The elite skills posted by Max Kepler in April give hope that he could be on his way towards a breakout in 2018.

Last week was huge BPIs. This week, some pens with mediocre and poor BPIs at the back end.

Patrick Corbin's revamped slider led him to the top of the list of April's most skilled starting pitchers.

Joey Gallo has cut down his strikeouts significantly in the early part of 2018. Does it put him on a path towards more growth this year?

BPVs over 175 are at a record pace, as are strikeout rates and command ratios.

Nick Pivetta has validated his pre-season intrigue by showing improved command sub-indicators in the early going.

Ian Desmond is one of several slow start performers who might be worth selling low.

Want to know what Gabe Kapler is doing with his pen? A look at Leverage Index (LI) in OAK, PHI, SF and TEX.

Sometimes starting pitchers start slow on the surface. Others own early skills that don't support that quick starts. Let's take a closer look at both groups to identify guys worth selling or dropping.

It's important to look behind the surface stats of growth-aged bats that have gotten off to slow starts before selling low on them.

Some early earners and alarming starts, plus TAM, BAL, CHW, STL