The introduction of the "torpedo bat" has dominated the discussion of MLB's opening week, and it's not hard to see why. After a century and a half of baseball's existence, a New York Yankees in-house physicist had the idea to thicken the barrel of the bat where it most often hits the ball,

Wheeler (1-0) earned the win over Colorado on Wednesday, allowing one run on three hits and no walks while striking out 10 batters over seven innings. Wheeler racked up an outstanding 25 whiffs in the outing,