2025 Stats
W-L
0-2
ERA
6.28
WHIP
1.67
K
47
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Alcala had a bounceback year after two injury-plagued seasons. He threw just 17.1 innings in 2023 with an ugly 6.23 ERA and missed more than four months with a stress fracture in his right forearm. He threw just 2.1 innings in 2022 due to an elbow injury that required season-ending arthroscopic debridement surgery. Alcala has outstanding velocity with a 97.9 average mph fastball, reaching a career-high 101.2 mph last summer. His strikeout rates haven't been as overpowering (8.95 K/9 last season) as he's struggled to get hitters to chase (just 19th percentile Chase% per Baseball Savant), but he limits hard hits (91st percentile Hard-Hit rate per Baseball Savant). When he's struggled it's usually due to his control, but Alcala reduced his walk rate last season (3.1 BB/9) from his previous two years. He should be in the setup mix again this season if he can stay healthy and could be a good source of holds. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $790,000 contract with the Twins in January of 2024. Twins exercised $1.5 million team option for 2025 in November of 2024. Traded to the Red Sox in June of 2025. Waived by the Red Sox in August of 2025. Claimed off waivers by the Cardinals in August of 2025.
Claimed by St. Louis
The Cardinals claimed Alcala off waivers from the Red Sox on Thursday.
Analysis
Alcala has split time between the Twins and Red Sox this season, posting a 6.64 ERA and 46:23 K:BB over 40.2 frames. The 30-year-old reliever has no minor-league options remaining, so he will slot into the St. Louis bullpen once he reports to the team.
Alcala has split time between the Twins and Red Sox this season, posting a 6.64 ERA and 46:23 K:BB over 40.2 frames. The 30-year-old reliever has no minor-league options remaining, so he will slot into the St. Louis bullpen once he reports to the team.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Jorge Alcala generally throw?
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What part of the game does Jorge Alcala generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-5%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .215 | 55 | 22 | 42 | 10 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .246 | 66 | 31 | 61 | 12 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .280 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 5 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .295 | 26 | 15 | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .188 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .193 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .125 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .282 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-25%
ERA on Road
2025
-33%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 5.43 | 1.47 | 61.1 | 8.2 | 4.1 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 4.08 | 1.15 | 57.1 | 10.2 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2025Home | 7.65 | 2.15 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 5.4 | ||||
| 2025Away | 5.09 | 1.26 | 23.0 | 10.6 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.82 | 1.02 | 35.1 | 8.4 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.35 | 1.04 | 23.0 | 9.8 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2023Home | 7.50 | 1.83 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 7.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.56 | 1.15 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 4.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jorge Alcala compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.04K/9
9.8BB/9
4.8HR/9
1.9Fastball
97.2 mphERA
6.28WHIP
1.67BABIP
.350GB/FB
0.75Left On Base
60.6%Exit Velocity
82.4 mphBarrels/BBE
6.1%Spin Rate
2445 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.2%Swinging Strike
10.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Alcala will enter the spring healthy and will try to recapture the promise of a pitcher once thought to be a future closer who has been derailed by injuries. He threw just 17.1 innings last season with an ugly 6.23 ERA amid another injury-plagued campaign as he missed four months with a stress fracture in his right forearm. He threw just 2.1 innings in 2022 due to an elbow injury that required season-ending arthroscopic debridement surgery. He features a plus fastball but control as been a recent problem (5.2 BB/9 last season). He'll likely need to prove himself at Triple-A before becoming a part of the bullpen mix in the majors again.
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Booted from 40-man roster
The Red Sox designated Alcala for assignment Tuesday.
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Traded to Boston
The Twins traded Alcala to the Red Sox on Wednesday in exchange for Andy Lugo, Phil Miller of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
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Struggles in loss
Alcala (0-1) took the loss in Saturday's 5-1 defeat to the Cardinals. He allowed three runs on two hits and a walk while failing to record an out in the sixth inning.
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Looks set to make bullpen
Alcala is expected to be included in Minnesota's Opening Day bullpen, Matthew Leach of MLB.com reports. He's thrown nine scoreless innings with a 5:2 K:BB ratio this spring.
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Option exercised
The Twins exercised Alcala's $1.5 million club option for 2025, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
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