Intro The Pirates' 24-year-old is righty primed for a huge breakout year in 2027. Standing at 6-3, 206lbs from Lawrenceville, GA, Bubba Chandler was drafted by the Pirates in 2021 in the 3rd round. 2027 will be his 3rd year in the big leagues, and his 2nd full season. Chandler showed promise in his debut year after his call up in late August of 2025, throwing to a 4.02 ERA across 31.1 innings, with great peripherals like xERA of 3.66 https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-pla

The Padres and Brewers enter the 2026 NLDS with opposite pitching identities. Milwaukee has the National League’s most dominant frontline arm in Jacob Misiorowski, a 103-win team, home-field advantage, and a staff built to create matchup problems after the fifth inning. San Diego arrives after sweeping the Cubs in the Wild Card Series, carrying momentum but also a less settled starting-pitching structure after using important arms in the opening round. Milwaukee has formally

Four games, four chances to end a season. Cleveland and New York enter today trailing their American League Division Series 2–0, while Atlanta and San Diego trail their National League Division Series 2–1. That puts the Guardians, Yankees, Braves, and Padres on the brink of elimination. Chicago, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles, and Milwaukee can each advance with a win tonight. Guardians vs. White Sox — ALDS Game 3 Projected matchup: Daniel Espino vs. Sean Newcomb Location: Rate Fiel

The 2026 National League Division Series is built around a major imbalance in starting-pitching depth. Los Angeles can use Tarik Skubal, Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Tyler Glasnow in a best-of-five series. Atlanta arrives after a three-game Wild Card Series win over Philadelphia with injuries limiting its rotation, Chris Sale unavailable until at least Game 2, and Tyler Mahle unavailable until Game 3. That makes the Braves’ path much narrower, but not impossible. The

Yankees vs. Rays ALDS: The Pitching Paths to Victory The 2026 ALDS is a collision between the American League East’s two best teams: the 98-win Rays and the Yankees, who finished 4.5 games behind them before sweeping Boston in the Wild Card Series. Tampa Bay owns home field and opens at Tropicana Field, but New York has built a rotation plan designed to bring its three best October starters—Gerrit Cole, Cam Schlittler, and Max Fried—into the series twice if necessary. The Yan

The 2026 postseason will be defined by pressure, matchups, and the ability of a few elite pitchers to take control of an entire series. In October, one dominant start can protect a bullpen, shift momentum, silence a dangerous lineup, and force an opponent to rethink its rotation plan. This year’s playoff field features several starters built for that responsibility. Cam Schlittler has emerged as the Yankees’ potential postseason ace after a dominant breakout season. Chris Sal

Looking Back at My Top 5 Pitchers Matthias Alden September 2026 When I ranked the top five pitchers of the 2025–26 offseason, I focused on a mix of upside, recent production, injury history, stuff, postseason value, and the role each pitcher could fill for a contender. With most of the 2026 regular season now in the books, it is a good time to revisit those evaluations. The original list was: Dylan Cease Framber Valdez Michael King Ranger Suárez Brandon Woodruff The biggest l

Ryan Weathers’ back‑to‑back seasons in Miami give the Yankees a clear blueprint. They aren’t trying to rescue a fading talent—they’re betting that a sturdy mid‑rotation arm can stretch into something more impactful in a tougher environment. His sequencing, command, and traffic control from 2024–2025 suggest that with targeted improvements, especially in home‑run prevention and efficiency. New York could unlock another level in 2026. 1. 2024–2025: A Foundation Worth Building

1. Context: Why Boston Paid for Command Ranger Suárez’s five‑year, 130‑million‑dollar commitment from the Red Sox is not a bet on stuff in the traditional sense; it is a bet on stability, translation risk, and the ability to build a rotation’s identity around one constant rather than three or four volatile arms. Boston is effectively saying that run prevention and inning certainty are worth paying a near‑ace price even if the radar gun rarely flashes eye‑popping numbers. Acr

Devin Williams is poised to embark on an exciting new chapter as he enters the 2026 season with the New York Mets, a dramatic shift after his tenure with the New York Yankees in 2025. This move marks a significant change, as Williams now dons the blue and orange of the Mets. His new contract is a lucrative three-year deal worth $51 million, translating to an impressive annual salary of $17 million. In this article, we will explore the implications of Williams’ arrival for the

The Mets Young Core and the Team's Future Going into 2026, the New York Mets will rely heavily on their young pitching core of Nolan McLean, Brandon Sproat, and Jonah Tong. After missing the playoffs in 2025 with an 83-79 record and struggling to get innings from their arms, resulting in an ERA+ of exactly 100, their pitching was not up to par with what the organization envisions for its future. However, there is a bright outlook ahead. To delve deeper into their 2025 rotatio

Before we roll into the 2026 season we have to take a stop at the annual off season. Like every year teams will be out to tinker, fix, or overhaul their rosters going into the next season. As we have seen every year since the start of free agency teams will be out to get pitching. So let's take a look into the off season and see who the current best available pitchers are. Dylan Cease: San Diego Padres 2025 Stats 8-12, 4.55 ERA, 168 IP, 215 SO, 1.37 WHIP, 1.1 BWAR Potential L

While Yoshinobu Yamamoto was regarded as one of the best pitchers on the planet before even taking a pitch in the MLB, and has a proven track record as one of the best NPB pitchers of all time, throwing to a stat line of 75 wins to only 30 losses with a 1.72 era and over a strikeout per nine in almost 1000 innings through 7 seasons. There was speculation of how well it would translate to the MLB after his 325 Million Dollar contract to join the star studded Dodgers team in 20