Alcantara will be called up from Triple-A New Orleans and start Friday's game against the Mets.
The Marlins need to add a couple starters to their rotation this weekend, and one of them will be Alcantara, who will be making his first career big-league start Friday. Alcantara is the Marlins' top pitching prospect, but with both Dan Straily (suspension) and Jose Urena (shoulder) returning in the near future, he could head back to New Orleans after Friday's outing. Still, Alcantara, who owns a respectable 3.71 ERA ERA and 64:34 K:BB over 85 Triple-A innings this year, will get a shot to show what he can do at the top level as a starter.