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March 15, 2021 Last Wednesday, I looked at some of the hitters who cause me the greatest worry as we approach the start of the 2021 season. Today, this year’s booms-and-busts pieces finish up with the pitchers I’m most grumpy about. Like the hitters, these “busts” represent a combination of players who I think will fall significantly short of their 2020 stats, fail to meet their 2021 projections, or have some troubling flaw that gets me wondering. Only one pitcher is on this list due to...

Jim Rassol / USA Today Sports Images After winning the World Series in 2019, Washington experienced major regression last season with a 26-34 record and failure to make the playoffs despite an expanded field. Injuries were one of the biggest culprits, with Stephen Strasburg missing most of the year, but there was also reason for concern over Patrick Corbins ineffectiveness. The Nats need that pair to return to form, along with another great year from Max Scherzer. The good news for the o...

Yankees’ Cole — and his dad — looking forward to return of fans Spring Training roundup: Gerrit Cole pitched well for the Yankees on Thursday, and the Red Sox edged the Twins in Fort Meyers. By The Associated Press Read Article Gerrit Cole is looking forward to having his father at Yankee Stadium on opening day to watch him pitch in person in pinstripes for the first time. Mark Cole grew up a Yankees fan in Syracuse, New York, but his son’s first season after signing a $324 million, ...

Jon Lester could tell something wasn’t right.Long known for taking the ball whenever it was his turn to pitch, no matter what — never making fewer than 31 starts in any of the past 12 full Major League Baseball seasons — Lester seemed, to use his...

George Springer, Trevor Bauer and Francisco Lindor are wearing blue now.Springer received the biggest contract in the offseason from the Toronto Blue Jays. Bauer got the most money per season from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lindor was traded to the New...

March 10, 2021 The 2020 season couldn’t have been much fun for the Nationals or Stephen Strasburg. In the wake of their World Series victory over the Astros, the team sputtered out of the gate, while Strasburg, the MVP of that World Series and a newly-minted $245 million man via his opt-out and re-signing in December 2019, was limited to two starts before undergoing late August surgery to alleviate carpal tunnel neuritis. On Tuesday, Strasburg took the mound for his first Grapefruit League ap...

Stephen Strasburg said his fastball command was better than it was before his carpal tunnel surgery and said his first game action in nearly seven full months was essentially the same as any other spring debut.

Jon Lester, now with the Nationals, said feelings of sluggishness last season while pitching for the Cubs led to him being diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism and undergoing surgery to remove one of his parathyroid glands last week.

Arihara settles into second start for Rangers, tosses three solid innings Kohei Arihara finished what he started this time. The Texas Rangers newcomer bounced back from a shaky spring training debut, pitching three solid innings Monday in a 9-0, seven-inning loss to the Chicago Cubs. The Canadian Press Kohei Arihara finished what he started this time. The Texas Rangers newcomer bounced back from a shaky spring training debut, pitching three solid innings Monday in a 9-0, seven-inning loss to th...

Bregman said he injured his hamstring in early January while running sprints, and he has been rehabbing it since. The Astros are taking it extremely slow with Bregman, who maintains he’ll be ready for Opening Day. He’s been a full participant in the team’s morning workouts in West Palm Beach, which means he’s been fielding grounders and getting swings against pitchers in live bullpen sessions. While it seems like Bregman might only miss a week or two at most, I’m worried the Astros wi...