<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/mlb-is-back-when-is-2022-opening-day-start-date-updated-after-labor-deal-20220310-0025.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Major League Baseball</a> starts on April 7, 2022, but beyond the first game the most important thing is that the teams have their lineups ready, especially their rotations to defend the mound. A lot is expected of <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/mlb-playoff-format-2022-how-will-the-baseball-postseason-be-played-20220311-0024.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">big pitchers this season</a>, but pitchers don’t win games on their own.
Veterans like Verlander is one of the big pitching names for the upcoming season, but other young pitchers also hope to debut in the regular season. Most rotations in the MLB will be led by well-known pitchers like deGrom, Buehler and Julio Urias.
The list of the top 10 pitchers comes from a recent list of the 100 best baseball players for the 2022 MLB season, that list was published on April 1 by Manny Randhawa, the list includes not only pitchers but all types of <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/mlb-playoff-format-2022-how-will-the-baseball-postseason-be-played-20220311-0024.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">baseball players</a>.
<h2>Top 10 pitchers for the upcoming 2022 MLB regular season</h2>
1. Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels): Apart from being a good pitcher, Ohtani is good at bat, he is a designated pitcher and hitter and in the four seasons with the Angels he has shown his high value for the team.
2. Jacob deGrom (New York Mets): The Mets have a tough guy in their rotation, but sadly deGrom will miss the first month of the regular season due to a scapula injury.
3. Max Scherzer (New York Mets): Another Mets big name, Scherzer will play this year with the Mets but there are still questions about Scherzer’s health for the start of the regular season, he is not in the rotation projections.
4. Walker Buehler (Los Angeles Rodgers): This pitcher is number one in the Dodgers rotation, they have a strong lineup and mostly left handed pitchers to defend the mound, and this is Buehler’s first year as a Ace.
5. Corbin Burnes (Milwaukee Brewers): <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/mlb-delay-opening-day-2022-and-cancels-first-two-series-of-the-season-funniest-memes-and-reactions-20220301-0035.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Last season</a> was the best yet for Burnes at 11-5 with a 2.43 ERA. Burnes is in the Brewers’ projected rotation for the upcoming 2022 MLB season.
6. Zack Wheeler (Philadelphia Phillies): The Phillies’ hope for the 2022 MLB season is Wheeler since he finished last season with good numbers of 14-10 and 2.78 ERA.
7. Shane Bieber (Cleveland Guardians): Four seasons with the Guardians and his two best seasons were in 2019 at 15-8 and 2020 at 8-1 overall. In 2021 Bieber only started 16 games, far fewer compared to his first two years in Cleveland.
8. Brandon Woodruff (Milwaukee Brewers): Last season was relatively good for Woodruff with 30 starts and 9-10 overall for a 2.56 ERA. For the 2022 MLB season, the Brewers are confident that Woodruff will be a fundamental part of their rotation.
9. Robbie Ray (Seattle Mariners): The Mariners jumped at the chance to sign Robbie Ray after his good year with the Blue Jays and going 13-7 overall for a 2.84 ERA. <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/mlb-playoff-format-2022-how-will-the-baseball-postseason-be-played-20220311-0024.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Mariners’ rotation</a> includes Ray as a key player.
10. Max Fried (Atlanta Braves): Charlie Morton is no longer the top pitcher for the Braves, now Fried is the Ace of the franchise. Last season, 2021, was a good one for Fried with a 14-7 overall and a 3.04 ERA.

