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fromMLB Trade Rumors
2 months agoLatest On The Phillies' Pitching Pursuits
The Phillies are not pursuing available starting pitchers like Max Scherzer, Lucas Giolito, and Zack Littell because they cannot guarantee regular starting opportunities due to roster depth and plans to develop Andrew Painter.
Boston Red Sox
fromOver the Monster
2 months ago2026 Red Sox Starting Pitching Preview: Garret Crochet is one of the best pitchers in the world
Garrett Crochet is an elite left-handed starter with high-90s velocity, devastating secondary pitches, and dominance versus left-handed hitters, nearly earning the 2025 Cy Young.
fromNatsbaseball
2 months agoMonday Quickie - Miles to go before we sleep
The Cardinals brought him back to the states in 2018 and he performed great, then ok in 2019, then got hurt in 2020, injuring his flexor tendon. He'd get back to full-time work in 2022 and was solid but hasn't been able to replicate that since, likely in large part because at that time he was already 33 years old.
fromBattery Power
3 months agoWhere will innings per start go in 2026?
In 2017, starters averaged five and a half innings per start. Now, there's no such thing as half an inning, but that's the beauty of math. That number dipped slightly in 2018, to 5.4 innings per start. Even ignoring 2020, where teams felt more comfortable and/or harried into just getting through the 60-game season, the innings-per-start value bottomed out at exactly five in 2021.
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fromMLB Trade Rumors
3 months agoTigers Targeting Nick Martinez, Jose Quintana
It's a relatively thin group after MLB's best pitcher. Olson missed most of the second half with a shoulder injury. Mize had an All-Star first half but was up-and-down later in the season. While Flaherty's strikeout and walk profile remained strong, he's coming off his second upper-4.00s ERA in three seasons. Anderson has started two MLB games and hasn't pitched in the majors in five years. Melton has mid-rotation upside but worked mostly out of the bullpen as a rookie.
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fromLos Angeles Times
3 months agoShaikin: Make starting pitchers great again? MLB isn't. This independent league will try
Some concepts are hits. Some are flops. The experiment to watch this year is almost spiritual in nature: Can professional baseball make starting pitching great again? Baseball's obsession with velocity has dampened the soul of the sport. The marquee pitching matchup is an endangered species. The oohs and aahs over a 100-mph pitch have been replaced by yawns. The potential solution, or at least a piece of one, is evident in this job description:
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