SPECULATOR: Pitching takeaways from 31-day surgers

A month ago we used the Last 31 Days section of our Stats and Projection files as a jumping-off point for some speculation about hot hitters. This time we'll look at some surging pitchers, using numbers from June 16 through July 17. Obviously these are very small samples with an All-Star break included, and all stats refer to the past 31 days unless otherwise noted. But checking the period leaders in ERA, xERA, K/9, SwK, Cmd and GB%, and expanding our analysis outward, we find some interesting names and situations.

Following an impressive June turnaround, Taijuan Walker (RHP, SEA) has struggled again over his past two starts. Walker certainly didn't catch our eye here as a result of his 4.45 ERA, and right now some of his owners may...

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