STARTERS: Skills surgers and faders, 2019

With an eye towards second half targets, let's take a look at the SP whose aggregate skills have changed the most from 2018 to 2019.

  • BPV Surgers & Faders, 2019 vs. 2018*
    
    Name                League  BPV 2019  BPV 2018  Diff
    ==================  ======  ========  ========  ====
    Samardzija, Jeff        NL        84       -25  +109
    Giolito, Lucas          AL       118        13  +105
    Montas, Frankie         AL       147        51   +96
    Boyd, Matt              AL       180        86   +95
    Pomeranz, Drew          AL        86         4   +82
    Lynn, Lance             AL       143        71   +72
    Mahle, Tyler            NL       129        61   +68
    Weaver, Luke            NL       141        73   +68
    Gray, Sonny             NL       137      ...

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