STARTERS: Young building blocks, 2015
May 10 2015
Now that we're six weeks into the season, data samples are getting large enough to begin to separate facts from flukes among SP, especially young ones.
Here are the most skilled starting pitchers age 26 or under:
70+ BPV YTD, Age 26 or Under* Name League Age Ctl Dom HR/9 GB% H% S% hr/f FAv SwK% FpK% BPV =========== ====== === === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== ==== ==== === Salazar, D AL 25 1.7 12.8 1.4 44% 34% 71% 22% 95.2 15.8% 50% 206 Pineda, M AL 26 0.7 8.7 0.5 54% 33% 72% 6% 91.2 10.5% 68% 170 Harvey, M NL 26 1.1 9.1 0.8 45% 29% 79% 10% 95.1 11.3% 69% 158 Cole, G NL 24 2.5 9.8 0.5 60% 32% 82% 11% 95.1 ...
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