there wasplenty of smokesurrounding the possibility of a trade between the Red Sox and Mariners regarding Casas last month. Those talks reportedly saw Seattle rebuff the idea of either trading one of their young starting pitchers for Casas or else tradingLuis Castillofor a package involving both ...
Jan. 12: Santander, Flaherty may consider short-term contracts (report) The 2025 season is fast approaching -- pitchers and catchers begin reporting in less than a month -- so the clock is ticking for current free agents to make a deal, even if it's not the one they envisioned for the...
Pitchers with 4 strikeouts in one inning The number of four-strikeout frames -- made possible when a hitter takes first base after a third strike is dropped by the catcher plus either first is vacant or there are two outs -- has grown exponentially in the 21st century. While there were ...
Starting pitchers have the most dramatic impact on the total. Let’s take Walker Buehler as an example. During the 2021 MLB season, the Dodgers ace was among the MLB leaders with a sparkling 2.47 ERA, and surrendered more than three runs just four times in 33 starts. Walker’s impressive...
though it’s also possible they decide it’s time to go in a different direction. Wherever he ends up, Verlander will be looking to add to a body of work that already has him as a lock for the Hall of Fame. He has 262 wins, the most among active pitchers, while his 3,416 strike...
Astros manager Dusty Baker said he hopes to play Altuve and Peña together as much as possible during Spring Training before the World Baseball Classic starts in March. Altuve will play for Venezuela, and Peña will play for the Dominican Republic. RELATED: MLB creates 'economic re...
Which is how Field ended up leaning over the left-field railing with an odd request for Detroit’s pitchers below:Could one of you please reach into that trash can? And if you find one baseball in there—only one, of course, because Braun’s ball couldn’t be authenticated if there wer...
side for the entirety of the game, but that was revised to just each inning -- unless there's a mid-inning substitution. In other words, a player who starts an inning at first or second base has to remain on that side of the field for the whole inning but can switch to short o...
of work, with the aim being to create a draft board that casual and hardcore MLB Draft fans can find useful. I’d like to share some public appreciation for Brock Beauchamp, who helps turn ideas into real-life projects at all three of these sites. This wouldn’t be possible without him...
How they're impacted by the shutdown: It might not mean much in the grand scheme of things, but the Mariners should be able to rely more on a core group of starting pitchers in a shortened season. Kendall Graveman and Taijuan Walker are both trying to reestablish themselves after major ...