TBA. The good cash is on Zac Gallen getting the nod after ending third within the NL Cy Younger voting final 12 months, and fifth the 12 months earlier than. It might be his second consecutive Opening Day begin. Arizona opens the common season at dwelling towards the Rockies.
TBA. Max Fried has began the final three Opening Days for the Braves, although the six-time defending NL East champs should not brief on choices. Charlie Morton, Chris Sale, and Spencer Strider are all deserving of beginning the season opener. The Braves start the 2024 season in Philadelphia.
TBA. Corbin Burnes,
who arrived in a late offseason commerce, is the favourite right here. That’s very true with incumbent ace Kyle Bradish
coping with an elbow harm. The O’s will host the Angels to start the common season.
TBA. The Chris Sale commerce opens the door for Lucas Giolito or probably even younger Brayan Bello to start out the season opener for Boston. The Crimson Sox begin their season on the street in Seattle.
TBA. In Justin Steele and Kyle Hendricks, the Cubs have two worthy Opening Day starters. Steele completed fifth within the NL Cy Younger voting final season and Hendricks began three straight season openers from 2020-22. The Cubs start their season on the street towards the defending World Sequence champion Rangers.
RHP Dylan Stop. Assuming he’s not traded earlier than Opening Day, Stop is the apparent name right here. Positive sufficient, White Sox supervisor Pedro Grifol informed reporters on Jan. 25 (
via ESPN’s Jesse Rogers) that Stop will get the ball. It will be his second profession Opening Day begin after he was dominant in Houston final 12 months. He struck out 214 batters in 177 innings final season, albeit with a 4.58 ERA. The White Sox open the brand new season at dwelling towards Detroit.
TBA. The Reds haven’t had a pitcher begin consecutive Opening Days since Johnny Cueto began 4 straight from 2012-15. That figures to alter this 12 months with Hunter Greene once more more likely to begin the season opener. The Reds can be at dwelling to tackle the Nationals on Opening Day.
TBA. Shane Bieber has began the final 4 Opening Days and, so long as he isn’t traded between now and the beginning of the common season, he figures to make it 5 straight Opening Day begins. The Guardians can be in Oakland to open 2024.
TBA. Kyle Freeland, a Denver native, looks like the apparent name right here with Germán Márquez on the mend following Tommy John surgical procedure. The Rockies will start the brand new season in Arizona, towards the defending NL champs.
TBA. The Tigers spent some cash on veteran free agent pitchers this offseason and will give the ball to Kenta Maeda or Jack Flaherty. Tarik Skubal, who was so good final September, looks like the favourite although. The Tigers can be on Chicago’s south facet to face the White Sox to start out the brand new season.
TBA. Framber Valdez has began the final two Opening Days and
Justin Verlander’s achy shoulder would appear to make it possible Valdez will begin a 3rd consecutive season opener. Verlander was doubtlessly in line for his thirteenth profession Opening Day begin, and his fourth with the Astros. Houston will host the Yankees to open 2024.
TBA. Will Zack Greinke return to the Royals? If that’s the case, he may get the nod for the third straight Opening Day. Free-agent additions Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha are the alternate options. The Royals can be dwelling towards the Twins on Opening Day.
TBA. For the primary time since 2021, somebody apart from Shohei Ohtani will begin Opening Day for the Angels. Certainly one of Reid Detmers, Griffin Canning, and Patrick Sandoval appears almost certainly to get the nod. The Halos will journey to Baltimore to start out the brand new season.
TBA. Imagine it or not, the Dodgers have used 5 totally different Opening Day starters within the final 5 years. Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto
will begin the two-game Seoul Sequence from March 20-21, we simply do not know wherein order but. The 2 video games towards the Padres in South Korea will function the 2024 common season opener.
LHP Jesús Luzardo. Sandy Alcantara’s Tommy John surgical procedure takes him out of the working, and meaning Jesús Luzardo can be Miami’s Opening Day starter,
as manager Skip Schumaker told reporters. Luzardo, 26, is coming off a 2023 season wherein he pitched to a 3.58 ERA with 208 strikeouts in 178 2/3 innings. The Marlins will welcome the Pirates to loanDepot Park to start out the brand new season.
RHP Freddy Peralta. On Feb. 23,
GM Matt Arnold announced Peralta will start the season opener. It will likely be his first profession Opening Day task. Peralta had a 3.86 ERA with 210 strikeouts in 165 2/3 innings final season, and he would be the first pitcher apart from Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff to start out Opening Day for the Brewers since Jhoulys Chacín in 2019. Milwaukee will go to the Mets to start the common season.
