fourth-most among all MLB pitchers in August and September, trailing only Chris Sale (41), Dylan Cease (36) and Carlos Rodón (34). Kikuchi's 63 slider K's for the season were third-most among left-handers behind Sale and Rodón. ...
And thus, two of the best power pitchers of their time joined forces. Scherzer authored two no-hitters in his first season with Washington, and then the 2013 AL Cy Young Award winner received that honor in the NL in 2016 and '17. Injuries limited Strasburg throughout their time together,...
expect Ohtani to become the highest paid MLB player ever. At a minimum, he will likely pull in an AAV of $50 million per season. He is one of the best pitchers in baseball and a threat to hit 35-plus home runs with a .900-plus OPS...
Who has the best starting rotation in MLB? Pitching is king in Major League Baseball and there’s nothing more important in the regular season than a strong, deep rotation. With pitchers only getting better, it’s time to look at the best MLB rotations in 2024. A variety of factors come...
The quick hook: Even true switch-pitchers have a favored hand. Cijntje (that's "SAIN-ja") is a switch-pitcher, and not in a gimmicky sense: he's capable of clearing 90 mph with both arms. He's also not a switch-pitcher in a committed sense, as he pr...
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Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black said he'd be monitoring the health of his pitchers, but the team can't be afraid to put its best on the mound. “I still think that a team that has reliable starting pitchers, if your best five guys take the ball each and every day, that ...
2024 Steamer Projections IPBB%K%GB%ERAFIPxFIPWARRA9-WAR 174.0 7.6% 22.7% 42.8% 3.97 4.08 4.16 2.8 3.0 Ben’s TakeYounger pitchers can be risky too, of course. Rodriguez is three years younger than Gray, and he’s coming off one of his best seasons, but before that he had an eminent...
“Gorgeous” George Sisler was named the American League's most valuable player after terrorizing opposing pitchers for 142 games for the St. Louis Browns. Sisler ended the campaign with a .420 batting average, which is third-best in modern history. Sisler also swiped 51 stolen bases, notched...
led the NL in strikeouts and still fashioned a 2.94 ERA in 2022. The 28-year-old right-hander remains one of the sport's best pitchers. And if his home run rate comes back to normal, he'll make another run at a Cy Young. Perhaps he'll find ...