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Pitcher Jaime García joined Molina on the shelf when the Cardinals decided he would sit out the remainder of the season, citing his Tommy John arm surgery (in September 2008) and heavy 2010 workload. Garcia led all rookie pitchers with 13 wins, and posted the fourth-best (2.70) ERA in the NL, [80]
A record-tying 15 pitchers recorded 200 or more strikeouts. Neftalí Feliz of the Texas Rangers earned 40 saves, breaking the record for most saves in a season for a rookie (previously held by Kazuhiro Sasaki). Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals struck out 41 batters in his first four major league starts, a major league record.
Right-handed pitcher: Arizona State: 47 Peter Tago: Colorado Rockies [Compensation 21] Right-handed pitcher: Dana Hills High School 48 Chance Ruffin: Detroit Tigers [Compensation 22] Right-handed pitcher: Texas: 49 Mike Olt: Texas Rangers [Compensation 23] Third baseman: Connecticut: 50 Tyrell Jenkins: St. Louis Cardinals [Compensation 24 ...
His 1.84 ERA, was the lowest of any AL pitcher with more than 27 innings pitched, while his five wins in May boosted his career record to 48–18, and his .727 winning percentage is the best in ML history (since 1901) among pitchers with at least 50 decisions and the ninth-best winning percentage ever through a pitcher's first 100 starts. It is ...
The The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award established in 1946 by The Sporting News. For the first three years (1946–1948) and again in 1950, there was a single award. In 1949 and since 1951, the award has been given to a rookie from both the American League and National League.
July 4 — Pitchers Tim Lincecum and Brian Wilson are named to the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game [8] July 15 — Giants sign free agent Dontrelle Willis to a minor league deal [9] July 31 — Giants trade pitcher Joe Martinez and minor-league outfielder John Bowker to the Pittsburgh Pirates for left-handed relief pitcher Javier ...
Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune said he did not see Matsui as a rookie in 2003 because "it would be an insult to the Japanese league to pretend that experience didn't count." [9] The Japan Times ran a story in 2007 on the labeling of Daisuke Matsuzaka, Kei Igawa, and Hideki Okajima as rookies, saying "[t]hese guys aren't rookies."
Starting in the majors for the first time since his rookie year, Wilson would prove to be one of the best pitchers in the league and would start the second post-season game for the Rangers. Record (month, season): 11–12 Starting rotation: Scott Feldman, Rich Harden, C. J. Wilson, Colby Lewis, Matt Harrison