Sentences with phrase «league hitters»

He'll be just 22 years old in 2015, however, so the rush to start him isn't necessarily there: he could learn a few things about major - league hitters while also anchoring Toronto's bullpen in a season where they need that.

That pitch was thrown, following about 150 others, to the White Sox leadoff hitter in the ninth inning, proof, as beleaguered major league hitters had long suspected, that the Ryan Express runs faster the later it gets.

His raw stuff is good enough to get major league hitters out, and fielding - independent numbers suggest he was a lot better than last year's 5.31 ERA.

But it's still good enough to get big league hitters out.

Last season Nelson Cruz led the American League in home runs with 40 while Giancarlo Stanton led all National League hitters with 37.

But no one — not even a Bob Feller or a Herb Score — can consistently throw the ball past big league hitters.

Since Bonds broke that record, 25 major league hitters (and scores and scores of minor league hitters) have been suspended for performance - enhancing drugs.

He leads American League hitters in WAR, according to Baseball - Reference.

If a little kid can do that, just imagine what's going to happen against major league hitters.

Can they be developed into reliable, above average big league hitters?

Runner - up: Billy Hamilton looking like a viable major league hitter, which in turn makes him look like a budding superstar.

Though the average major league hitter bats.178 with two strikes, Posey hits a robust.264, fourth best in the majors.

Not exact matches

Since Ortiz came into the league, he's been a solidly above average hitter in every season, with 10 seasons with an adjusted OPS over 120.

Still, Belt just might be one of the better No. 5 hitters in the league, you weirdos.

Mikolas has looked terrible so far, not because he can't get his pitches to work (well, partially), but because the pitches that worked in Japan, a largely contact league, don't work against patient MLB hitters that aren't looking to foul the ball away like they do in Japan.

There are a couple of hitters in the league I'm willing to admit there are times I'm not gonna pitch to»em.

I too have always thought of Great American as a bandbox, and it does allow a lot of home runs, but it disfavors hitters in other ways (e.g., left - handed hitters hit fewer triples and doubles than league average).

His 2010 National League Division Series no - hitter is a sports moment that transcends baseball itself.

Albert Belle (23 homers) is one of the league's top power hitters.

But it's also a catch - all phrase for a hitter that does everything well without blowing away the league in a single category.

Last season he had personal major league lows in home runs and RBIs, and at one point in September he got so fed up that he refused to enter a game as a pinch hitter.

Simmons was only a little better than a league - average hitter but managed that at shortstop, where that kind of performance makes you a serious contributor.

Now, we're in an offseason where a potential superstar like Shohei Ohtani is only getting the league minimum after signing with the Angels for a capped international bonus figure; where one of the very best hitters in the game, J.D. Martinez, still can't find a reasonable offer with less than two weeks to go before spring training; where Yu Darvish can't sign with either of the teams he would like to (the richest out there, the Yankees and Dodgers), despite their having a need for a starter of his caliber, because they «need» to clear salary in order to avoid paying the luxury tax.

Tons of talent on this group and once they have time to gel a bit, Team Fischer will be a heavy - hitter in the Co-Ed League.

Fielder was in major league clubhouses as a kid with his father, Cecil Fielder, a power hitter in his own right.

In an era dominated by hitters, the 27 - year old right hander threw just the 22nd perfect game in league history, complete with 14 strikeouts, in a 10 - 0 victory over the Houston Astros.

With the exception of projected # 9 hitter Aaron Hicks, every regular in their lineup had an adjusted OPS above the league average.

The A's have the second - and third-most prolific home run hitters in either league (Canseco and Mark McGwire).

The A's have the second - leading hitter in the National League (McGee).

It's impossible to predict every little breakthrough (a hundred years ago, we'd never have envisioned painless dentistry, the designated hitter or Thighmaster), but we're expert enough (in sports, not so much medicine) to forecast that Vince McMahon's WWF will become the umbrella organization that regulates all major league sports (except for boxing, which will continue to be guided by good sense alone), and outcomes will be scripted to provide total fan satisfaction (read: fireworks, near - naked women on every sideline, no 8 - 8 playoff teams ever and especially no Yankees championships).

In 2016 in the American League, he started 59 games as the designated hitter in addition to his 95 starts in right field, four starts at first base and one start in left field.

Promising rookies and fast friends, Ron Kittle (left) and Greg Walker could be big hitters in the major leagues — though they may not stick with Chicago

After Raburn hit his seventh home run on the season, and also breaking up the no - hitter by Tigers starter Jose Alvarez's carried in his major league debut, Cabrera playfully threw gum at the ex-Tiger as he ran by third base.

Milt Pappas, who won 209 big league games and pitched a no - hitter for the Cubs in 1972, manages Chicago; Gene Hiser, a utility outfielder during his five seasons as a major - leaguer, plays for Chicago.

Durocher and Maris should be voted in, but I resent any implication that Tony Oliva, a lifetime.304 hitter who won three batting titles and led the American League in hits five times, may be less deserving.

The easing of these rules might not have a major effect on the Gunners and our chances of winning the Premier League title this time, although it could make life harder for the boss in his transfer dealings, but in the long term it is likely to mean that Arsenal are once again unable to compete with the real big hitters.

One of the league's most consistent hitters with good power for a little man.

Don Drysdale and Don Newcombe, sometimes used as pinch hitters by the Dodgers, share the National League single - season home run record (seven) for pitchers.

The problem with being a fan and watching Jake hit is that For 1 month, he's going to suck For 1 month, he's going to suck even worse and be the worst hitter in the league For 1 month, he's going to be on fire

«Hitters disregard the inside corner so much that you can throw a pitch in the strike zone and they'll jackknife out of the way,» says one American League All - Star pitcher.

Leiter, also a lefthander, held righthanded hitters to a major - league - low.194 average last year employing his cutter.

If the Orioles don't keep Gibbons on the big league roster and have to give him back to the Blue Jays, someone should be shot... Cal Ripken can still produce because he's such a smart hitter.

At 31 a standout hitter, with great power, and one of the league's best outfielders.

Who would ever have thought that the season's only no - hitter would be thrown by the Dodgers» Kevin Gross; that the only National League player to hit three homers in a game would be Atlanta shortstop Jeff Blauser; that Jose Canseco would be a Ranger; and that the National League strikeout leader, David Cone, would be anchoring the pennant drive for the Blue Jays?

Last year hitters had a smaller chance of reaching base against Smoltz (26 %) than against any other pitcher in the big leagues.

As for Cincinnati, its hitters arefirst in the league in homers and fourth in runs scored, but the club has alsobeen lucky: The Reds were 14 - 7 in one - run games and had been outscored 377 - 373on the season.

But under the rules all he can do is declare the runner out for being hit by a batted ball and put the hitter on first with a single... I hope I'm around when some real belligerent big league manager lets his boys try this dodge.

The league's No. 2 hitter was Bob Bailor, who moved up to.346 with a.364 week.

Marlins second baseman Luis Castillo is a classic leadoff hitter, reaching base often (through Sunday his.461 on - base percentage was second in the National League), stealing bases (a major - league - best 41) and scoring lots of runs (a team - higLeague), stealing bases (a major - league - best 41) and scoring lots of runs (a team - higleague - best 41) and scoring lots of runs (a team - high 69).

EXTRA-BASE POWER Rooky Colavito, a solid.303 hitter, led all major league batters in extra-base percentage, but it was Walt Moryn, with a weak.264 average, who led the National Lleague batters in extra-base percentage, but it was Walt Moryn, with a weak.264 average, who led the National LeagueLeague.