Miami has the pitching depth to replace four starters, but it's hard to adequately do so when it's the caliber of Sandy Alcantara, Eury Pérez, Edward Cabrera and Braxton Garrett. A big reason for the Marlins' 0-7 start -- the first time in MLB history a postseason club has been win...
The Dodgers snapped a six-game winning streak when they lost to the Twins on Tuesday, the end of a stretch that saw them win 17 of 21 games. Their offense is clicking, their starters have been effective and their bullpen has turned things around. And as if that wasn'...
They're rummaging for innings. The biggest fear for contenders is that their starters, back for a full season after the pandemic-shortened 2020, will wither over the final two months. Accordingly, the market for the good ol' workaday starter -- Pittsburgh'sTyl...
Louis was looking to add at least two starters, which was no surprise after the team’s rotation imploded and it finished in last place in the NL Central in 2023. The Cards fulfilled that goal when they signed Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson, but they were still lacking an ace until they ...
In his final tuneup for Opening Day,Chris Paddacklogged 87 pitches striking out eight against the Padres starters allowing two runs in six innings of work. Key here, his curveball: Paddack just fhrew one of the best CBs I’ve ever seen come out his hand. If we see more of...
backup plan if the team was unable to re-signCorbin Burnes. Now that Burnes has officially signed with the Diamondbacks, it therefore isn’t surprising that Sammon and Woo write that the Orioles “recently inquired about Flaherty,” as well as other starters they might have on their target ...
“Braves plan to be cautious following the three and one half month layoff and have most starters work only two or three innings per outing early in the season.” When using pitchers in this rotation for fantasy, knowing how many innings or pitches each logs in intrasquad scrimmages or simu...
He’ll get another opportunity to see if he can maintain that newfound swing-and-miss as a starter. The Athletic writes that the Royals could limit his innings count to 140-150 next season to avoid overworking him. That’s not far below the workload expected of most modern starters, espe...
even as they appear focused on adding a surefire front-of-the-rotation arm. The Red Sox rotation certainly has room for multiple starters given thatTanner Houck,Brayan Bello, andKutter Crawfordseem to be the only hurlers locked into rotation spots next year, and pairing an ace-level pitcher ...
There is a similar dynamic on the pitching side. The Cubs (eighth in ERA+) and Athletics (sixth) are the top two teams in batters faced by pitchers projected to be among their top eight. But the Dodgers lead the majors in ERA+ despite having to shuffle starters all season, and the In...