I still think that is being overstated and was more just some stuff they said in the media as an excuse for waiting to get Rizzo's clock pushed back. It could be an exaggeration, but I do think you'll see most every prospect get a decent sampling of at bats at AAA. In almost any interpretation though(literal, exaggerated, ruse to avoid service time shenanigans) the result is that Alcantara won't be skipping iowa. Agreed, I could see Alcantara getting called up pretty soon to Iowa and getting a last monthish in and then starting there next year and if everything goes well with his development him coming up around the ASB next year. But that's probably best/fastest case scenario.