The BF25 UP: list (Pitchers) and DN: list

Within the player commentaries of the 2025 Baseball Forecaster, we offer some UP: (and DN:) projections that are intended to reflect a ceiling (or floor) beyond the accompanying 2025 projection. As described in the book:

Upside (UP) and downside (DN) statistical potential appears for some players; these are less grounded in hard data and more speculative of skills potential.

Speculative? That sounds familiar. We continue our 2025 Speculator series with a review of some of those UP: projections found in the Forecaster. Last week, we looked at batters, and now we'll head to the mound. The full list of pitchers is included below with a few thoughts on some of the outlooks that have evolved during the offseason (in bold). Feel free to ask...

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