STARTERS: Second half surgers, 2019

Let's recap the starting pitchers whose skills surged the most after the All-Star Break in 2019. This exercise can help you identify emerging SP who could be undervalued in 2020 drafts.

  • BPV Surgers, 2019 1H-2H*
    
    Name                League  BPV Pre-ASB  BPV Post-ASB  Diff
    ==================  ======  ===========  ============  ====
    Darvish, Yu             NL       88           234      +147
    Smyly, Drew             NL       13           112       +98
    Samardzija, Jeff        NL      -25            68       +93
    Sanchez, Aaron          AL       15           102       +88
    Beede, Tyler            NL       38           117       +79
    Archer, Chris           NL       70           147       +77
    Keller, Brad            AL       20            95  ...

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