FILE - Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon delivers to an Atlanta Braves batter in the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Atlanta. Major League Baseball wants to put a greater emphasis on starting pitching. But it’s a ...
What's ahead for the Phillies in the new year? Magic Johnson, O's owner Rubenstein receive Presidential Medal of Freedom Where will these 5 prominent free agents land? Hot Stove Guide Latest free-agent and trade rumors All of the 2024-2025 free agents, position by position ...
The state of starting pitching has the attention of MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, who said in October the league is considering lowering the maximum of 13 pitchers per team to 12 possibly as soon as the 2025 season — with the goal of placinga greater empha...
Let's rank the top rotation tandems across the Majors as of today. Here are the top 10 starting pitching duos in baseball entering the 2023 season. 1. Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, MetsOut with deGrom, in with Verlander. The Mets still have the best pair of aces in baseball in ...
Barring any last-minute changes, Johan Rojas will begin the 2024 season as the Phillies' starting center fielder and Spencer Turnbull will land in the starting rotation. ThePhils' Opening Day rosteris all but officially set. There is not much surprise on the Phils...
“If you can eliminate 30 or 40 minutes a day from the game of being on your feet, that part of the recovery is real,” Schumaker says. But for pitchers having to pitch every 15 seconds, he adds, it’s yet to be seen how it will impact them. “The issue is starting pitchers pit...
shed light on how pitchers have been used, including how many innings a team has been getting out of a starting pitcher, or how many relief pitchers they have used. This information can help you gauge how a manager will make use of available pitchers in the bull pen in MLB games today....
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...
Houck has been a revelation on the mound for Boston. / Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Starting Pitcher: Tanner Houck, Red Sox, 28 Houck is among the league leaders in ERA, ERA+, FIP and home run rate. He has obtained at least 17 outs in 16 of his 17 starts. He has been so effic...
Rather, it was theBlue Jays and Giantswho had been pegged as favorites for the ace right-hander, with the Orioles perhaps still in the picture to try to retain him. All three of those clubs are still in the market for starting pitching, but the options have dwindled. ...