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Making the Switch: Which Starters Should Come Out of the Bullpen?

by Derek Reifer, posted in Baseball, MLB Baseball, Youth Baseball

All MLB pitchers were starters at one point in their careers.

Growing up through Little League, college, and the Minor Leagues, anyone who is eventually good enough to pitch in the majors was likely the superstar ace of most of their previous teams. However, at the highest of levels, many pitchers have to make concessions to their new reality – the fact that they may be better served – and better serve their teams –  coming out of the bullpen as relievers.

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When Winning 100 Games is Failure – The New York Yankees and What They Say About Baseball Today

by coachgurney, posted in Baseball, MLB Baseball

In 127 years of Major League Baseball, 21 teams have won at least 100 games at least two years in a row. The 2018-19 New York Yankees are one of those teams.  And consider this: As the decade comes to a close, no team won more games than the Yankees. They won 921 – 57 more than the team’s chief rival, the Boston Red Sox; 100 more than the San Francisco Giants. And 150 games more than the Houston Astros.

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