The Cost of Pitching in 2018
It’s been no secret that power is up in the Major Leagues. Home runs are at a record high, and whether you believe it’s the result of a juiced ball or just a mental shift in the way players approach the game, it’s up and likely to stay this way for a while. Of course, for power to be up, that means that something has to be down, and that something is most definitely pitching.
I can remember back in the earlier days of my fantasy baseball career, and the one true rule to live by was to wait on pitching. As a general rule…