Baseball is plagued by the rise in major injuries to its best pitchers. The solution is to return to Greg Maddux’s era.
Apr. 9—Each home opener has its nuances, unlike other games of a long baseball season. On Monday, the Cleveland Guardians had a most unusual opening day. First, there was a total solar eclipse. Enough said. But there's more. Second, the Guardians played their first home opener since 2013 without Terry Francona in the dugout. Third, former Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber, the expected ...
As a member of the Cleveland player-development system in the 2010s, Blake aided Bieber's rise from college walk-on to American League Cy Young Award winner in 2020. For a time, Bieber represented the modern model for the manufacturing of a big-league ace, a player who added strength to his frame, velocity to his fastball and spin to his off-speed pitches as he ascended the ranks.
No | Player | P |
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41 | P | |
60 | P | |
58 | P | |
46 | P | |
28 | P | |
57 | P | |
59 | P | |
48 | P | |
33 | P | |
31 | P | |
29 | P | |
99 | P | |
39 | P | |
24 | P | |
49 | P | |
52 | P | |
36 | P | |
37 | P | |
32 | P |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
27 | C | |
23 | C |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
13 | 3B | |
6 | 1B | |
0 | 2B | |
79 | 2B | |
22 | 1B | |
11 | 3B | |
4 | SS |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
17 | RF | |
90 | RF | |
2 | CF | |
38 | LF | |
10 | RF |