A strong argument can be made for Buehrle as one of the greatest pitchers in franchise history. But let’s go one step further and list the southpaw as one of the most popular and accomplished White Sox players overall. Buehrle arrived in the Majors two years after he was selected in the...
Maybe. It's the best we can hope for at this point in baseball history.Last season, there were just 15 pitchers to reach the 200-inning threshold that so many starters still point to as one of their primary objectives in a given season. That matched the season before for the fewest to...
Williams has been one of the game’s most dominant relievers since making his debut. The 2020 National League Rookie of the Year ranks in the top-three of all big league pitchers (min. 200 innings) in both ERA (1.83, second) and strikeout rate (39.4%, third) since coming into the lea...
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,...
Take two snapshots: one in 1995, when Maddux was 29 years old, of the active pitchers in their 20s with the most wins, and the same group in 2024: Welcome to the Lost Generation when it comes to Hall of Fame-bound starting pitchers. Bieber is the “workhorse” of this 20-something ...
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Joe DiMaggio had a 56-game hitting streak, while Ted Williams equally owned opposing pitchers, eventually finishing the year with a .406 batting average that no one has topped since. Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Hugh Mulcahy also became the first major leaguer drafted into the United States Army...
In 2023, Walker won 15 games for the Phillies, which led the team in wins. But it was the way the postseason went for Walker that led to the controversy. Even though Walker was one of the team's best pitchers in the regular season, he never made an appearance in the playoffs for th...
Given the strong results from both pitchers, the Rays decided they didn’t want any rival clubs plucking them away, so both southpaws get roster spots today. While that’s surely exciting for both of them, the flip side is that it’s bad news for Shenton. ...
to be light on starting pitching depth. However, with the continued development of Caglianone, Chase Burns (No. 5/Wake Forest), Brody Brecht (No. 6/Iowa), Hagen Smith (No. 7/Arkansas) and Josh Hartle (No. 10/Wake Forest) there are now five potential starting pitchers in our top...