Julio Urías owns some of the widest home/road splits in the game, making him a must-start at home and a match play on the road.

No starting pitcher has shown more growth so far in the second half than Tanner Bibee.

Tyler Glasnow turned back the clock in July by resurrecting his combination of whiffs and groundballs.

The dramatic improvement in Jesús Luzardo's surface stats has been backed by impactful underlying skills.

Louie Varland has been one of the better strike-throwers in the game despite his shaky surface stats.

Braxton Garrett was overlooked in 2023 drafts due to his bad stats last season, but his skills since the second half of 2022 have driven the improvement in his stats this season.

Blake Snell turned back the clock in June, posting the best skills of any starting pitcher in the majors.

Tyler Wells is one of the game's most skilled starting pitchers early in games. Finding a solution the more times he goes through lineups in a game would help him take a more noticeable step forward.

Griffin Canning owns the game's sixth-best skills with runners on base, which gives hope for the growth potential of his overall skills.

Grayson Rodriguez flashed his rotation-anchor upside in a small sample size prior to his demotion, especially when he pitched away from Camden Yards.

Brayan Bello's upper-tier skills against same-sided bats give hope that he can accelerate his growth as the season goes along.