STARTERS: BPV surgers, 2022 vs. 2021

With an eye towards second half targets, let's take a look at the SP whose aggregate skills have improved the most from 2021 to 2022.

Let's take a closer look at several SP in each league whose skills have grown from 2021 to 2022.
 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Paul Blackburn (RHP, OAK) is looking like a legit sub-4.00 ERA pitcher even though his overall 87 BPV might suggest otherwise. After being not much more than a groundball pitcher in the past, he has added over three points to his swinging strike rate, and his control buildling blocks have gone from poor (55% FpK%, 40% Ball%) to passable (64% FpK%, 38% Ball%).

Nestor Cortes (LHP, NYY) has become a control artist in 2022. After struggling to get ahead of hitters in 2021 (58% FpK%), he is doing...

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