STARTERS: Fastball Velocity

Let's take an early look at the average fastball velocity of starting pitchers to find intriguing buying opportunities and SP on whom you should consider selling high.

First, here are the guys who are throwing the hardest:

Average Fastball Velocity - 2012 YTD

Name                League  Velocity
==================  ======  ========
Strasburg, Stephen      NL      95.7
Duffy, Danny            AL      95.4
Samardzija, Jeff        NL      94.7
Feliz, Neftali          AL      94.7
Price, David            AL      94.7
Moore, Matt             AL      94.2
Verlander, Justin       AL      94.0
Nicasio, Juan           NL      93.8
Bard, Daniel            AL      93.7
Scherzer, Max           AL      93.7
Garza, Matt             NL     ...

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