There is plenty of attractive pitching on Joe Maddon’s roster, but the closer role is up in the air.
The Rays face elimination behind Alex Cobb.
Alex Cobb returns to rearm the Rays for the stretch run.
Bret looks at the quintet of hurlers that has met the strikeout, walk, and ground-ball benchmarks that generally ensure a pitcher’s success.
Cole Hamels snapped a six-start losing streak, and he stays in the auto-start ranks as Paul looks ahead to next week.
In the debut episode of TINSTAAPP, Paul Sporer & Doug Thorburn introduce their show, discuss tons of pitchers, and breakdown their first game of the week between Tim Lincecum and Andrew Cashner
Oakland’s success this year is all the more surprising considering they have departed from the small-market blueprint perfected by Tampa Bay.
Injuries and attrition have probably wiped out at least a portion of your rotation. Here are six pitchers with upside that are probably available.
He doesn’t have the fastest fastball, but everything else points to good things for the Rays’ Alex Cobb.
A.J. Burnett, Jake Arrieta, and Alex Cobb for the crux of this week’s VP rotation