It's almost Opening Day and with games about to start, some players won't be there. Spencer Strider and Trey Yesavage are sidelined, Zach Wheeler and Gerrit Cole aren't quite back, and we discuss. We take a look at whether the pitch clock hurts pitchers - you'll be surprised at the answer - and at the predictability of teams heading into 2026.

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