⚽ Sports Apr 26, 2026

With walk rate exploding, which starting pitchers could be most impacted in fantasy baseball?

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A big talking point across MLB this season is that walks are way up across the league. Walks per game are up at 3.69, which is the highest rate since 1951 and the only time since 1999 it's been over 3.50. I tried to figure out why that was and what impact it would have on the game, both from a real-life and fantasy standpoint. My initial thought, since horizontal movement is also up this year, is that there may be a difference in the seams on the ball, but that idea seems less plausible afte

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