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Mound Musings: The “Kids on Parade” Watch List For 2025
39 days ago
Brad Johnson concludes this season's Mound Musings with his annual Kids on Parade list, with Christian Scott closing out the list for the Mets.
Mound Musings: The 2024 Season Pitching Awards Edition
45 days ago
As the season winds down, Brad Johnson pens his annual pitching awards, starting with Paul Skenes, who, hands down, wins Johnson's Newcomer Award.
Mound Musings: Gazing Into the Crystal Ball for 2025
53 days ago
Brad Johnson highlights pitchers he is leery of pursuing next spring, starting with the Guardians' Tanner Bibee whom he believes will become more hittable in the future.
Mound Musings: Life, the Universe and Everything
60 days ago
Brad Johnson takes a deep dive into the career of Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, who has been compared to Paul Skenes, and who might make is U.S. debut sometime in the next year.
Mound Musings: Save Me!
67 days ago
As MLB nears the end of the regular season, Brad Johnson takes a look at evolving bullpen situations, including in Pittsburgh where future Hall-of-Famer Aroldis Chapman still throws 105 mph.
Mound Musings: See You in September?
74 days ago
Brad Johnson examines which pitchers might be worth a look during the season's final month, starting with the Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is expected to return from an extended absence.
Mound Musings: Targeting 2025 – Building a Draft Day Value List
81 days ago
Brad Johnson creates a list of pitchers establishing themselves as players to potentially target on draft day next season, featuring Bryan Woo in Seattle.
Mound Musings: Disappointments Analyzed
88 days ago
Brad Johnson takes a look at significant 2024 under performers, featuring Kenta Maeda.
Mound Musings: Examining the Trade Deadline Deals
95 days ago
Brad Johnson recaps the significant pitching trades at the deadline, starting with James Paxton who goes from the Dodgers back to Boston.
Mound Musings: The Trade Winds Are VERY Gently Blowing
102 days ago
Brad Johnson looks at pitchers who could be on the move soon, including Garrett Crochet who will come with a big price tag.
Mound Musings: The 2024 Futures Game
109 days ago
Brad Johnson highlights pitchers from the Futures Game, including the Reds Rhett Lowder, who's just been promoted to Double-A Chattanooga.
Mound Musings: Life, the Universe and Everything
116 days ago
Brad Johnson discusses the current state of pitching and notes how infrequently a star like Paul Skenes comes along.
Mound Musings: Midseason Review – My 2024 “Home” League Pitching Staff
123 days ago
Brad Johnson offers a midseason glimpse into his favorite fantasy league's team and is patiently waiting for Mets pitcher Kodai Senga to make his first start of the season.
Mound Musings: The Endgame Odyssey Continues – American League
130 days ago
Brad Johnson discusses AL bullpens in which adjustments may still be made, and in Oakland Mason Miller is performing well, but will he still be in town after the trade deadline?
Mound Musings: The Endgame Odyssey Continues – National League
137 days ago
Brad Johnson examines NL Bullpens with possible changes on the horizon, and in the case of the Mets, current closer Edwin Diaz can't seem to protect leads.
Mound Musings: The “Kids on Parade” Early Edition Watch List
144 days ago
Brad Johnson recommends putting these pitching prospects at the top of your watch list, starting with the Mets Christian Scotts.
Mound Musings: Their Stock Is on the Rise
151 days ago
Brad Johnson discusses pitchers who have impressed him with both solid numbers and future potential at this point in the season, starting with White Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet.
Mound Musings: Time to Pull the Chute?
158 days ago
One-third of the way into the season, Brad Johnson looks at some significant underperformers, like the Cubs' Kyle Hendricks, to determine whether it's time to let them go.
Mound Musings: Life, the Universe and Everything
165 days ago
Brad Johnson opens the conversation to current pitching events, including his enjoyment of watching Chris Sale, whom he calls a certifiable maniac when he's pitching.
Mound Musings: Help Is on the Way?
172 days ago
Brad Johnson highlights young pitchers who have impressed him up to this point in the season, starting with Paul Skenes who recently made his highly anticipated debut.
Mound Musings: Some Good Things Will Come to an End
179 days ago
Brad Johnson writes about pitchers who've become popular adds to fantasy rosters, but whom he avoids for various reasons, starting in Philadelphia with Ranger Suarez.
Mound Musings: Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
186 days ago
Brad Johnson discusses the need to play favorable matchups as part of successful fantasy baseball strategy, with the Cardinals' Miles Mikolas making a good matchup pitcher.
Mound Musings: Their Stock Is on the Rise
193 days ago
Brad Johnson highlights a few pitchers who have impressed him in the early-going of the season, starting with Toronto's Yusei Kikuchi.
Mound Musings: Endgame Odyssey – National League
200 days ago
Brad Johnson examines NL bullpens without clear closers, starting in Washington, where the Nationals currently are relying on Kyle Finnegan to finish games.
Mound Musings: Endgame Odyssey – American League
207 days ago
Brad Johnson reviews some AL bullpens with question marks, beginning in Seattle where Andres Munoz isn't always finishing games.
Mound Musings: My 2024 “Home” League Pitching Staff
214 days ago
Brad Johnson offers a peek into his fantasy team's pitching staff, starting with his No. 1 pitcher, the Mets' Kodai Senga, whom he had kept from last year's roster.
