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Seven-Inning Doubleheaders Present an Advantage for Teams with Stellar Starting Pitching

May 1, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Among the many ideas that have surfaced about a potential 2020 Major League Baseball season have been the prospect of seven-inning doubleheaders. If that comes to fruition and/or becomes a prevalent occurrence,...

Rotation Matchups in the 2019 World Series Defy 2019 Pitching Trends

Robbie Stratakos

Oct 24, 2019

Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Washington Nationals

Bullpenning, or a severe reliance on bullpens, has become the prevalent way to construct a pitching staff in 2019. Then the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals decided to go to the World Series with premier...

Starting Pitching Woes Have Brought the Colorado Rockies Back to Square One

Robbie Stratakos

Jul 18, 2019

Colorado Rockies, Opinions & Predictions

The Colorado Rockies (46-50) have been the biggest disappointment in Major League Baseball this season, and their starting rotation is the direct culprit. Last season, German Marquez totaled 230 strikeouts a...

Cubs Still Looking for a Starter, Ross on Short List

Robert Villarreal

Jan 12, 2017

Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres

With their convention coming up at the end of this week and spring training a meager 34 days away, the Chicago Cubs are still looking for ways to improve their squad in 2017. One specific way on the current rad...

BBE Fantasy Episode 1: Wei-Yin Chen

Tim Edmonds

Feb 2, 2016

Fantasy, Miami Marlins, National League, National League East

Fantasy Baseball season is coming. With the fantasy football season well over and most casual fans being resigned to watch teams they couldn't care less about, the focus in the next month should turn to Basebal...

Why is Yovani Gallardo Still a Free Agent?

David Marcillo

Feb 2, 2016

Major League Baseball, Offseason

Long-time Milwaukee Brewers and recent Texas Rangers starting pitcher, Yovani Gallardo, is still a free agent, despite the calendar already showing February. As teams are getting ready for spring training, Gall...

Power Ranking the Mid-Tier Free-Agent Starting Pitchers

Dillon Atkinson

Dec 4, 2015

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Source: Jim Rogash/Getty Images North America The Boston Red Sox signed David Price to a seven-year, $217 million deal. The Detroit Tigers signed Jordan Zimmermann to a five-year, $110 million deal. Johnny ...

Chicago White Sox 2015 Starting Pitching Preview

Aaron Leming

Feb 24, 2015

American League Central, Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball

Going into the offseason, general manager Rick Hahn had a checklist. On the top of that list was a right-handed starting pitcher. In December, the second year GM landed his target in former Cubs starter Jeff Sa...

Ranking MLB’s Starting Rotations: 20-16

Isaac Barrow

Jan 8, 2015

Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Features, Headlines, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates

30-26. 25-21. 20. Pittsburgh Pirates 1)RHP Gerrit Cole 24 years old: 11-5, 3.65 ERA, 138 IP, 127 H, 56 ER, 11 HR, 40 BB, 138 K, 1.21 WHIP, 9.00 K/9, 2.61 BB/9, 3.25 xFIP, 2.1 WAR, 1.55 GB/FB, .311BA...

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