Sentences with phrase «young pitcher in»

Scheffing obliged that winter, dealing the unhappy young pitcher in a four - player package to California for Jim Fregosi.

You'll spend the next decade dreaming about the big - armed, erratic young pitcher in your favorite team's system because of Arrieta, and he'll never be Arrieta.

27 HERB SCORE, PITCHER: At 22, the best young pitcher in the game; won 1955 Rookie of Year award with 245 strikeouts, and with added experience could win 25 or more games this year.

In 2004, Lee was 25 and one of the most erratic young pitchers in baseball, a class that's already filled with erratic pitchers by definition.

Jose Berrios is one of the most exciting young pitchers in baseball.

And they do have a lot of young pitchers in the rotation.

Young pitchers in particular tend to stray from the fastball, a habit formed in high school and college where hitters whip 28 - ounce aluminum bats.

The 2012 second - round pick was once the youngest pitcher in the New York - Penn League, and is now a 22 - year - old reliever in Triple - A after failing as a starter in the lower levels of Boston's system.

Not exact matches

The Rangers arereally set up to make their move in 2010, when those gifted young pitchers willbe ready and Andrus will be established at shortstop, but it has been 10 yearsor so since Texas has contended, and nobody wants to wait any longer.

The Rangers wanted Joe Ross, a young, above - average starting pitcher in a market devoid of them, for Profar, who might hit just enough to be a shortstop and is just three years away from free agency.

The idea that teams would be interested in a young, cheap pitcher who is under contract for the next few years shouldn't surprise anyone.

Sporting a major league best 71 - 43 record, one of the top young outfield prospects, and one of the top pitchers in...

This doesn't mean it'll work next year, but, dammit, how about a round of applause for the young pitchers who put their head into the jaws of Coors Field and took it right back out while everybody in the tent applauded?

If there were someone who was a) low - cost enough, b) around for three or four years, and c) could be the middle - of - the - order slugger they desperately need with Wright's career in jeopardy, then it might make perfect sense to trade one of their brightest young pitchers, like Syndergaard or Steven Matz.

Chris Sale (+200 to win the AL Cy Young) has long been one of the most underrated pitchers in baseball, but that all changes with his move to the Boston Red Sox.

The changeup, however, can be fickle, especially for young pitchers, because it requires «feel» that can be elusive — like putting as opposed to whaling away with the driver in golf.

A coach can teach a young pitcher a lot of things; he can also help an experienced one correct flaws that seem to come up every once in a while no matter how good the pitcher may be.

Of the young pitchers, Jim (Mudcat) Grant and Hal Woodeshick were impressive in training.

«You don't see young pitchers come in as starters anymore and surprise you with how good they are,» Cards closer Dennis Eckersley says.

In recent years no team has produced more good young pitchers than Los Angeles.

That explains why young, unpolished pitchers, in particular, are getting their lunches handed to them.

«If there «sanything I can tell young pitchers,» Clemens says, «it is to understandthat when you get up in the morning and you're taking your shower and you «repitching that night, you know you're probably going to have second and thirdwith one out, and you're going to have to get out of it.

The pitcher, in baseball, is the young officer who pushes the buttons and gets the credit.

The 2009 Tigers finished in second place, and they were hoping to contend the following season, but they traded a 28 - year - old, homegrown All - Star and an established, 25 - year - old All - Star starting pitcher for a center field prospect and an enigmatic young pitcher.

But it's a rising generation of good young pitchers that may be driving baseball into an era in which the little things matter again

It's not Martinez switching leagues that's an issue, even if history is against him in this regard: no player has ever won an MVP award after changing leagues, and Rick Sutcliffe stands as the lone pitcher to win a Cy Young in that situation.

While veteran pitcher Steve Avery and four - time Cy Young winner Greg Maddux felt at times in»94 that Lopez could improve on his game - calling skills, he did just that over the course of last season.

