Los Angeles Times

Andy McCullough: Market for pitching is about to heat up

LOS ANGELES - One of baseball's most reliable proverbs is this: You can never have too much pitching. This winter provided an addendum to that axiom: You can never have too much pitching - unless it costs too much money.

All 30 Major League Baseball teams could use a reliever like Craig Kimbrel. Since he debuted in 2010, he has made seven All-Star teams, led his league in saves four times and never played a season with a strikeout rate lower than 36%. The sport prizes pitchers who miss bats. Few are better than Kimbrel.

All 30 teams could use a starter like Dallas Keuchel. He

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times2 min read
Lakers Fade Again In Game 3 Loss To Denver, Moving To Brink Of Elimination
LOS ANGELES — The climb is mountainous, trouble lurking at every step. One bad dribble, and Denver runs the other direction, creating an open three. One missed assignment, and Aaron Gordon cuts baseline for a dunk. One whiffed box out and the Nuggets
Los Angeles Times3 min readCrime & Violence
Editorial: In Eco-minded California, There’s Still No Constitutional Right To Clean Air And Water
California may be a leader in the fight against climate change, but the state is years, even decades, behind other states when it comes to granting environmental rights to its citizens. While a handful of other state constitutions, including those of
Los Angeles Times4 min readAmerican Government
Supreme Court’s Conservatives Lean In Favor Of Limited Immunity For Trump As An Ex-president
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative justices said Thursday they agree a former president should be shielded from prosecution for his truly official acts while in office, but not for private schemes that would give him personal gain. They al

Related Books & Audiobooks