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If you don’t have a young infielder like Miller anymore because you traded him for one of the best left-handed pitchers in baseball, you are probably ok with giving Bregman a long-term contract. These are safe bets to make and the roster would be a lot better because of ...
He carried elevated injury risk but so do most starting pitchers. - Tobias Myers was a tremendous story. After being designated for assignment by multiple teams, the 26-year-old made his MLB debut and pitched to a 3.11 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and 21.8% strikeout rate in 133 innings. However,...
In Eovaldi’s case, it seems like the difference between his 3.10 ERA and 3.74 FIP is a product of the Rangers’ defense. There are pitchers with lower BABIPs than Eovaldi who have not received this kind of defense behind them.Two other things we’ve noticed about the Ra...
"We liked him for a long time," Dombrowski said. "He's been one of the best pitchers against left-handed hitters in baseball in that regard. We thought he was a better fit for our bullpen at this time than Soto was." The Phillies didn't part ways with any of their big pros...
(and the Mets will surely look into him, too), New York may be the club most motivated to make a strong run at Yamamoto. Currently, the Mets have just two starting pitchers penciled into their rotation. At age 25, Yamamoto could provide significant help not just next summer, but for ...
In one of the more unexpected developments of the season, Knack has been one of the more reliable pitchers on the Dodgers’ banged-up staff — one that has grown suddenly more clear in recent days. Advertisement After announcing that Tyler Glasnow is expected to miss the rest of the season...
In that same vein, the starting pitchers have taken to wearing entirely unnecessary eye black when not on the mound — and writing on it the uniform number of that day's starter to show unity and support. “Just another good-luck charm, I guess,"...
According to JAWS, Nomo barely ranks among the top 500 starting pitchers in MLB history, and Hall of Fame voters signaled their agreement when they let him drop off the ballot after just one appearance, with only 1.1 percent of ballots carrying his name. But that sells short the en...
New data suggests ulnar collateral (UCL) reconstruction, better known as Tommy John Surgery, allows major league pitchers to return to the mound at high rates, and with a positive impact on some performance parameters. The research, presented at the Amer