STARTERS: Young targets, 2018

Young starting pitchers often are risky investments. But when they own 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 2018:

75+ BPV, Age 28 or Under*

Name       Age  Lg  Ctl  Dom   HR/9  GB%  H%/S%   hr/f  FAv   SwK%  FpK%  Ball%  BPV
=========  ===  ==  ===  ====  ====  ===  ======  ====  ====  ====  ====  =====  ===
Cole, G     27  AL  2.3  13.4   0.8  31%  27/84%   10%  96.0  15.3%  64%    32%  189
Corbin, P   28  NL  2.6  11.7   1.0  48%  25/78%   16%  90.8  14.4%  64%    37%  166
Buehler, W  23  NL  2.4  10.6   0.5  57%  28/77%   10%  95.7   8.6%  61%    32%  161
Syndergaard 25 ...

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