2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 98: Marcelo Alcala
His repeat year in the DSL didn’t reveal too much we didn’t already know about his mashing
Marcelo Alcala
Right Fielder
6´0´´
183 pounds
Age: 19
First Appearance on the South Side Sox Top 100
2024 High Level Dominican Summer League (Rookie)
Age relative to high level +0.3 years
SSS rank among all right fielders in the system 7
Overall 2024 season stats 44 games ⚾️ 3 HR ⚾️ 19 RBI ⚾️ .272/.369/.441 ⚾️ 12 BB ⚾️ 54 K ⚾️ 13-of-17 (76.5%) SB ⚾️ .920 FLD%
Marcelo Alcala was signed at age 17 out of Venezuela to end the 2022 international signing period and now has two seasons under his belt in the slow roll of the DSL. In both, he has proven he can hit.
Alcala was a mainstay of the DSL Sox in 2024, as one of six core regulars to play as many as 40 games. He led the squad in triples (five), runs (34), homers (tied, three), steals (13), HBP (10), slugging (.441), OPS (.810), and ISO (.169). Unfortunately, he also topped the team in Ks (54) and the not altogether bad but let’s stroke our chins concerningly BABIP (.420).
One notable development from his rookie to sophomore season in the DSL was with his base-stealing, now a weapon rather than a raw tool.
Alcala’s Baseball Cube player ratings
Runs 95
Power 82
Speed 74
XBH 72
RBIs 67
Hitting 65
Contact 18
Expect Alcala to finally get the call to the ACL for the 2025 season, with an expectation of A-ball in 2026.
2025 South Side Sox Top 100 White Sox Prospects
100. Cole McConnell, CF
99. Drake Logan, LF
98. Marcelo Alcala, RF