STARTERS: Post-All Star Break skill surgers
Aug 18 2013
Identifying post-All Star Break skill surgers can help us shape our starting rotations for the stretch run.
First, here are the SP who have shown the largest BPV increase in the second half:
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BPV - 2H vs. 1H ---------1H-------- | ---------2H-------- | Name League Ctl Dom GB% BPV | Ctl Dom GB% BPV | BPV Diff ================== ====== === ==== === === | === ==== === === | ======== Fernandez, Jose NL 3.4 8.9 43% 88 | 2.1 11.8 51% 187 | +99 Guthrie, Jeremy AL 3.2 4.3 43% 12 | 1.6 6.8 45% 101 | +89 Ryu, Hyun-Jin NL 3.0 7.2 49% 75 | 1.1 8.0 55% 146 | +71 Strasburg, Stephen NL 3.1 9.1 51% 109 | 1.4 10.4 ...
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