Many were sympathetic towards the Kansas City pitcher who ended up throwing 16 pitches in one at bat, which would be grueling for any pitcher. Others were quick to comment on other pitchers in the MLB who would not survive such a tiresome encounter. "I would...
Who are the five best starting pitchers in baseball? If you had to put a number on Aaron Judge's power, between 1 and 99, what would you come up with? It's the sort of stuff that late-night dorm-room debates are made of -- Continue Reading ...
MLB rookies to throw no-hitters The youngest, least experienced pitchers to record a no-no By May 9, 2023 Throwing a no-hitter is hard enough for a crafty veteran. But what about the pitchers on the other end of the age and experience spectrum? Consider these numbers, each of which are...
Most likely 2023 award winner:Manoah is only 25, and yet he's already one of the game's best pitchers. He made that big a leap in his second full season, ultimately finishing third in AL Cy Young voting in 2022. He'll only be better now that h...
There are a few pitchers with a rostership level below 50% but are not highlighted as viable streamers. The first is Gavin Stone, making his return to the majors with Dustin May and Julio Urias out for the Dodgers. There will be opportunities ...
When they hit a ball hard in the first inning, they flip a bat. Over there, they will flip a bat for anything." Few likely took it to the extreme that Stan Williams did when he kept a hit list in his cap, but many pitchers through baseball's history have been happy to throw at...
A day after Scherzer fanned Meneses on three pitches in the time it used to take a lot of pitchers to throw one, the Mets played a more traditional 2:59 game against the Cardinals, with St. Louis winning 12-7. The teams combined for 19 runs – St. Louis won 12-7 -- 25 hit...
The Dodgers in 2025 plan to use a six-man rotation, both because of how many of their pitchers are coming off injuries, and because that’s how Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto operated in Japan. The Red Sox may do the same – though Lucas Giolito doesn’t sound like he cares......
StartersMax FriedandCarlos Rodonare the only left-handed pitchers on the Yankees’ 40-man roster, leaving the Bronx Bombers in clear need of some southpaw depth for the bullpen.Jon Heyman of the New York Postreports that the team is considering a few left-handed relief options, including a...
What do we mean by that? We’re talking about breakouts -- players who are ready to take the significant step of turning potential into reality. Our MLB.com panel picked 10 young players -- five hitters and five pitchers -- who are ready for it....