Tomorrow is gonna be like Opening Day with regards to starting pitchers. Some have struggled to start the season, but still a hell of a day. I’d put Stroman in the group below too. I think his pitching style, although not sexy because of his absence of strikeouts, is advantageous in this era of baseball.

deGrom
Scherzer
Kluber
Taillon
Berrios
Cole
Tanaka
Price
Greinke

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Posted by tduecen

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Posted on 4/13/19 at 4:15 pm to ZZTIGERS

Tanaka does not belong, I like him bit he is more of a #2/3

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Posted by ZZTIGERS

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Posted on 4/13/19 at 7:04 pm to tduecen

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Tanaka does not belong, I like him bit he is more of a #2/3

I agree, but he’s doing a hell of a job filling in for Severino.

Being this is a baseball thread, I’ll put this here. Which young(25 & under)pitchers does everyone see taking the big step, now or in the near future? Big step meaning Cy Young contender.

There’s 3 I have my eye on...Jose Berrios, Shane Bieber & my dark horse, Brad Keller. Out of those 3, I think Bieber will have the best career.

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Posted by 5 Deep

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Posted on 4/13/19 at 7:59 pm to ZZTIGERS

Snell prob doesn’t count but if he does then him

I think one of those Braves young arms is going to pan out. I really like what I saw from Max Fried the other day when I watched

Buehler going to be a stud in LA as well

Flaherty in STL is another

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Posted by ReauxlTide222

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Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:00 pm to tduecen

Is Tampa Bay for real?

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Posted by 5 Deep

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Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:01 pm to ReauxlTide222

Yes

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Posted by The Seaward

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Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:06 pm to ZZTIGERS

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Being this is a baseball thread, I’ll put this here. Which young(25 & under)pitchers does everyone see taking the big step, now or in the near future? Big step meaning Cy Young contender.

I like German Marquez a lot. But pitching at Coors Field will likely keep him from Cy Young contention.

Chris Paddack is another I am high on, but it's definitely a little early to be thinking Cy Young with.

Tyler Glasnow has always had monster stuff and looks like he may be putting it together with The Rays. I'm still a little skeptical he will be able to throw enough strikes consistently though.

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Posted by BenDover

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Posted on 4/13/19 at 8:39 pm to ZZTIGERS

Jose Berrios is my favorite to watch. He reminds me so much of Jose Fernandez who was must-see for me.

Flaherty is another I really enjoy. He’s so unafraid to go after guys, I love it.

A bit off-topic but I think I’m ready to write off Syndergaard as a potential perennial stud. It seems like we’ve been waiting for that next big step for a while now but I’m afraid he’s Strasburg 2.0 — which is still pretty good obviously.

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