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Verducci Effect Update: 7 Risky Pitchers for 2009
“It's like training for a marathon. You need to build stamina incrementally. The unofficial industry standard is that no young pitcher should throw more than 30 more innings than he did the previous season. It's a general rule of thumb, and one I've been tracking for about a decade. When...
Makin' It Look Easy: Mets 5, Braves 0
Eleven days ago, Jon Niese made his big league debut in Milwaukee and promptly blew a five-run lead that had been handed to him. He lasted only three-plus innings and exited with a 15.00 ERA to his credit. This time around things went a lot smoother, as Niese shut out the Braves through eight...
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