Chicago Sun-Times: Arrieta makes case for pitcher HR derby; Wainwright wants in

The day after Arrieta joined the Giants’ Madison Bumgarner in a two-man chorus lobbying for pitchers to be allowed into the All-Star Home Run Derby, Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright piped in Sunday via Twitter:

“Well, if Madbum and @JArrieta34 want in on this #homerunderby…I might as well throw my name in the hat!”

The idea was still so intriguing to Arrieta on Sunday morning that the man with the longest home run among pitchers this season propsed a qualifying format for a pitcher, involving a shorter, four-pitcher bracket.

“Get four guys who can really hit the ball a long way, and whoever wins can actually hit in the Derby,” he said. “Me, Bumgarner and [Noah] Syndergaard in a short derby.”

And maybe Wainwright?

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