Sentences with phrase «top of the rotation»

With the uber surplus of top of rotation prospects, this idea may be a solution.

With the combination of all the potential top of rotation guys in the system plus the problems almost all pitchers face on the third time through the order, and the issues of bullpens seemingly always stuffed with a mix of also rans and just a few guys for the last three innings that you can trust a bit, why not look at a six or even seven man rotation, and have each starter available between starts for an inning in the bullpen.

We have three LHP with top of rotation potential, and whose value is growing: Newcomb, Allard, Gohara.

Let's rewind back to 2011: Teheran was «second only to Hellickson and Chapman,» a grade A prospect with top of the rotation potential.

We'll also make a note in your vehicle's service records as to your tire replacement so that we can help you stay on top of rotations.

So Mike Soroka may well not be the only future top of rotation version of «Mad Dog» with perhaps even better stuff than the original HOF superstar.

In particular, the finalist with the better top of the rotation, measured by total wins by its top two pitchers, has won 70 percent of the World Series over the past 22 years...

Learned to scout an area and the importance of staying on top of rotations, schedules, reports, and video.

It has been a while since I made it myself, but I'm looking forward to bringing it back to the top of the rotation for the holidays.

They met Weaver's bonus demands in 2004 when other teams were scared away — they gave him $ 4 million when he signed — and now they pay to keep him off the market and at the top of their rotation through his age - 33 season.

The pitching staff has been a great strength for Arizona in 2017, led at the top of the rotation by Zack Greinke (17 - 6, 3.18 ERA, 211 strikeouts) and Robbie Ray (14 - 5, 2.95 ERA, 212 strikeouts).

Now the White Sox have moved both pieces from their old one - two punch at the top of the rotation, but in the process, they've started a youth movement that could lead to great things on the South Side.

The Giants have the top of the rotation covered now.

I like Roy Halladay and Miguel Batista at the top of the rotation.

They have aces at the top of the rotation and a bullpen that has done just fine without Kenley Jansen, who should come back soon.

If he's going to continue to be afraid of contact and pitching inside then he'll never be a top of the rotation guy, and that's what they brought him in here to be.

Want high risk and high reward to slap at the top of your rotation?

Darvish makes more sense for a team without a pair of aces at the top of the rotation, like the Brewers or Yankees.

There aren't a lot of pitchers available whom a team can plug right into the top of their rotation, which makes Darvish something of a rarity.

It's just not right what relievers get paid these days... I'd rather see them put the $ 85 - 100 million in resources somewhere else, like acquiring a top of rotation starter

CC Sabathia not only was able to tap into whatever fountain of youth he found in 2016 once more, but he built on that season to put up his best numbers since 2012 — the last time he was a dependable arm near the top of a rotation.

They survived their many injuries with depth moves and patience, though, and eventually added Hamels to the top of their rotation, and it earned them the AL West crown.

Even then, it's not like the top of the rotation is filled with sure things after Lester.

Just like old times, it is the top of the rotation that has propelled Atlanta.

With Yu Darvish, Derek Holland and Yovani Gallardo at the top of the rotation, they had the slimmest of glimmers.

Yoenis Cespedes is a fine replacement for Torii Hunter, David Price is one of the only pitchers who could replace Max Scherzer at the top of a rotation, and Anthony Gose's talent would probably play Austin Jackson's talent in a film adaptation, so it's not as if they're that much different from last year's.

I do nt know if it is just the koolaid — but Trevor Bauer is rapidly approaching being a top of the rotation starter — just a tweak here or there and dude will be lights out.

Lee would bring an amazing 1 - 2 punch with Justin Verlander at the top of the rotation.

Then you get to the top of the rotation, which has three pitchers who project in the top 50, and you start to see the wisdom.

While all five starters aren't performing to the levels they need to yet — looking at you, Mike Fiers and Joe Musgrove — the top of the rotation has managed to turn things around.

It means that the Rockies will, barring an injury in Spring Training, have two reliable, quality pitchers at the top of their rotation that they simply did not have last season.

Michigan used as many as five tight ends in 2017, with redshirt sophomore Sean McKeon and redshirt junior Zach Gentry emerging at the top of the rotation.

Besides Cole Hamels at the top of the rotation, the pitching staff isn't very intimidating, but they do have plenty of bats including Adrian Beltre, Elvis Andrus, Joey Gallo, Rougned Odor, and Nomar Mazara, to name a few.

For example, his Markus Lupfer cartoon jogging pants are at the top of his rotation.