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<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/shohei-ohtani-t181542" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shohei Ohtani</a> of the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/los-angeles-angels-t114385" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Angels</a> has been way above any other superstar in the season so far. He is definitely running the show in the<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb-t48464" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MLB</a> as he keeps on <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/shohei-ohtani-is-the-best-player-in-the-world-and-its-not-even-close-20210819-0002.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">breaking records</a> and cementing his superstar status.
Baseball enthusiasts agree that we are running out of words to describe him anymore, as he is doing things that didn’t seem possible up to now. That’s why some people are already comparing him to the biggest names of the game.
Former MLB star David Justice has gonefurther by claiming that Ohtani is even better than <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/yankees-vs-red-sox-15-stars-who-played-for-both-teams-20200806-0002.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Babe Ruth</a>, considered the ultimate reference when it comes to talkingabout legendary players.
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<h2>David Justice explains why he thinks Ohtani is better than Babe Ruth</h2>
Talking to TMZ Sports, the ex-<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/atlanta-braves-t113961" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atlanta Braves</a> outfielder has showered praise on who’s the leading superstar in the league right now, even explaining why he considers he is better than The Bambino. Justice first described Ohtani as “special.” Then he added:“To be able to throw and pitchat the big league level, and then hit the way he hits…”
When asked about the comparisons with <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/the-top-7-mlb-home-run-kings-20210218-0006.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Babe Ruth</a>, he claimed Ohtani was better without any doubt. “Babe Ruth played against farmers. They pitched the whole game back then. You see the gloves they played with? (…) By the way,(Ruth)only played against one race.You didn’t play against none of the Negro League players. You didn’t play against none of the Asian players. You didn’t play none of the Latin players. So, you only played against this population of players,”he stated.
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However, Justice didn’t want anybodyto get him wrong, he’s got nothing against Ruth and he actually recognizes what Ruth has accomplished: “You gotta give Babe credit because he was dominating who he was playing against.
“Idon’t want it to sound like I’m hating onBabe, it’s just that I’m giving extra love to Ohtani,” he explained. Additionally, Justice considers Ohtani can ‘absolutely’ win both Cy Young awardand American League MVP this season. “It’s possible even if he don’t do it this year, it is possible any year. Because that’s the type of talent that he has. He’s special. He’s a rarity, I love watching that guy play,” he added.
If Ohtani wasn’t already making enough fans on all those who watched him this year, now he has even received the ultimate praise from a former <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/2021-mlb-season-schedule-predictions-odds-dates-tv-and-live-stream-20210331-0005.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Major League Baseball</a> star.

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Former MLB star explains why Shohei Ohtani is better than Babe Ruth

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There isn’t much we could say about Shohei Ohtani that hasn’t been said already. The Los <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/los-angeles-angels-t114385" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Angeles Angels</a> superstar isn’t only the best player in <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb-t48464" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Major League Baseball </a>but perhaps the biggest show <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports-t100932" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in allsports</a> right now.
Ohtani continued his incredible season by topping career bests in both home runs (40) and innings pitched (8) last night, striking out 8 without any free rides and surrendering just 1 earned run.
The Angels beat the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/detroit-tigers-t125461" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Detroit Tigers</a> 3-1 and Ohtani stole all the headlines on a night everybody was waiting for Miguel Cabrera’s 500th dinger. Sadly for the future Hall of Famer, Ohtani was simply dominant.

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<h2>Joe Maddon Praises Shohei Ohtani After 8 IP Performance</h2>
That’s why Angels’ coach Joe Maddon showered Ohtani in praise after the game. Maddon, just like most of us, is running out of words to describe just how much of an incredible season he’s having:
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“What can you possibly say that hasn’t already been said?” Maddon said. “He wasn’t looking for the punchout early, and later in the game his stuff kept building. I would’ve sent him out for the ninth, but he was fatigued. But it worked out well, obviously. He gave up a homer on a hanging slider, but I think in the worst way, he wanted to get that run back, and he did with a prodigious blast to right field. The superlatives, I mean just give this man credit. He’s a unique athlete, and he’s special to watch.“
Ohtani is currently leading the race to win the American League MVP. But more than that, Maddon believes that he should also be in the Cy Young conversation after going 8-1 with a 2.79 ERA and 120 strikeouts in 100 innings of work:
“Making a case? Absolutely,” Maddon said. “He’s in the middle of everything. Every award that’s going to be given out, he’s in the middle of it.”
<h2>Ohtani Says He Always Wants To Go The Distance</h2>
Ohtani just needed 90 pitches to navigate through 8 innings. And even though most of us expected him to get the complete game, the Angels played it safe with their superstar and brought in Raisel Iglesias to get the save:

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“I’m never satisfied unless I go the distance,” Ohtani said through his interpreter. “But I was letting it eat from the sixth inning on, so I got a little tired. And we have a great closer in Iglesias.”
“At that point, I wasn’t sure if I was going to go back out or not,” Ohtani said of his league-leading 40th home run in the 8th inning. “So I wanted to get that insurance run. It was huge for me and the team.”
Ohtani is doing things we never thought a player would be able to do. We talk a lot about Babe Ruth and for very good reasons, but what this man is doing is unprecedented, and he’s just getting started.

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