STARTERS: Skill changes, 2015 post-ASB

Let's take a look at SP whose skills changed significantly from before and after the 2015 All-Star Break with the goal of identifying intriguing targets heading into your 2016 drafts.

There is a lot of data here, so feel free to jump to the sections that interest you the most.

BPV | Dom | Ctl | GB% | FAv | SwK% | FpK% | Ball%

These SP had their BPV increase or decrease a lot from the first half to the second half:

  • BPV - 2015 2H vs. 1H*
    
    Name                 League  BPV Pre-ASB  BPV Post-ASB  Diff
    ===================  ======  ===========  ============  ====
    Strasburg, Stephen       NL          118           213   +95
    DeSclafani, Anthony      NL           43           132   +89
    Keuchel, Dallas          AL          116           167  ...

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