The Cycle, Issue 19: The First Cut is the Deepest

Highlights galore as Ohtani & Darvish deal, Bauer tries something stupid, and José Iglesias defies physics, plus pitching comebacks, homers, Odorizzi to the Astros, first cuts, injuries and much more!

In this issue of The Cycle . . .

We’re into the second of four and a half weeks of exhibition games. The games are starting to get longer. Seven of Sunday’s games went a full nine innings, while only three were shorter than eight frames. Three-inning outings from starting pitchers are becoming more common. New injuries are increasingly likely to put a pl…