STARTERS: Command sub-indicator surgers, 2018

Starting pitchers with improving command sub-indicators can make for excellent stretch-run targets.

For reference, you can review our research of each command sub-indicators here:

Swinging Strike rate (SwK%)
First Pitch Strike rate (FpK%)
Ball percentage (Ball%)

These SP have posted the most improvement in their swinging strike rate from 2017 to 2018:

  • Swinging Strike Rate (SwK%) - 2018 YTD vs. 2017*
    
    Name                 League  SwK% '17  SwK% '18  Diff
    ===================  ======  ========  ========  ====
    Gray, Jon                NL      8.8%     13.5%  +4.7%
    Cole, Gerrit             AL      9.5%     13.7%  +4.2%
    Corbin, Patrick          NL     11.0%     14.9%  +3.9%
    Bauer, Trevor            AL      9.1%     12.9%  +3.8%
    Pivetta,...

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