[ad_1] As noted by Dan Szymborski in his ALCS preview, ZiPS projected the Gerrit Cole vs. Tanner Bibee matchup in Game 2 at Yankee Stadium as the most one-sided battle in the series. The Yankees, with their superior roster and home field advantage, seemed to have the upper hand. However, the Guardians were hopeful with…
[ad_1] NEW YORK — The Yankees’ road to an AL-best 94 wins wasn’t the smoothest ride. They overcame significant injuries, and at times dealt with a lack of production from just about everybody besides Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. Even as they fought off the Orioles for the AL East flag, they struggled to find…
[ad_1] (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) After an extensive 162-game regular season, the Major League Baseball postseason is well underway. With the regular season being so long, strategy changes as teams enter the playoff atmosphere where every game counts. A somewhat new strategy includes teams going with all bullpen pitchers for a game instead…
[ad_1] David Reginek-Imagn Images If you’re into relief pitching and pinch-hitting, boy was Game 3 of the ALDS between the Cleveland Guardians and the Detroit Tigers the game for you. On the surface, it was fairly straightforward, a low-scoring affair that featured good pitching and a couple of timely hits. But look beneath the surface…
[ad_1] Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Three of the best handful of hitters on the planet were on the same field at Yankee Stadium yesterday, and the Phillies/Mets rivalry is as venomous as any in baseball, but take a straw poll of the real sickos and they’ll tell you the marquee Division Series tilt is the one…
[ad_1] Thomas Shea-Imagn Images The Detroit Tigers continue to ride their wave of jubilation into October. The most surprising playoff team beat the Houston Astros 5–2 in Game 2 of the best-of-three Wild Card round on Wednesday to advance to the American League Division Series. Manager A.J. Hinch successfully navigated a bullpen game that included…
[ad_1] Relief pitching is hard work. More than that, it’s work whose difficulty builds on itself. If you’re covering a single inning in a single game, you can use your best reliever. Second inning? You’ll need your second-best guy, and so on. Second day in a row? Now your best relievers are tired. Third day…
[ad_1] The Brewers always seem to have a good bullpen. They have an anchor at the top – either Josh Hader or Devin Williams – and a smattering of other arms behind them that complement what the team is doing. Historically, they’ve used those bullpen arms to back up the weaker members of their rotation…
[ad_1] (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) You can’t be a great baseball team without a great bullpen, and while there may not be quite as many big-name closers as there used to be and seemingly every team has multiple guys they can call upon to come in and throw 100 mph, there are still teams…
