Raising Aces: Daniel Norris, the Debut Ante
10/03Daniel Norris looked strong in his first taste of the big leagues and still has room to grow.
Raising Aces: Stuffing the Ballot
9/30The best "stuff" of 2014.
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9/19On Carlos Carrasco's excellent six weeks in Cleveland
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9/12The lesser-known Angels starters have kept the rotation above water.
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9/05How have Kyle Hendricks and Tsuyoshi Wada done so well replacing Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel?
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8/29David Price allowed eight earned runs without getting out of the third inning. How did that happen?
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8/22An examination of the deliveries of the best and worst right-handers at controlling the running game
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8/15Teams aren't letting pitchers throw 140 pitches in a game anymore, so why are they still getting hurt?
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8/08What does recovery from Tommy John surgery look like for elite pitchers? Doug Thorburn examines Jordan Zimmermann, Stephen Strasburg, and Adam Wainwright to find out.
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8/01Doug trains his lens on deliveries weird, unwieldy, and wackadoodle.
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7/25The mechanical roots of Shelby Miller's struggles.
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7/18Mechanical analyses of Jacob deGrom, Drew Hutchison, and Jesse Hahn
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7/11A close look at the mechanics of two starters who've taken steps forward in 2014.
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6/27Looks at the mechanics of two of the Astros' surprise successes, Dallas Keuchel and Collin McHugh.
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6/20The best of times for Clayton Kershaw coincide with the worst of times for Justin Verlander.
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6/13Close looks at the mechanics of first-round picks Kyle Freeland, Kodi Medeiros, Sean Newcomb, and Brandon Finnegan
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