There's an intriguing backup option for clubs chasing Skubal at the Deadline
Tarik Skubal will be the most prominent player talked about leading up to the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline.
For many teams that potentially miss out on Skubal -- or aren’t willing to meet Detroit’s likely high asking price -- there are several other intriguing pitchers who could be on the...
Reid Detmers
Which pitches miss bats by the most? Now you can know
Last summer, Clayton Kershaw gave us one more memory for the road.
Pitching against Mets infielder Ronny Mauricio in June, and nearing the end of an all-but-certain Hall of Fame career, Kershaw unleashed the curve so memorably nicknamed “Public Enemy No. 1” by Vin Scully all those years ago. The...
Clayton Kershaw
Mason Miller
Watch the 10 most extreme whiffs on record
Have you ever watched a hitter swing and miss and think, "Wow, he wasn't close to that one."
Well, thanks to Statcast's new miss distance data, we have a way to quantify that.
The new leaderboard just launched on Baseball Savant has a number of metrics that help us characterize...
The best pitch in MLB this season might surprise you, but it makes perfect sense
When you think of the best pitches in baseball this season, your mind probably goes right to Jacob Misiorowski’s blazing fastball, Mason Miller’s lethal slider or Shohei Ohtani’s devastating sweeper.
But no, it belongs to Marlins righty Anthony Bender and his bender … er, sweeper … according to Statcast’s run...
Anthony Bender
An All-Star drought of 90+ years could end this season
The American League’s starting lineup at the first-ever All-Star Game in 1933 featured all-time greats such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Charlie Gehringer. Also in that lineup, starting at third base and batting sixth, was Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox.
Nearly a century later, Dykes remains the only...
Miguel Vargas
The unique way this righty uses his sinker -- and why it works for him
Before Gavin Williams could walk through his various pitch grips, he needed to find a baseball.
"I can show you better than I can tell you," the Guardians right-hander said before a day game at Yankee Stadium last week.
Lately, Williams has done a whole lot of showing: Each start...
Gavin Williams
Bryce Miller has dominated to begin his '26 campaign. Here's how
After beginning the season on the injured list with an oblique strain, Bryce Miller debuted on May 13 for the Mariners. Since that point, he’s been one of the best pitchers in baseball.
In four outings, Miller has a 1.71 ERA across 21 innings, along with an excellent 20-3 strikeout-to-walk...
Bryce Miller
Boston's mustachioed rookie has dominated hitters. Here's how
The Red Sox rotation was projected to be one of the best units in baseball entering the season.
With a collection of current or former aces, viable mid-rotation starters and promising young arms, Boston’s starting pitchers were projected as one of the top rotations in baseball by plenty of outlets....
Payton Tolle
How this White Sox pitcher evolved into an ace
Davis Martin is not afraid to make a change.
Or two. Or three....
Davis Martin
How the defending champs fixed their 2 biggest flaws
The Dodgers have won back-to-back World Series titles, but this year's team may be the most well-rounded group they've assembled yet....
