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The life of defending champions, in any sport, is never easy. This is especially true at the beginning of the next season. Either one begins said campaign hotter than the surface of the sun or colder than the Arctic Ocean. There are very few middling or even mediocre starts to seasons right after winning major […] READ MORE
The Boston Red Sox bullpen received a boost in the form of left-hander Jake Diekman. The Red Sox signed Diekman to a two-year, $7 million deal. The 35-year-old veteran is coming off the 2021 season with the Oakland Athletics where he put up a 106 ERA+ and 1.335 WHIP in a little over 60 innings […] READ MORE
What makes has made Chris Sale one of MLB’s premier pitchers over the last decade? In this article, we will take a detailed look into the ace of the Boston Red Sox and how his pitch selection and his four-seam fastball has played a role in his rise to stardom. To accomplish this we are […] READ MORE
Similar to Freddie Freeman, Clayton Kershaw is one of those players that you can’t picture in any other uniform. The ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers for almost a decade and a half, Kershaw is a future Hall-of-Famer. In all likelihood, he will enter Cooperstown with a Dodgers cap on. However, at the moment, Kershaw […] READ MORE
(GPP stats collected up to 9/15/21) On to the hurlers! The 2021 Boston Red Sox staff as a whole was up and down throughout the season. The starting staff went most of the way without ace Chris Sale. In Sale’s absence, Nathan Eovaldi took the mantle and proved to be a worthy placeholder atop the […] READ MORE
Chris Sale racked up his third win of the season on Thursday in a 12-2 Boston Red Sox win over the Minnesota Twins. In 5.1 innings, Sale allowed two runs on two hits while striking out eight. It was another encouraging start for the lefty ace as he continues his comeback tour. The highlight of […] READ MORE
Three Starting Pitchers Making a Comeback in 2021 Having a solid pitching rotation is as important in real life as it is in Fantasy Baseball. Many leagues (mostly point-based leagues) are dominated by starting pitchers. Unlike hitters, it’s relatively easy to draft pitchers. This is because it is rare that a great pitcher has a […] READ MORE
Six summers ago, John Henry and the Boston Red Sox made a deal that altered the trajectory of the franchise for years to come. At the 2014 trade deadline, the Red Sox traded Jon Lester to the Oakland Athletics after failing to reach an extension with the lefty the offseason prior. Today, Lester and his […] READ MORE
Shane Bieber Continues to Soar Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber is clearly the favorite for the American League Cy Young Award. Bieber entered play on Sunday sporting a 1.20 ERA over eight starts or 52 and two-thirds innings. Additionally, the 25-year old right-hander had accumulated a career-high 14.4 K/9 rate along with a 1.74 […] READ MORE
With the increased emphasis on drafting highly touted pitchers, teams in this year’s MLB Draft will be looking to stock up their farms with the best pitching prospects available. One of those pitching prospects expected to go in the first round is left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet. Crochet, out of the University of Tennessee, comes into […] READ MORE