Phillies Cut Former Cubs Shortstop After Just 35 Games

BusinessSportsMoneyPhillies Cut Former Cubs Shortstop After Just 35 GamesByPeter Chawaga,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Chawaga is a writer and editor covering Major League Baseball.Follow AuthorMay 28, 2026, 07:00am EDTCHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JUNE 22: Sergio Alcantara #51 of the Chicago Cubs is seen in the dugout before a game against the Cleveland Indians at Wrigley Field on June 22, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe Philadelphia Phillies might be interested in shuffling their roster this season as they gear up for a potential playoff push, but they don’t have many options.Though president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski is always liable to seek help from outside of the organization, the team’s minor-league depth is markedly thin, particularly after the team opened this season by promoting Justin Crawford and Andrew Painter to the big-league squad.“MLB Pipeline recently released their Top 30 prospects for each club. They ranked the Phillies' system 20th,” Cole Weintraub wrote for NBC Sports Philadelphia earlier this year. “In other words, it’s thin.”ForbesYankees’ Former Infielder ‘Fighting For My Life’ During Rival Red Sox ImplosionBy Peter ChawagaPhiladelphia Phillies Cut Ties With Switch-Hitting Shortstop Sergio AlcantaraThe Phillies only possess two prospects ranked within the overall top-100: shortstop Aidan Miller and pitcher Gage Wood. And Miller has been struggling with a black issues this year, halting his development.And now, even with their top infield prospect sidelined and their overall minor-league depth being tested, the Phillies have cut ties with a player who seemed to be among their most promising infield options.MORE FOR YOUAccording to the official transactions log, the Phillies released shortstop Sergio Alcantara shortly after signing him to a minor-league contract.ForbesBlue Jays’ Former Starter Leaves MLB After Injury SetbacksBy P...