“Absolutely I’d want in, I got some BP pop for sure,” said Cease, who relished the fact he wasn’t supposed to hear about it. A passing teammate reiterated that nobody should tell him that. Don’t tell him though,” said Carlos Rodón. “You know who’s got sneaky BP pop is Dylan Cease. Some without an in-game homer felt they’d dominate. He actually has a home run in 64 plate appearances. “It was actually BS I didn’t get to partake in the home run derby in San Diego.”Īt least his confidence comes from experience. “I tell ’em all the time I want to get an at-bat,” said Webb. “That’d be awesome, I’d be into it,” said Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman before recommending his former teammate. The pitcher who hit what might end up being the very last (non-Ohtani) homer by a pitcher was nominated by quite a few colleagues. “It’s been a while since I swung now, and there’s some guys that can really hit now, but I like to be overconfident about my hitting abilities,” said Cardinals starter Steven Matz. The time off swinging the bat - due to the fact that the sport told them they were so terrible they should stop doing that - might be an issue, but that doesn’t seem to faze pitchers in their self-appraisals. “You can’t be starting in the DH spot in the All-Star Game and be in the pitcher’s home run derby,” said Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright. And Ohtani for sure.”īut in an All-Star week that features some special rules regarding Shohei Ohtani’s usage, most agreed he’d have to be banned from this particular enterprise. I’d be good,” said Rockies starter Germán Márquez. I’ll play,” said Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas. We’ll get to the real Home Run Derby in a second, but real quick before we get there: Is anyone nostalgic for the days when pitchers used to hit? Would a couple rounds of a home run derby between pitchers scratch that itch? Follow our live coverage of the 2022 Home Run Derby.
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