[ad_1] I won’t sugarcoat it for you, friends. It’s a tough time to be a major league starting pitcher. Their ligaments are under threat like never before. Their workloads aren’t far behind. For a variety of reasons, the old style of starting pitcher is quickly headed toward extinction and we’re transitioning to a new way…
[ad_1] (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) The Seattle Mariners are 17-13 as of Wednesday afternoon. That record is good enough to lead the competitive AL West, which has the last two World Series champions. A big part of the M’s success is the quality of their pitching staff. Codify Baseball has a really impressive stat…
[ad_1] Kyle Hendricks has long been lauded as a cerebral pitcher, and for good reason. Nicknamed “The Professor,” the 34-year-old Chicago Cubs right-hander not only has an economics degree from Dartmouth College, he relies far more on guile than gas. The antithesis of your prototypical power arm, Hendricks subsists with a heater that sits in…
[ad_1] Welcome back to Top of the Order, where every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I’ll be starting your baseball day with some news, notes, and thoughts about the game we love. It’s not easy to be in playoff position — no matter how early we are in the season — with an offense ranked 23rd…
