Starting Pitchers Injuries Performance Relief Pitchers Max Scherzer Left-Handed Pitchers Gerrit Cole Hitters Marcus Stroman Rotation Player Performance Nathan Eovaldi Starters Right-Handed Pitchers Tarik Skubal Zac Gallen Sonny Gray Logan Webb Tommy John Surgery Justin Verlander Merrill Kelly Zach Eflin Teams Alek Manoah Strikeouts Luis Severino Closers Chris Sale Jack Flaherty James Paxton Chris Bassitt Clayton Kershaw Corbin Burnes Jordan Montgomery Yoshinobu Yamamoto Tyler Glasnow Tanner Bibee Dane Dunning Ranger Suarez Kenta Maeda Andrew Heaney Blake Snell Carlos Rodon Contracts Brandon Pfaadt Zack Wheeler Yusei Kikuchi Brayan Bello Relievers Jordan Lyles Reese Olson Starting Rotation Pitching Techniques ERA Innings Shota Imanaga Seth Lugo Dylan Cease Max Fried Lucas Giolito Kevin Gausman Freddy Peralta Luis Castillo Jacob deGrom Jon Gray Michael Lorenzen Kyle Gibson Joe Ryan Michael Wacha Charlie Morton Aaron Nola Sandy Alcantara Zack Greinke Yu Darvish Paul Skenes Eduardo Rodriguez Framber Valdez Tyler Anderson Tanner Houck Elbow Injuries Jose Berrios Shane Bieber Nestor Cortes Bryce Elder Patrick Corbin Carlos Carrasco Taj Bradley Bryce Miller Wins Joe Musgrove Free Agency Casey Mize Brady Singer Martin Perez Innings Pitched Rich Hill Sean Manaea Luis Gil George Kirby Jameson Taillon
A reduction in the buffer zone for umpire grading has tightened strike zone calls, frustrating pitchers and catchers while raising concerns about MLB's lack of transparency.