Not quite All-Stars
Jul 19 2022
In a time of year where the baseball discourse is understandably dominated by talk of All-Stars and future All-Stars, we will take a break from that today in the Arsenal Report. We will look at a few pitchers who have had very good 2022 seasons to date but are not quite All-Stars to examine how they have upped their games.
McKenzie Gains Control
After an uneven 2021 season Triston McKenzie (RHP, CLE) has stepped up to become arguably the Guardians No. 2 starter, beginning to fulfill the top prospect status he held in the Guardians system. McKenzie has been able to improve by throwing more strikes, but there are warning signs he may be slipping into old habits.
McKenzie is a three-pitch pitcher with a four-seam fastball, a curveball, and a...
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