Sean Murphy starts with an early power surge, Alex Cobb can continue to help ratios, Rodolfo Castro looks to increase his HR pace, Marcus Stroman is due for some ratio regression, and Connor Joe is getting settled in Pittsburgh.
Joey Gallo is off to a strong start. Is this a new Joey Gallo? His teammate Sonny Gray is leading the league in ERA. Do we expect him to return to his established career baseline? Has Aroldis Chapman returned to form? Plus updates on the soon-returning Michael Brantley and Jared Walsh.
Corbin Carroll is already living up to the hype as one of the best prospects in baseball—are there any areas of concern for his skills? Plus, early analysis of Masataka Yoshida, Josh Jung, James Outman, and Esteury Ruiz.
In this week's Arsenal Report column, Corbin Young examines Graham Ashcraft's revamped slider, Josiah Gray's pitch mix change, and Alex Cobb's new slider.
Delving a bit deeper into the Pirates' lineup construction yielded an intriguing observation about how it mirrors a template put in place by the Rays. Jarred Kelenic's hot start has landed him third in the lineup over the last six days. Jarren Duran may be taking over the fifth spot in Boston, plus two streamers for next week.
Our first spotlight of the season shines on Mitch Keller, the headliner of our spring sleepers article. Can he sustain his strong April, or is there regression coming?
Joey Gallo is looking the part of a late bloomer. He's quietly on his way to a career season thanks to a career-best contact rate that has been supported by improved swing decisions.
Sean Murphy starts with an early power surge, Alex Cobb can continue to help ratios, Rodolfo Castro looks to increase his HR pace, Marcus Stroman is due for some ratio regression, and Connor Joe is getting settled in Pittsburgh.
Joey Gallo is off to a strong start. Is this a new Joey Gallo? His teammate Sonny Gray is leading the league in ERA. Do we expect him to return to his established career baseline? Has Aroldis Chapman returned to form? Plus updates on the soon-returning Michael Brantley and Jared Walsh.
Corbin Carroll is already living up to the hype as one of the best prospects in baseball—are there any areas of concern for his skills? Plus, early analysis of Masataka Yoshida, Josh Jung, James Outman, and Esteury Ruiz.
In this week's Arsenal Report column, Corbin Young examines Graham Ashcraft's revamped slider, Josiah Gray's pitch mix change, and Alex Cobb's new slider.
Delving a bit deeper into the Pirates' lineup construction yielded an intriguing observation about how it mirrors a template put in place by the Rays. Jarred Kelenic's hot start has landed him third in the lineup over the last six days. Jarren Duran may be taking over the fifth spot in Boston, plus two streamers for next week.
Our first spotlight of the season shines on Mitch Keller, the headliner of our spring sleepers article. Can he sustain his strong April, or is there regression coming?
Joey Gallo is looking the part of a late bloomer. He's quietly on his way to a career season thanks to a career-best contact rate that has been supported by improved swing decisions.