Second half surgers, 2024
Aug 10 2024
Starting pitchers with improving skills in the second half can make for excellent stretch-run targets.
These starting pitchers have increased their overall skill base the most since the calendar turned to July (min 30 IP each half):
| Name | Lg | Tm | BPV 1H | BPV 2H | BPV Δ |
| Tyler Anderson | AL | LAA | 8 | 173 | +165 |
| JP Sears | AL | OAK | 48 | 139 | +91 |
| Spencer Schwellenbach | NL | ATL | 118 | 196 | +78 |
| Patrick Corbin | NL | WAS | 50 | 125 | +76 |
| Austin Gomber | NL | COL | 58 | 126 | +68 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | AL | TEX | 105 | 170 | +65 |
| Nick Pivetta | AL | BOS | 127 | 190 | +63 |
| Hunter Greene | NL | CIN | 91 | 149 | +58 |
| Sean Manaea | NL | NYM | 66 | 122 | +56 |
| Framber Valdez | AL | HOU | 86 | 141 | +56 |
| Logan Gilbert | AL | SEA | 123 | 178 | +55 |
| Brayan Bello | AL | BOS | 79 | 130 | +52 |
| Ryne Nelson | NL | ARI | 66 | 116 | +50 |
| Carlos Carrasco | AL | CLE | 72 | 116 | +44 |
| Ronel Blanco | AL | HOU | 68 | 111 | +43 |
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