I was thinking this a few days ago when looking at the leaderboards. If Ohtani keeps up what he's doing he's going to win the MVP even if he's multiple WAR behind Vlad.
DeGrom MRI came back clean. I wonder how the Mets handle this. He's recently missed time/left starts with a lat issue, elbow issue, and shoulder issue. Feels like he should be shut down for a few weeks regardless of what the MRIs are showing.
I've never pitched. Is it fair to say he means that he can't grip/control the ball while throwing a 99 mph fastball and 90 mph changeup and slider? What if everything was 4-5 mph slower?
Yeah. If Glasnow has to “choke the s*** out of the ball” to the point where his UCL snaps after 50 pitches to get results without cheating, then he’s just not that good.
Interesting that they've been pretty close to identically valuable. I kept Clev until his arm exploded then flipped him (and Alex Canario) to Spanky for Logan Gilbert and Yarbrough.
I remember watching him as a Pirate and he had no idea where any of his pitches were going. He's been lights out ever since he figured out how to locate that fastball. He can basically throw 97-98 at the knees for strike 1 with his eyes closed at this point, and it sets up everything else.
Shame about Glasnow. He was having CY caliber seasons in 2019 and 2021 when he went down. Feels like his arm isn't going to let him put a full healthy season together.