STARTERS: 2023 Gambles

Most starting pitchers can be considered gambles in one form or another. Some are gambles worth taking, while the poor skills of others suggest they should be avoided.

Here, we discuss gambles to avoid and define them as SP who are likely to be significantly overvalued on draft day.

This doesn't mean you should avoid targeting all of the guys listed here, but it does mean that you should think twice before bidding full value on them.

Let's identify these risky SP for 2023 by looking at the least-skilled starting pitchers who earned at least $5 in 2022:

Not all of the guys in the above exhibit are likely to underperform, but many of them have a good shot to do so.

Here's a closer look at 10 starting pitchers who are likely to be...

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