Central's Fireballers: Chandler, Misiorowski, Burns

0:00On April 5th, the National League Central is owning the velocity game this season, with the three hardest throwing starters all calling that division. Home, leading the pack is Pittsburgh's Bubba Chandler at 99.1 miles per hour average fastball speed. Right behind him, Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski clocks 98.6, and Cincinnati's Chase Burns hits 98.3. None of these guys are household names yet, but they're lighting up radars like nobody else. These fireballers share more than just heat. Our right handers under 25, they burst onto the Major League scene last year as top prospects. Misiorowski earned an all-star nod quick, Chandler flashed Coralus relief before starting, and Burns dominated with strikeouts despite some rookie. Hiccups and injuries. For their teams, these young arms are Maker Break and a stack division. Milwaukee lost Freddie Peralta in a trade, so Misiorowski's stepping up his ace material. Pittsburgh beefed up his bets, but needs Chandler to backpull skins.

1:01Cincinnati's hurting without Hunter Green till July, leaning hard on Burns to eat innings. Early 2026 results show promise. Misiorowski's fan 18 and 2 starts with a 2.45 ERA, including triple digit strikeout heat. Chandler no-hit the reds for four innings despite walks, and his change up K's match league average fastballs. This tossed five scoreless on one hit in his opener, racking slider whiffs. With Chandler facing San Diego Monday, Burns against Texas Sunday and Misiorowski versus Boston Tuesday, the Central's rotation battle just got. Fiercer. These kids could tip the scales in MLB's tightest race. I'm Corey with The Story, and you've been listening to MLB News today, AI-powered baseball coverage.