If you’re like me, you’ve kept one eye on Kevin Gausman over the last half decade as you waited, hoped and expected him to turn into the stud that made him the 4th overall pick back in 2012. Instead of turning into a stud he has slowly transitioned from top prospect, to struggling rookie, to post-hype sleeper, to average starter and now all the way down to the undesirable tag of boring veteran.
Read MoreIt sounds reductive to make so much of a pitcher’s velocity. We have so many amazing stats and data at our disposal and yet we’re supposed to care the most about velocity? I find it refreshing. It’s such a simple number to look at and it can tell us so much about the health of a pitcher and whether their mechanics are sound.
Read MoreThe Giants’ new brass, led by Farhan Zaidi, made a gamble this past offseason. They chose not to trade their ace in the final year of his contract in the hopes that his performance in the early part of 2019 would raise his value to teams looking to bolster their staff before the playoffs.
Read MoreTrevor Richards is a fairly unknown starting pitcher for the Marlins. His team is part of the reason he’s unknown. His college(Drury) and draft slot(undrafted) are two more. His strange journey to the big leagues aside, he’s made a name for himself thanks to his nasty changeup. It was good enough to get him noticed in Indy ball and it hasn’t stopped being good enough, even against big leaguers.
Read MoreThis time last year we were talking about whether Duggar would be handed the reins to Centerfield on opening day. The fact that your are currently reading an article with a similar premise one year later should tell you that last year didn’t give us many answers.
Read MoreIf you're unfamiliar with Taillon then don't worry because the scouting report on him is out of date. Taillon has a slider now. And he throws it a lot.
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