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No matter how much baseball is changing at the moment, the value of the top tier of starting pitchers is immutable. So, let's take a look at the top starters in baseball right now, with some of my opinion included but mostly that of eight scouts and front office executives I polled going into the new season.
Coming off a few big intraleague matchups, the top five of this week's Power Rankings look a little different.
LOS ANGELES — Walker Buehler threw the first pitch of Monday's game at 7:10 p.m. PT and glanced toward Dodger Stadium's right-field scoreboard with uncertainty.
PHOENIX — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is expected to make his return to the big leagues Monday after missing nearly two full years following Tommy John surgery in 2022.
Now that the excitement of Opening Day has begun to fade into the grind of the long season ahead, it's time to turn our focus to one of the most valuable positions on the field. Every year, we rank the top starting pitchers in baseball, though this season is unique as the main storyline on the mound is an issue that is building across MLB: injuries.
It's all so ugly. Every day, it seems, another ulnar collateral ligament falls prey to the mere act of throwing a baseball. In a recent 48-hour period, Eury Perez, Shane Bieber and Spencer Strider — the best young pitcher in baseball, the 2020 American League Cy Young winner and the game's current strikeout king, respectively — all went down with damaged elbows. A game already too thin on starting pitching continues to lose its greatest talent at an alarming rate.
Left-hander James Paxton and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to an $11 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are closing in on a one-year agreement with free agent starting pitcher James Paxton on Monday night, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Paxton's deal, which is still pending the completion of a physical exam, would pay him about $11 million in guaranteed money, a source familiar with the negotiations said.
LOS ANGELES — The 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers were left wondering why they can't win in October after they were swept out of the NL Division Series. They'll spend all winter searching for answers while reliving their quick exit for the second straight season.