SPECULATOR: Top "Change Score" pitchers

While it's still too early to draw meaningful conclusions from stats in a vacuum, the advent of Statcast data has made it easier than ever to detect tangible changes in a pitcher's approach. Whether it's learning a new pitch, fading a bad fastball, or simply throwing your most effective pitches more often, pitchers are constantly mixing things up to break tendencies and stay one step ahead of hitters.

As fantasy owners, we can see if these changes are helping to drive any early skills growth. We're all itching to dissect the early returns, but even the raw skills are prone to wild fluctuations are just a few starts. Tracking pitch-level data (usage, velocity, whiff rates) is increasingly becoming a go-to in our quest to jump on breakout...

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