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Nate Pearson (SP – TOR) LiT / Summer runs from 20 - 24 January, 2021. The Mets traded for Diaz and signed Familia, and both were terrible last season. Check out October 20, 2020 MLB Daily All Leaders on ESPN.com. Also, their plan has been to bring Pearson along slowly, considering that he hasn’t topped 102 innings yet in the minors due to injuries and that he has made only three starts in Triple-A. What is bad, however, is his fastball, and the guy just throws the pitch non-stop. The news that James Paxton is out several months after spinal surgery to remove a cyst is a reminder of the long list of Yankees coming back from injuries: Miguel Andujar (shoulder), Giancarlo Stanton (knee), Luis Severino (shoulder, lat), Luke Voit (abdominal), Mike Tauchman (calf), Aaron Hicks (Tommy John surgery), Jordan Montgomery (Tommy John surgery). Check the spring stats to see how that's going. The most moves do not guarantee success, but the NL Central looks winnable. In 2016-2017, Wood averaged just under 92 miles per hour with his fastball. Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams said Senzel is not a temporary option at third base (Eugenio Suarez will miss the start of the season) or shortstop, so he'll have to prove himself in center. Level of excitement: 3. With outfield options such as Dexter Fowler, Harrison Bader, Tommy Edman, Tyler O’Neill, and Lane Thomas, Carlson can absolutely force his way onto the Cardinals’ roster and into a starting spot in the outfield with a big spring. While the Betts/Price trade finally was completed, we're still waiting for a manager to be named. Coming into 2020 purportedly healthy, Snell looked ready to jump right back into being a potential ace of a fantasy staff. Level of excitement: 5. Pitching in a hitter’s haven in a division with consistently strong offenses, Bundy barely had a chance. Now, about the outfield ...Buster Olney's Top 10sFrom a battle of Big Apple aces to a showdown of superstar shortstops and beyond, here are Buster Olney's top-10 rankings for each position ahead of the 2020 MLB season. The drama this year will center around the Houston Astros: their cheating scandal, reactions from other players about the Astros' cheating scandal, the possibility of other teams throwing at Astros hitters in spring training, the counter-reaction from Astros pitchers and the reaction to the counter-reaction. Mitch grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney and is now the Youth Minister of the youth group he used to attend at St Faith's Anglican Church, Narrabeen. Phillies attendance increased from 2.16 million in 2018 to 2.73 million in 2019 after the additions of Bryce Harper, J.T. Judge and Stanton land in very different tiers in the “spring fallers” section, but we’ll lump them in together because, you know, Yankees outfielders. And although his cutter averaged a tick under 92 mph last year, starting at that point (and higher) in the spring is a major development, as pitchers generally gain velocity as they move into the season. With the additions of Robert and Madrigal, plus the free-agent signings of Yasmani Grandal, Edwin Encarnacion, Dallas Keuchel, Gio Gonzalez and Steve Cishek, and the hopeful return of hard-throwing Michael Kopech from Tommy John surgery, enthusiasm is sky high on the South Side for what should be an exciting team. When spring training kicked off a year ago, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado remained unsigned. The big league roster? and last updated 2020-03-12 07:36:52-04. Oh, and what will Juan Soto do at age 21?

Level of excitement: 2. Olney's rankings, From a battle of Big Apple aces to a showdown of superstar shortstops and beyond, here are Buster Olney's top-10 rankings for each position ahead of the 2020 MLB season. Alden Gonzalez and Jesse Rogers break down what Joe Maddon, Anthony Rendon and Shohei Ohtani will mean to the Angels this season. At the very least, it appears that the notoriously stubborn Syndergaard recognized that he needed to make changes in the offseason, and he worked hard to do so. Will Chicago finally make a deal? The No. Williams won 14 games in 2018 with a 3.11 ERA, including an amazing run in which he had a 1.29 ERA over his final 13 starts. Getting 20 starts from Ohtani is a nice wish, but they should consider that a bonus. No fan base is more disillusioned with its ownership than Pirates fans. So, umm, yeah. We'll also start to see what kind of positive influence he may have on guys such as Robbie Ray and Zac Gallen, who give the Arizona rotation a lot of upside. Whether it be from injuries, a change in approach, or the addition of a new pitch, a player’s pre-draft ranking will occasionally move significantly based on spring developments. Is Bundy suddenly going to turn into a top-20 starter?