What recent debuts for young starters like Payton Tolle tell us about their MLB readiness

It’s harder than ever to be a young starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. The evidence for that? Last year, we had the fewest starters aged 25 and under to reach 80 innings since MLB’s free-agency era began.That continues a downward trend. .dw-dark { display: none; } .native-mobile { .dw-dark { display: none; @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { display: block; } } .dw-light { @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { display: none; } } } !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("[id='datawrapper-chart-DskCw']");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r