STARTERS: Fastball Velocity
May 13 2012
Let's take an early look at the average fastball velocity of starting pitchers to find intriguing buying opportunities and SP on whom you should consider selling high.
First, here are the guys who are throwing the hardest:
Average Fastball Velocity - 2012 YTD Name League Velocity ================== ====== ======== Strasburg, Stephen NL 95.7 Duffy, Danny AL 95.4 Samardzija, Jeff NL 94.7 Feliz, Neftali AL 94.7 Price, David AL 94.7 Moore, Matt AL 94.2 Verlander, Justin AL 94.0 Nicasio, Juan NL 93.8 Bard, Daniel AL 93.7 Scherzer, Max AL 93.7 Garza, Matt NL ...
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