STARTERS: Second half surgers, 2017
Jan 31 2018
Analyzing skill changes from the one half of the season to the next can be a valuable exercise to identify starting pitchers who are primed to take a step forward the following year.
These SP increased their overall skills the most between the 1H and 2H of 2017:
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BPV Surgers, 2017 Post-ASB vs. Pre-ASB* Name League BPV 1H BPV 2H Diff ================== ====== ====== ====== ==== Jimenez, Ubaldo AL 10 136 +127 Verlander, Justin AL 45 154 +109 Snell, Blake AL 0 101 +101 Gibson, Kyle AL 17 109 +90 Paxton, James AL 113 187 +74 Lugo, Seth AL 46 118 +72 Bundy, Dylan AL 57 129 ...
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