Mound Musings: Life, the Universe, and Everything
221 days ago
Brad Johnson writes about pitching happenings this week and in Rotation Ramblings, he notes Luis Gil will get an extended look in the rotation with Gerrit Cole's injury.
Mound Musings: A Look at Pitching in the NL East
228 days ago
Brad Johnson concludes his deep dive into pitching staffs with the National League East, where in Atlanta, Spencer Strider is at the top of his game.
Mound Musings: A Look at Pitching in the AL East
235 days ago
Brad Johnson moves to pitching in the American League East, where in Baltimore, the Orioles signed pitching Ace Corbin Burnes to lead the team.
Mound Musings: A Look at Pitching in the NL Central
242 days ago
Brad Johnson has moved to the NL Central, and in Cincinnati, Hunter Greene, with one of the biggest arms in baseball, clearly has considerable potential.
Mound Musings: A Look at Pitching in the AL Central
249 days ago
Brad Johnson looks at the American League Central, and in Cleveland, he's been won over by Shane Bieber, whose once rather-average stuff has improved significantly.
Mound Musings: A Look at Pitching in the NL West
256 days ago
Brad Johnson helps get ready for draft day by analyzing pitching staffs, and this week he focuses on the National League West, and in Los Angeles, Walker Buehler will start the season on the IL.
Mound Musings: A Look at Pitching in the AL West
263 days ago
Brad Johnson is back for the 2024 season and kicks off his column with a deep dive into the American League West pitching staffs, where in Houston ageless Justin Verlander leads the group.
Mound Musings: The Kids on Parade Watch List for 2024
September 28, 2023
Brad Johnson wraps up the MLB regular season with his annual young-pitchers-to-watch list, featuring Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes, who Johnson concludes is a generational talent.
Mound Musings: The 2023 Season Pitching Awards Issue
September 21, 2023
Brad Johnson offers up his annual list of award winners for pitching, starting with the Newcomer Award, given to the Mets Kodai Senga.
Mound Musings: Gazing Into the Crystal Ball for 2024
September 14, 2023
Brad Johnson discusses which pitchers should be picked up on draft day of the 2024 season, starting with the Braves Spencer Strider.
Mound Musings: Life, the Universe and Everything
September 7, 2023
Brad Johnson discusses the effects of the pitch clock and notes Nathan Eovaldi returned from six weeks off and hasn't quite gotten his groove back.
Mound Musings: Save Me!
Mound Musings: Save Me!
August 31, 2023
August 31, 2023
Brad Johnson check in on ever-changing closing situations, and in New York, the Mets are hopeful Edwin Diaz could be back at the end of September.
Mound Musings: How Do We Identify a Productive Pitcher?
August 24, 2023
Brad Johnson discusses trying to identify productive pitchers using various attributes and to figure out where a pitcher like Zac Gallen would fall on the list.
Mound Musings: The Biggest Surprises of 2023
August 17, 2023
Brad Johnson writes about pitchers who have surprised him in both good and bad ways so far this season, starting with the pleasant surprise of Zac Gallen, who's better than ever for the Diamondbacks.
Mound Musings: Always Looking for a Matchup Edge
August 10, 2023
Brad Johnson discusses the benefits of looking for favorable matchups as part of a successful fantasy baseball strategy, and the recent pitching of Eury Perez in Miami.
Mound Musings: Trade Deadline Deals Examined
August 4, 2023
Brad Johnson toes the rubber on this week's Mound Musings, including a big breakdown of pitchers changing teams after the MLB Trade Deadline.
Mound Musings: The Trade Winds Are Gently Blowing
July 27, 2023
Brad Johnson discusses the first pitching trades of deadline season and picks the most likely landing spot for Shohei Ohtani should the Angels' decision to pull him from the market prove temporary.
Mound Musings: The 2023 Futures Game
July 20, 2023
Brad Johnson highlights pitchers who showed serious talent at the Futures Game, including promising Phillies prospect Mick Abel.
Mound Musings: The 2023 First Year Player Draft Edition
July 13, 2023
Brad Johnson examines the pitchers in the 2023 draft class, starting with Paul Skenes, who was drafted by the Pirates with the No. 1 overall pick.
Mound Musings: Save Me!
July 6, 2023
Brad Johnson discusses bullpens with a lot of changes happening, including in Los Angeles, where Brusdar Graterol is likely the alternate closer to Evan Phillips.
Mound Musings: Midseason Review – My 2023 “Home” League Pitching Staff
June 29, 2023
Brad Johnson gives an inside looking into the pitching staff from the team of his 33-year-old hometown league, which begins with Kodai Senga.
Mound Musings: Keep on Truckin’
June 22, 2023
Brad Johnson discusses pitchers who have graduated to his top level of interest, like George Kirby, as well as as pitchers who are climbing his chart.
Mound Musings: Life, the Universe and Everything
June 15, 2023
Brad Johnson makes some general pitching observations and discusses Milwaukee's Corbin Burnes' recent quality pitching.
Mound Musings: The “Kids on Parade” Early Edition Watch List
June 9, 2023
Brad Johnson ranks his favorite prospect-eligible pitchers, beginning with Miami's Eury Perez.