STARTERS: SP to track in the spring, 2023

With spring training around the corner, let's take a closer look at some starting pitchers that are worth following due to the strong skills they flashed at times in 2022.

Here is a group of SP in each league that are worthy of your attention this spring.
 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Brayan Bello (RHP, BOS) has the potential to develop into an upper-rotation arm. He's one of several promising pitchers who possess the combination of swinging strikes (11.8% SwK%) and groundballs (56% GB%). If his control shows gains this spring, don't hesitate to invest heavily here.

Aaron Civale (RHP, CLE) tweaked his pitch mix late in 2022 with excellent results (3.00 ERA, 0.86 WHIP in 51 IP during second half). Before you dismiss them, note that his skills fully...

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