and Athletics made a much anti**** trade...
• 12/29 PaulLebowitz.com: Analyzing the Red Sox-A’s Trade: Athletics trade RHP Andrew Bailey and OF Ryan Sweeney to the Red Sox for OF Josh Red**** minor league 1B Miles Head and minor...
• 12/29 Chicken Fried Baseball: A’s and Red Sox Move; Rangers Wait: The sooner the Rangers complete the Yu Darvish negotiations, the better. Last night, the Red Sox completed a trade for Andrew...
• 12/29 Call to the Pen: Boston Red Sox acquire Andrew Bailey: After acquiring Mark Melancon earlier in the offseason after watching closer Jonathan Papelbon leave, the Boston Red Sox have...
• 12/29 Swingin' A's: Bailey follows Cahill and Gonzalez out the door: In today’s episode of “As The Rebuild Turns,” general manager Billy Beane sends All-Star closer Andrew Bailey and Ryan...
• 12/29 Chicken Friars: Andrew Bailey Vs. Huston Street, Did the Padres Make the Right Choice?: It was not all that long ago the Padres were linked to Andrew Bailey (then of the Oakland Athletics).  The rumors eventually...
• 12/29 PaulLebowitz.com: Relegate the A’s: Since Billy Beane has become such a keen observer of European fútbol and Michael Lewis publicly stated that he sees Beane one...
• 12/29 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Andrew Bailey Heads to Boston: Andrew Bailey will be closing in Boston next season. (Icon SMI)The Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics completed a five player...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Bailey, Red**** Head: The Red Sox obtained Andrew Bailey and Ryan Sweeney from the Athletics yesterday, sending Josh Red**** Miles Head and Raul...
• 12/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Bailey and Sweeney Sent to Boston:     Andrew Bailey and Ryan Sweeney will be shipping up to Boston as the Red Sox and Athletics made a much anti**** trade...
• 12/28 Baseball Musings: Coast to Coast Trade: The Athletics continued to dump players as they send Andrew Bailey and Ryan Sweeney to the Red Sox: In exchange for Bailey and...
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Athletics, Fielder, Rangers: The Athletics completed their third major trade of the offseason this afternoon, sending Andrew Bailey and Ryan Sweeney to Boston...
• 12/28 MLB Dirt: Reaction to Andrew Bailey Trade: Finally! After months of relative dormancy, it appears that GM Ben Cherington and the Red Sox have made a transaction of some...
• 12/28 Fragile Freddy's: Sox Acquire Andrew Bailey for Josh Red****: According to Buster Olney (via Twitter and MLB Trade Rumors) the Red Sox have acquired reliever Andrew Bailey and outfielder...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On A's-Red Sox Andrew Bailey Talks: 8:49am:  The talks are not that far along and the A's have not asked for Middlebrooks, tweets ESPN's Buster Olney.  The A's...

• 9/28 SOX & Dawgs: Two Red Sox Farmhands In Top 20 GCL Prospects By Baseball America: Baseball America is busy right now putting together its top 20 prospects lists by league now that the minor league baseball season...
• 9/28 SOX & Dawgs: Two Red Sox Farmhands In Top 20 GCL Prospects By Baseball America: Baseball America is busy right now putting together its top 20 prospects lists by league now that the minor league baseball season...
• 9/16 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Fister, Harden, Adams, Orioles: The odds say the Red Sox have a 94.5% chance of making the playoffs, but I'm guessing that's not going to console most Red Sox...