What are probable pitchers? Probable Pitchers represent the expected starting pitchers for each team over the next 7 days. Our grid breaks down whether a pitcher is at home or on the road, the difficulty of their matchup, and if they are expected to pitch more than once during the week. ...
That's when the future Hall of Famer, at age 36, embarked on what would be his only season spent primarily as a starting pitcher -- and he was still outstanding. The knuckleballer led the Majors with a 2.19 ERA over 226 innings for the Orioles. Pitchers moving from the bullpen to the...
Within a few years, both pitchers were Angels All-Stars. Tanana made three trips to the Midsummer Classic while Ryan made four with California before signing with Houston in free agency. Their last season together, 1979, concluded with the Angels' first division title....
While a 12-pitcher limit could incentivize teams to let starting pitchers go deeper into games, it would add more stress to bullpens. It also could prompt teams to shuttle their middle relievers from the majors to the minor leagues even more — regardless of t...
3. Justin Verlander, starting pitcher, Houston Astros Justin Verlander contract:2 years, $86.666 million Justin Verlander salary:$43.333 million Justin Verlander career earnings:$350.92 million The New York Mets are responsible for handing out contracts to the two highest-paid pitchers in MLB history...
In the first of our positional and team unit rankings, we present the top 10 starting pitchers in today's game, compiled with help from evaluators around baseball, and it should start with an all-time great. 1. Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers Because of his back injury, Kershaw missed...
Welcome back to our top starting pitcher fantasy baseball prospects to stash for Week 24 of the 2024 MLB season. Today, we'll be taking a look at top MLB pitching prospects, including a handful of pitchers who are looking quite sharp at Triple-A. Several of the sport's top pitching pros...
From June 1, he led MLB starting pitchers in wins (15), ERA (1.62), WHIP (0.76) and K/BB ratio (9.7). With that four-month surge, Kluber managed to beat out Chris Sale for the AL Cy Young Award, and you could make a reasonable case that Kluber should be No. 1 on this list...
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...
Who are the most productive starting pitchers in MLB history? That’s the question at the heart of our MLB 100 for Starting Pitchers project, which will be updated at the conclusion of each season. Using data from 1901 through the present day, MLB Math has come up with an objective method...