2026 Preview: Starting Pitchers

Sox Machine Podcast (Subscriber Version) · Mar 17, 2026 · 1h 2m

Rundown[Intro] Latest update on Mike Vasil's injury and the rumored pitcher ready to take his spot in the bullpen[5:01] Alexander Alberto placed on waivers[7:57] An open conversation about some baseball outlets looking to phase our ERA when evaluating pitchers, and instead of using newer metrics like K-BB%. [17:55] 2026 Preview: Shane Smith[27:04] 2026 Preview: Davis Martin[35:36] 2026 Preview: Anthony Kay[40:19] 2026 Preview: Erick Fedde[44:55] 2026 Preview: Sean Burke[54:37] First to majors: Noah Schultz, Hagen Smith, or Tanner McDougal