RHP Pablo López. On Jan. 17, the Twins turned the primary group to announce their Opening Day starter. It will likely be López for the second straight 12 months,
manager Rocco Baldelli said on Twins Radio. Acquired from the Marlins within the Luis Arraez commerce, López had a 3.66 ERA and 234 strikeouts in 194 innings final 12 months. That earned him a seventh place end within the AL Cy Younger voting. He would be the first Twins pitcher to start out consecutive season openers since José Berríos from 2019-20. Minnesota will start the brand new season in Kansas Metropolis.
TBA. Kodai Senga, the odds-on favourite to start out Opening Day,
will miss the beginning of the season with a shoulder concern. Veterans José Quintana and Luis Severino have every made Opening Day begins prior to now. Quintana was with the group final 12 months and had the superior 2023, so determine he is the frontrunner in the meanwhile. The Mets will welcome the Brewers to Queens to open 2024.
TBA. There is not any cause to suppose it will likely be anybody apart from Gerrit Cole, the reigning AL Cy Younger winner. He has began the final 4 Opening Days for New York. Cole will face his former group, the Astros, in Houston on Opening Day.
TBA. JP Sears was the A’s greatest pitcher final season however Paul Blackburn is their longest-tenured pitcher. Both can be a good selection for a group that lacks good decisions just about in all places on the roster. The Athletics will host the Guardians on Opening Day.
TBA. Aaron Nola has began the final six Opening Days for the Phillies and that streak may proceed, although Zack Wheeler is the group’s greatest pitcher, so it could possibly be his flip to start out the opener. The Phillies will welcome the NL East rival Braves to Philadelphia to start out the brand new season.
RHP Mitch Keller. The identical day his five-year extension was introduced, the Pirates introduced Keller because the Opening Day starter. It will be his second straight. The Pirates hadn’t had a pitcher begin consecutive Opening Days since Francisco Liriano began three straight from 2014-16. Keller broke out as soon as he added a sinker in the midst of 2022, and he went to his first All-Star Recreation final 12 months. The Pirates can be in Miami to open 2024.
RHP Sonny Grey. The Cardinals signed Grey to a three-year, $75 million contract this offseason, and certainly the massive free-agent contract comes with Opening Day obligations. Grey, 34, is coming off a 2023 season for the Twins wherein he completed runner-up within the AL Cy Younger balloting. The Cardinals will go to Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers to start the brand new season.
TBA. With reigning NL Cy Younger winner Blake Snell a free agent, the Opening Day nod figures to as an alternative go to both Yu Darvish or native San Diegan Joe Musgrove. The Padres and Dodgers will start the 2024 season in South Korea for the Seoul Sequence from March 20-21.
TBA. Count on it to be Logan Webb for the third straight season. He completed second to Blake Snell within the NL Cy Younger voting a 12 months in the past. Webb and Giants can be in San Diego on Opening Day.
TBA. The Mariners have a humiliation of riches of their rotation. Luis Castillo, George Kirby, and Logan Gilbert are all certified to start out Opening Day. Castillo acquired the ball in Recreation 1 final season. The Mariners will host the Crimson Sox to start out the 12 months.
TBA. Shane McClanahan’s Tommy John surgical procedure and the Tyler Glasnow commerce imply the Opening Day honors are more likely to fall to Zach Eflin, or perhaps Aaron Civale. The Rays can be at dwelling towards the Blue Jays when the season begins.
TBA. Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer will start the season on the injured checklist, so anticipate the Opening Day nod to go to postseason hero Nathan Eovaldi. The Rangers have had 14 totally different pitchers begin the final 15 season openers (Cole Hamels did it in 2016 and 2018). Kevin Millwood from 2006-09 was the final Texas pitcher to start out consecutive Opening Days. The reigning World Sequence champions start 2024 at dwelling towards the Cubs.
TBA. Kevin Gausman completed third within the AL Cy Younger voting final season and is the apparent alternative right here. The Blue Jays can be in St. Petersburg to tackle the Rays on Opening Day.
TBA. Patrick Corbin has began the final two Opening Days, however it appears possible he’ll cede that duty this 12 months. All-Star Josiah Grey is the best choice. The Nationals begin 2024 in Cincinnati.
