One of the most polarizing baseball discussions today centers around starting pitching. The divide is multi faceted. For the last couple decades, many fans and retired pitchers alike go on and on about how today’s pitchers don’t go deep enough into games or that they aren’t allowed to pitch out of jams, or that they don’t pitch often enough. The
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This is a list of the Washington Nationals best single seasons. I decided to select two players for each infield position, six outfielders (regardless of specific position), and one designated hitter for each AL team. Hitters had to play at least 51% of games at their position. For pitching, we selected seven starting pitchers, three non-closers, and two closers. Starting
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Strikeouts are the ideal way to get an out. There is no chance for the batter to reach base by error or any other means, short of a dropped third strike. Determining “Greatest” is an inexact science. Some believe that means the player(s) who accumulated the most. Some believe it to be those who produced consistently (think season average). Still,
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Players who put together a good month deserve recognition despite the fact that one month is a small sampling of the season. The only qualification for eligibility is a player had to have 1 inning pitched per team game. Here are the best of the best from March and May 2018. 1. Justin Verlander Team: Houston Astros Position: SP Justin
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Players who put together a good month deserve recognition despite the fact that one month is a small sampling of the season. The only qualification for eligibility is a player had to have 1 inning pitched per team game. Here are the best of the best from March and April 2018. 1. Sean Manaea Team: Oakland Athletics Position: SP Sean
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I may sound like a broken record but there are dozens of ways to evaluate a pitchers ability. I prefer using advanced metrics because, while the math may be biased towards a skill or set of skills it removes individual preferences (I stubbornly like Tom Seaver over Sandy Koufax or vice versa, regardless of what numbers tell me). Below is
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