Finding Pro Pitching Comps For Top 2024 MLB Draft College Pitchers
Examining the data to draw some similarities between draft prospects and pro pitchers, including Dylan Cease, Corbin Burnes & more.
Justin Verlander (b. 1983)
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Paul Skenes’ Start Is Great, But Dylan Bundy’s Was Even Better
Skenes is in utter control so far. J.J. Cooper compares him to the likes of Dylan Bundy, Stephen Strasburg & more.
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Justin Verlander Checks Off Final Box With First World Series Win
Justin Verlander finally picked up his first career World Series win as the Astros beat the Phillies 3-2 in Game 5.
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2022 World Series: Scouts Identify Three Keys For the Astros and Phillies
Scouts identify the key players and things to watch for in the 2022 World Series between the Astros and Phillies, including why Bryce Harper and Kyle Tucker could be difference-makers.
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2022 World Series Preview Podcast
Geoff Pontes and Kyle Glaser preview the 2022 World Series between the Phillies and Astros.
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Playoff Podcast: Padres Strike Back, Astros Jump Out
Geoff Pontes and JJ Cooper discuss Game 1 of the ALCS and Game 2 of the NLCS.
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For Modern Pitchers, 3,000 Is The New 300
As MLB teams trade quantity for quality in their rotations, the calculus for all-time starting pitcher greatness also changes.
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How The Deadened Baseball Could Alter MLB Strategy In 2021
Several pitchers detail the changes to the baseball they’ve noticed so far in 2021, and how it could change baseball strategy this season.
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The Toolsiest MLB Players Of The Past 30 Years
The toolsiest hitters, pitchers and defenders of the past three-plus decades of MLB play, as determined by big league managers, coaches and scouts.
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Active Players On Pace To Set Career Milestones
By comparing each player’s pace to historical precedent, we get an idea how lost games this season affect their chances.
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The 15 Most Significant Minor League Achievements Of The Last 40 Seasons
We don’t know when we can look forward to minor league baseball in 2020, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look back at standout minor league performances from the past.
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Top 20 Most Valuable Fantasy Players Since 1980
The top 20 fantasy players since 1980, the year of fantasy baseball’s invention, in terms of concentrated value in players’ peak seasons.
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Building A Fantasy Baseball All-Star Team Of The 2010s
We continue our search for the best individual fantasy seasons ever, this time focusing on the 2010s.
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2020 MLB Bold Predictions, Season Preview
World Series predictions, projected award winners, standings and 10 burning questions.
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Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander Named Cy Young Award Winners
The two righthanders took very different paths, but have arrived at the same place as two-time Cy Young Award winners.
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Singular Season: Justin Verlander Is Our 2019 MLB Player Of The Year
In a historic year for home runs, Justin Verlander made history of his own.
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Ringolsby: The Astros’ Future Is Now
Uncertainty is abound for the Astros roster after 2020, heightening urgency ahead of the 2019 MLB Playoffs.
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MLB Best Tools 2019: Managers, Scouts & Executives Vote On Baseball’s Best Talent
A look at baseball’s brightest talents and most toolsy stars, as voted on by those within the game.
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How Simple Tweaks To Baseballs Makes A Major Impact On The Game
There’s data across baseball — not just in MLB — showing how small changes to the ball can make a major impact.
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The New Normal? Examining MLB’s Latest Batch Of Contract Extensions
Players of all different ages and skills are signing contract extensions, often at a team-friendly rate. How will this impact MLB free agency in the years to come?
