The youth movement is on in Major League Baseball.
There are plenty of young stars who are ready to make an impact, and plenty who already have.
Stars such as Jeremy Pena, Brendan Donovan, Adley Rutschman, Julio Rodriguez, and Gunnar Henderson have already put their fingerprints all over baseball.
But on the pitching side, there are some young stars who have tasted the Major Leagues, but are ready for more.
Hunter Greene, George Kirby, Ryan Pepiot, Dustin May, and Jesus Luzardo are a few pitchers to keep an eye on as we move closer to the 2023 season.
On Twitter, MLB posted a graphic featuring each of these young pitchers.
These young arms are ready for stardom. 🌟 pic.twitter.com/Ag6piG62hE
— MLB (@MLB) February 17, 2023
The Los Angeles Dodgers are fortunate to have two young pitchers on this list.
May is an interesting case.
The young right-hander made an early impact in 2019 and 2020, but was ultimately limited after suffering an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery.
That kept him out for most of the 2021 season, as well as the 2022 season.
But with Walker Buehler on the shelf until 2024, May will have a chance to make an impact on the team’s rotation.
Greene is also a pitcher to keep an eye on.
The Reds are clearly very high on him and wanted to make room for him on the big-league roster when they traded away Sonny Gray.
His electric arm has the Reds brass excited about the future, and along with left-hander Nick Lodolo, he could help form a nasty combination at the top of Cincinnati’s rotation.
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