It would seem counterintuitive to ask pitchers to work more as a countermeasure to injuries.
But the theory basically is that we are in what Clark cited as the “grip it and rip it” era. Pitchers are chasing velocity, velocity, velocity and movement/shape. The ethos of the modern game is to throw it as hard as you can without concern for providing length. The team will just bring in another pitcher who often throws harder, and the data shows the results of increased velocity on decreasing offense.
This is why MLB and the Players Association need to partner fully on this. They have to be the adults in the room. Because without an agreement on legislation, pitchers will not toggle down. As deGrom accentuated, it might be a battle against human nature even with legislation. The removal of one pitcher to make it 12 on each roster with 14 position players also will promise more offensive potential. A team then could carry an additional bench asset — a speed guy or a lefty who hits righty pitching particularly well.
It would be similar to how the NFL has a third quarterback rule. Teams are allowed to dress an extra player on game days — a third quarterback who is allowed into the game if the main two quarterbacks have been injured or disqualified — who does not count toward the active roster. Yes, it was a different sport then. But it was a sport in which chasing velocity was not the only strategy.
The A’s have been dubious at this for a while, but not long ago the baseball operations excelled at winning trades. For example, they once turned Jeff Samardzija into Chris Bassitt and Marcus Semien before they were Chris Bassitt and Marcus Semien. Bieber finished fourth for the AL Cy Young in 2019, won the award in 2020, was an All-Star in 2021 and finished seventh for the Cy in 2022. He missed nine weeks in the second half of 2023 due to elbow inflammation, returning late in the season to make two starts. A team that obtains Bieber will have to believe in his health. Bieber will be entering his walk year in 2024, so the small control period also diminishes his value.
An executive said something that interested me about the Cardinals: He thought they had been hurt by being unable to declutter their positional depth. The theory is that some players didn’t get full runways to show what they can do or felt the stress of having to produce or be replaced.If I ran the Guardians, I would be trying to get Brendan Donovan or Lars Nootbaar. But it will be difficult for the Cardinals to move better quality without expanding this deal.
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