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Thank you Jenny Craig! This year Dimitri Young, Andruw Jones and Bartolo Colon are tipping the scales at pretty big numbers.
Alex Speier, Boston Herald authored an article and demanded payment in Pounds!
A look at some of Major League Baseball’s heavier pitchers in recent years:
Pitcher--Record--ERA--Notes
Rick Reuschel -- 214-191 -- 3.37 -- From age 35, he w
David Wells -- 239-157 -- 4.13 -- From age 35, he was 133-72, 4.23
Fernando Valenzuela -- 173-153 -- 3.54 -- Was 74-85, 4.23 after turning 27, though his actual age was always in question
Livan Hernandez -- 134-128 -- 4.25 -- At least 199 innings for each of last 10 seasons
Mickey Lolich -- 217-191 -- 3.44 -- Averaged 268 innings from 1964-75, but finished at age 34
C.C. Sabathia -- 100-63 -- 3.83 -- 2007 AL Cy Young winner is listed at 250 pounds, but is closer to 300
Alex Fernandez -- 107-87 -- 3.74 -- An elite pitcher through age 27, scouts claim a weight increase was responsible for a series of career-ending shoulder injuries shortly thereafter
Hideki Irabu -- 34-35 -- 5.15 -- The man described by George Steinbrenner as a “fat (expletive) toad” now runs an udon noodle restaurant in Southern California
Bartolo Colon -- 146-95 -- 4.10 -- Went 135-75 from 1998-2005, but has made just 29 starts last two years
as 80-65, 3.31
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