STARTERS: Young targets, 2023
Feb 3 2023
Identifying young starting pitchers worth targeting in your drafts can help you maximize the profit potential from your starting rotation.
Here are the starting pitchers age 26 or under (min 30 IP) who posted the best skills in 2022:
Let's take a closer look at some of the more intriguing names in the above table, with an emphasis on arms who could be available in deeper leagues.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Brayan Bello (RHP, BOS) did not post good skills during his MLB debut (71 BPV), largely due to shaky command (10% K-BB%). However, his strikeout rate (20% K%) has some nice upside potential given his 11.7% SwK% and 28% CSW% (called + swinging strike rate), both of which suggest his strikeout rate should have been at the mid-20% level.
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