STARTERS: Very early observations, 2021
Apr 10 2021
It's easy to panic after your SP has a terrible start or two during the first week of the season. It can be similarly dangerous to fall in love with a pitcher who gives you good stats if they were produced without any underlying skill support.
Keeping in mind that we're dealing with tiny data samples, let's take a look at some extreme early season performances by putting them into the context of our preseason outlooks.
Here is a closer look at a several starting pitchers whose first week performances have been noteworthy.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
José Berríos (RHP, MIN) is fulfilling the preseason breakout potential we identified in him, at least after his first two starts. He is carrying a 20/3 K/BB in 12 IP. His high volume of strikeouts has...
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