MLB: The Top Pitchers Under 25 Years of Age

Who are the best young pitchers under age 25 in the MLB? Let’s take a look around the league at a few excellent young arms.

The MLB is spoiled with some of the youngest talented position players that it has seen in a long while.  Young pitchers however are hard to come by. Not when it comes to prospects there are plenty of young pitching prospects but very few that prove themselves and earn a role in the starting rotation.

The difference between being a pitcher and a hitter while obvious is often overlooked in its significance. Young hitters are often placed lower in a lineup to avoid to much pressure and usually have established major league hitters around them to help make up for their shortcomings.

They have time and other players to lean on to help them become comfortable and find a groove. For pitchers it is the complete opposite. While they may lean on their offense to pick them up or receive advice from other veteran pitchers they have no help on the field.

Once on the field it is the pitchers job to keep his team in the game he does not have the luxury of having an off-night.  He has to keep his composure and keep his team in the game whether or not he has his best stuff that given night. Bottom line successful young pitchers are hard to come by and the few that do make it at an early age often turn out to be special. Here are the top young pitchers in Major League Baseball right now.

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