STARTERS: Young targets, May 2017

Young starting pitchers often are risky investments. But when they carry a sturdy skill foundation, they can turn into very attractive targets, especially for those in keeper leagues.

Here are the starting pitchers age 28 or under who have posted the best skills so far in 2017:

75+ BPV, Age 28 or Under*

Name        Age  Lg  Ctl  Dom   HR/9  GB%  H%/S%   hr/f  FAv   SwK%  FpK%  Ball%  BPV
=========== ===  ==  ===  ====  ====  ===  ======  ====  ====  ====  ====  =====  ===
Synderga,N   24  NL  0.7  10.5   0.0  58%  39/67%    0%  98.7   14%   57%    33%  208
Sale,C       28  AL  1.7  12.5   0.6  39%  28/74%    8%  95.0   16%   66%    32%  194
Wood,A       26  NL  2.9  11.5   0.2  67%  35/81%    6%   n/a   12%   64%    34%  174
Pineda,M ...

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