STARTERS: Skill changes, 2014 to 2015

Let's take an early look at SP whose skills have changed significantly from 2014 to 2015 to identify buying and selling targets.

These SP have seen their BPV increase or decrease a lot from last season:

  • BPV - 2015 YTD vs. 2014*
    
    Name                 League  BPV 2014  BPV 2015  Diff
    ===================  ======  ========  ========  ====
    Jimenez, Ubaldo          AL        16       113   +97
    Salazar, Danny           AL       112       195   +83
    Wood, Travis             NL        42       114   +71
    Pineda, Michael          AL       120       189   +69
    Archer, Chris            AL        79       146   +67
    Shields, James           NL       105       169   +64
    Buchholz, Clay           AL        73       136   +63
    De La Rosa, Rubby        NL ...

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