Two things usually happen when a young pitcher takes the mound for the first time in a major league setting:
The pitcher hypnotizes the hitters and completely dominates them, for the hitters haven't seen his stuff before.
The pitcher collapses and throws batting practice.
We got number two yesterday, and I'll gently suggest here that he's too underdeveloped; until yesterday's game, the Indians were the worst-hitting team in the league (collective team average .241, only bet...
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