As boys Pedro, Ramon and Jesus, the youngest brother, who is a pitcher in the Red Sox organization, would throw rocks across the ravine toward an abandoned house tucked behind trees and bushes.

In his first few days in camp, Whitt tried to catch as many of the young pitchers as possible: John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Pete Smith, Marty Clary, Derek Lilliquist, Joe Boever, StantoIn his first few days in camp, Whitt tried to catch as many of the young pitchers as possible: John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Pete Smith, Marty Clary, Derek Lilliquist, Joe Boever, Stantoin camp, Whitt tried to catch as many of the young pitchers as possible: John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Pete Smith, Marty Clary, Derek Lilliquist, Joe Boever, Stanton.

Perhaps a position in the farm system overseeing development, or being sent to some outpost to scout a young pitcher with promise, or simply be invited down to spring training to help out.

# 39 Don Newcombe MADISON In 1956 former Negro leagues pitcher won the first Cy Young Award with 27 - 7 record and 3.06 ERA for Dodgers.

The number of pitches thrown by major league pitchers is closely monitored to protect against injury, but monitoring pitch count is even more important in younger players because growing bones and joints are more susceptible to injury than in adults.

«This is probably the most difficult chore in today's game: bringing up young pitchers.»

ROOKIE HOPES: Not much, except for two good young pitchers up from Syracuse: Jim Owens (according to Roy Hamey, possessor of «best curve in baseball») and Jack Meyer (led International League in strike - outs).

«We could still possibly go in that direction during the season after we see how [our young pitchers] do.

Francisco Rodriguez became the youngest pitcher to win a World Series game and joined Randy Johnson as the only pitchers ever to win five games in one postseason.

There was a three - year stretch when Jered Weaver was one of the best pitchers in baseball, with top - five Cy Young finishes in each of those seasons.

He dominated the hitter - friendly Pacific Coast League, posting a 1.10 ERA with nearly 10 strikeouts per nine — the average PCL pitcher has a 4.36 ERA, and 19 is younger than many of the players the Dodgers will draft in two weeks, never mind a typical Triple - A hurler.

With the 24th ranked Park Factor, cavernous dimensions, and a solid pitching staff led by 2011 Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw, you would expect that this stadium would rank amongst the most pitcher friendly parks in the game.

Young attempted to throw out Brandon Belt at the plate after Giants» starting pitcher Barry Zito hit a single to him in left field.

Alex Cobb is a fine pitcher, much more than Just A Guy, but his signing would force a team to give up a young player in the draft and several millions.

But it took the Yankees coming over the top with a young, cost - controlled pitcher who had already proven his worth in the major leagues to get a trade done.

Anthony Rizzo's disaster of a debut -LRB-.141 /.281 /.242 in 153 plate appearances) was close to Buxton's, enough to make the Padres think, «If only there were a way to exchange this 21 - year - old prospect for a young pitcher with a sore shoulder!»

Two other young pitchers obtained in off - season trades — Don Aase, 23, from Boston, and Chris Knapp, 24, from Chicago — have winning records.

A year ago in a similar look - see session at Miller Huggins Field, the Yankees spotted a young pitcher named Bob Grim who came to the majors and won 20 games, along with Rookie - of - the - Year honors.

The Diamondbacks have two young, talented pitchers in Archie Bradley and Braden Shipley, so if the team is going to surprise, it'll be with their help.

Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson ran over to cover first base in the 8th inning after the New York Mets» Eric Young Jr. hit a grounder to first.

GAYLORD PERRY: By beating Detroit 6 - 3, he joined Cy Young and Jim Bunning as the only pitchers to win at least 100 games in each league.

I'm curious hypothetically in the case of a young pitcher coming from the D - league and playing his way onto the team as much as I'm asking about Wisler specifically.

I don't follow other teams close enough to know pitching staffs — I'm not crazy about our pitching trades giving up young arms for older pitchers coming off injury but our new names / faces / arms pitching for the Twins need some time, some fan support, and opportunity to establish their value in our season.