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For the third consecutive Opening Day, the Marlins will hand the ball to Sandy Alcantara, who had another strong year in 2021, posting a 3.19 ERA and striking out 201 batters in 205 2/3 innings pitched. When he takes the mound for the Marlins' season opener in San Francisco, Alcantara w...
We dug into this in detailin the original piece, but we offered three reasons for the declining induction numbers. Two of them -- concerns about PEDs, and the limitations of the 10-man ballot in years where 12-15 players merit induction -- might affect all players equally. But the third...
has allegedly been experimenting with new pitches this offseason, which is great because he needs something besides the slider. I’m not really buying into it until I see it, but he starts the year against the Nationals and Mets so maybe he’s on my bench while I see if th...
94 DJ Herz Nationals 95 Reid Detmers Angels 96 Luis L. Ortiz Pirates These are all young starters who I think have another level to get based on their raw stuff. However, I have more concerns about them reaching that level than I do the pitchers two tiers above. Veterans For Deeper Le...
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So, when looking at prospects at various levels one has to take into account the players age, their number of years of professional experience, and their injury history along with performance to properly judge a player. So the question really is, “How old is ‘too old’ for a player at...
who hit a grand slam off the Nationals' Max Scherzer. Camarena became the third reliever in the past 70 years to hit a grand slam, joining Enrique Romo in 1980 and Don Robinson in 1985. It was the first time Scherzer had ever allowed a home run to a pitcher. It was Camarena's fi...
Nationals GM Mike Rizzo said those pitchers know how to listen to their bodies and prepare. But young pitchers — many of whom didn't throw many innings last season — will have to be watched closely. “We’re going to have to take that into consideration,” Rizzo said. “The...
2.Max Scherzer,Washington Nationals Over the past four seasons, Scherzer has racked up 1,052 strikeouts in 891⅔ innings, while allowing only 689 hits, which explains why it seems like every five days he’s a threat to create a lasting memory. ...